Family Physician Mock Interview
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Question 6 of 30
In your opinion, what are some of the biggest problems in healthcare today?
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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.
"One of the biggest problems, in my opinion, is that we don't always get to spend as much time with our patients as we like. That's not to say that we rush in and out of a room, but there was a time when it seemed like we could spend a little extra time with patients and get to know them. This means a lot when we are trying to build a solid relationship with people who are looking for a family doctor."
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.
"There aren't any simple solutions for the complex problems related to healthcare, but I do believe that unhealthy lifestyles are a huge reason why Americans are so sick. If people had better diets and exercised more I am confident we would spend less money taking care of the inevitable health issues related to unhealthy lifestyle choices."
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.
As a physician, you have spent a great deal of time studying and perfecting your skill. Your opinion is valuable and the interviewer is giving you a chance to voice it. No matter what your answer, remember to be respectful.
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.
"In my opinion, the two biggest problems are cost and quality. Unfortunately, we tend to pay more to get less. I really feel like too much of that spending goes to pad corporate bottom lines rather than optimize the health of populations."
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There may be more, but I will talk about two main problems. Medicine should focus more on prevention than on treatment. For example, if people try to have a healthy diet and exercise every day, they will be able to control their body weight and control other diseases related to obesity. A second issue is that some people are skeptical about COVID-19 vaccines. If more information is available about the vaccine, then we can change people's perceptions.
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Prevention is a vital topic, as is hesitation around vaccines. These are excellent points to make, and this answer will show the interviewer that you have a strong sense of current concerns in the healthcare industry.
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In my opinion, there should not be any money transactions between a healthcare worker and the patient, because patients will get the proper care without any fear and hesitancy to be visited by a doctor, and on the other hand the physicians can make a trustful relationship with their patients.
Fortunately, in Canada, we are having this governmental gift, but because of very high standards of physician selection, right now there is a shortage of family physicians all around Canada and sometimes it can cause some burnout for physicians.
On the other hand, the waiting time to do some medical investigations or be visited by specialists is too long.
And Honestly with the huge number of patients with mental illness, especially after Covid-19, the shortage of covered psychotherapists is obvious.
Also, I guess a thorough screening for abnormal behavior in school kids and multidimensional intervention to prevent mental illness in the future is necessary.
The last word emphasizing more clinical knowledge may prevent some unnecessary paraclinical requests and specialist referrals.
Jaymie's Feedback
There are many challenges in healthcare today, most stemming from staffing shortages. These are all good examples to share with the interviewer.
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