What made you choose Family Medicine?
Being passionate about their area of patient care is essential for any physician to be successful in their craft. Your team of interviewers wants candidates who are passionate and dedicated to a future career in family practice.
"Many specialties deal with just the patient at a moment in time, whereas Family Medicine deals with the entire family's well-being throughout their lives. If one patient falls ill, it affects the entire family. This specialty often allows for the caring of all members within a family. The family is a dynamic thing, and being the 'family doctor' is a privilege most other specialties never enjoy."
This is a question in which you can shine by espousing the vision of the specialty--the family. Share why forming relationships with individual patients and families is necessary and meaningful to you and what drew you to serving families. Explain that being the primary caregiver for a patient and building long-lasting relationships with them is important to you.
"I see Family Medicine as a calling. It is the only specialty where you can truly take care of patients from "cradle to grave." I am so excited to become a Primary care Physician and to be able to build long lasting relationships with my patients."
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Anonymous Answer
When I was in medical school I liked more than one specialty, and with family medicine, you get to enjoy every specialty. Also, I believe FM is very challenging, working with different age groups and different stages of disease (acute and chronic).
Here in the USA, I choose FM because of my work experience in Family medicine and in prevention and education and I like interacting with people and building a strong relationship with them to the point when they feel comfortable talking about everything they are concerned with.
Chad's Feedback
Good answer! Your reasoning behind choosing family medicine is very clear, and the interviewer will undoubtedly be impressed by your desire to connect with the patients in a meaningful way.
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