Do you have any interest in pursuing academics and/or doing research as an Emergency Medicine Resident in our program and in your future career as a physician?

"I hope to eventually educate medical students and residents. I also have a strong interest in research surrounding public health and injury prevention. If I am accepted into your Emergency Medicine Residency, I look forward to educating the wonderful crop of students you have each year. I have a personal goal of becoming chief resident in my final year of training, and I'm willing to put in the extra work to prove my ability to do so."

You should answer that you WOULD like to teach, conduct research, or a mixture of both down the road. While your interviewers should get a good sense of your goals by reading the personal statement you submitted, this question is your chance to express where your passion lies. Talk openly about your goals in these areas and how this program can help you kickstart those dreams.

"Yes, I am interested in doing research and participating in scholarly activity during residency. I have experience conducting research throughout medical school. I worked on a project with an emergency medicine physician looking at providing medical students ultrasound training."

"Yes, I am very interested in academics and research as part of my future Emergency Medicine practice. As a life-long learner, I think that it is critical for EM physicians to stay up-to-date on the latest research and developments in EM in order to be a full and competent physician after training. I also believe that part of being a good learner is being a good teacher and so I look forward to opportunities to teach medical trainees and other physicians in Emergency Medicine. As far as my own interests, I recognize that EM is an ever-changing field and I hope to be able to contribute to advancing studies and practice patterns related to [insert your topic of interest/passion] through my own academic and research efforts."