Family Physician Mock Interview

Practice 30 Family Physician interview questions covering clinical scenarios, patient care philosophy, and practice management.

Question 18 of 30

How would your subordinates describe you?

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Darby Faubion

Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.

"Being a new physician, I do not have a whole wealth of experience in a supervisory position. However, the experience I do have, I think would show that I am easy to get along with and always willing to help make the burden of work lighter for others as much as possible."

Darby Faubion

"I have every confidence that those who have worked in a subordinate role to me would give positive feedback regarding my conduct and fairness. I believe in hard work and dedication. I also believe in being just with my decisions. I feel like developing good communication skills within a team is crucial and it starts with those of us in supervisory roles."

Darby Faubion

Having a good working relationship with peers is critical to any good partnership or team. Knowing how to communicate with those who report to you is very important. The interviewer is looking for cues from you that you are capable of establishing a good working relationship with those for whom you have charge.

Darby Faubion

"I would like to believe that my subordinates would speak well of me. I am the kind of doctor who is fair and I always try to make sure that assignments and expectations are fair to everyone. While I can't do every job by myself, I won't ask someone else to do something that I would refuse to do myself."

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If it is not imagined as a self-reputation, most of the healthcare workers who worked with me, describe me as a humble doctor who cares a lot for his patients and is knowledgeable. At the same time, they are happy that we are working together.

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This is a good start. Review the job description and look for keywords the interviewer may be looking for, like "collaborative, patient-centered, empathetic, good beside manners," etc. If you think your subordinates would use those words to describe you, include those as well.

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30Family Physician Interview Questions & Answers

Career Goals

1.What made you choose a career as a family physician?

Discovery

2.What scares you most about being a physician?

Direct

3.Knowing what you know now, what would you say to someone who is considering pursuing a career in medicine?

Situational

4.Tell me a problem with a patient where you may have been misinformed about the patient's symptoms and had to re-evaluate a care plan or a time that a patient was afraid of treatment and had to be educated further before following through with care.

Discovery

5.What makes being a family practitioner so special to you?

Direct

6.In your opinion, what are some of the biggest problems in healthcare today?

Career Goals

7.Have you ever considered a more concentrated specialty area rather than staying within the Family Practice realm?

Stress

8.As a physician, you will often have to deliver discouraging news to patients and their families. How do you handle such hard situations?

Diversity

9.What experience do you have working with peers from diverse background?

Direct

10.What is a common misconception that people have about family practitioners?

Discovery

11.What is something you experienced in medical school that you will always remember?

Leadership

12.Are you comfortable with the idea of precepting medical interns?

Compatibility

13.What characteristics do you think are important for healthcare professionals to possess?

Compatibility

14. Are you open to working on rotation or split shift schedules, if required for this position?

Stress

15.Being a physician can be very stressful. What are some things that you do to promote a healthy balance between work and your personal life?

Trust

16.One of the most important things physicians have to pay attention to is patient confidentiality. Tell me about a time you were trusted with confidential information.

Discovery

17.Tell me one thing about yourself that most people would not know.

Management

18.How would your subordinates describe you?

Leadership

19.Are you comfortable speaking to large groups of people?

Management

20.Have you ever been responsible for hiring new employees? If so, what qualities did you look for in a candidate, and do you feel like you possess those qualities?

Communication

21.Can you share an experience you've had since practicing in which there was a misunderstanding between you and co-worker but you could laugh about it afterward?

Diligence

22.How do you keep up with changes in medicine or trends related to healthcare?

Adaptability

23.Tell me about a time you had to deal with significant changes in your workplace. How did you manage those changes?

Stress

24.Being a family practice physician requires great attention to detail and often multi-tasking. How do you keep yourself from becoming overwhelmed?

Tough

25.What makes you think you are a good family physician?

Stress

26.Many physicians report experiencing 'burn out' at some point in their careers. What do you do to help prevent this in your life?

Communication

27.Have you ever had a disagreement with a peer or co-worker, and if so, how was it handled?

Common

28.What would you describe as your biggest weakness?

Scenario Based

29.Has there ever been a time when you had to notify a patient of a missed diagnosis or an inaccurate result that was given to you?

Communication

Family Physician Mock Interview

How would your subordinates describe you?

30Family Physician Interview Questions & Answers

1.What made you choose a career as a family physician?

2.What scares you most about being a physician?

3.Knowing what you know now, what would you say to someone who is considering pursuing a career in medicine?

4.Tell me a problem with a patient where you may have been misinformed about the patient's symptoms and had to re-evaluate a care plan or a time that a patient was afraid of treatment and had to be educated further before following through with care.

5.What makes being a family practitioner so special to you?

6.In your opinion, what are some of the biggest problems in healthcare today?

7.Have you ever considered a more concentrated specialty area rather than staying within the Family Practice realm?

8.As a physician, you will often have to deliver discouraging news to patients and their families. How do you handle such hard situations?

9.What experience do you have working with peers from diverse background?

10.What is a common misconception that people have about family practitioners?

11.What is something you experienced in medical school that you will always remember?

12.Are you comfortable with the idea of precepting medical interns?

13.What characteristics do you think are important for healthcare professionals to possess?

14. Are you open to working on rotation or split shift schedules, if required for this position?

15.Being a physician can be very stressful. What are some things that you do to promote a healthy balance between work and your personal life?

16.One of the most important things physicians have to pay attention to is patient confidentiality. Tell me about a time you were trusted with confidential information.

17.Tell me one thing about yourself that most people would not know.

18.How would your subordinates describe you?

19.Are you comfortable speaking to large groups of people?

20.Have you ever been responsible for hiring new employees? If so, what qualities did you look for in a candidate, and do you feel like you possess those qualities?

21.Can you share an experience you've had since practicing in which there was a misunderstanding between you and co-worker but you could laugh about it afterward?

22.How do you keep up with changes in medicine or trends related to healthcare?

23.Tell me about a time you had to deal with significant changes in your workplace. How did you manage those changes?

24.Being a family practice physician requires great attention to detail and often multi-tasking. How do you keep yourself from becoming overwhelmed?

25.What makes you think you are a good family physician?

26.Many physicians report experiencing 'burn out' at some point in their careers. What do you do to help prevent this in your life?

27.Have you ever had a disagreement with a peer or co-worker, and if so, how was it handled?

28.What would you describe as your biggest weakness?

29.Has there ever been a time when you had to notify a patient of a missed diagnosis or an inaccurate result that was given to you?

30.How do you approach dealing with an angry patient, and why?