How to Answer: How is your attendance at general staff and department meetings?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Family Practice Physician job interview.
2. How is your attendance at general staff and department meetings?
How to Answer
Running a group or a hospital, unfortunately, requires significant bureaucracy. The doctors are needed to make that run, which means taking responsibility for the clerical drudgery involved. This means attending meetings--lots of meetings. And they're always at night or during office hours, which can cut into your income. Note that the question doesn't ask whether your attendance will be good, but how it has been in the past. This implies that your answer may be verified by a phone call or two, so tell the truth. (Most likely, no one will be checking up on your answer, so even if you've been truant in the past, pledge to do better.)
Written by Audra Kresinske on February 10th, 2021
Answer Example
"I may have missed meetings from time to time--usually due to being occupied in clinical duties or vacation. However, I realize how important the business of the hospital/group is, and I will make every effort to improve my attendance."
Written by Audra Kresinske on February 10th, 2021