Fellowship Mock Interview
Master 40 Fellowship interview questions covering research goals, funding justification, and academic potential.
Question 15 of 40
What would you do if you witnessed another fellow or colleague acting unethically?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Depending on the type of fellowship training you want to pursue, you may be working with a completely new patient base and team of colleagues. With this huge change comes immense responsibility. Your interviewers want to know that, if faced with an ethical dilemma, you will do the right thing.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"If I see another fellow or colleague act unethically, I will refer to how I was trained to report ethical issues. First, I would ensure that I could identify the breach of ethics and determine the severity of the nature of the breach. If I witnessed a serious breach, I would identify the proper supervisor or faculty member who should be made aware of the breach and bring it to them as soon as possible. I have a clear set of moral values and will not turn a blind eye to any breach of ethics in the clinic or hospital from any staff member."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
If you were trained in medical school or your residency training on taking a specific course of action when dealing with ethical dilemmas, now is the time to mention that. If not, you should create your own standard for ethics issues. Ask the interview panel if they have a system for reporting ethics issues at their institution. This will show that you have an interest in joining their program.
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