General Surgery Residency Mock Interview
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What are the pillars of excellence for an attending surgeon?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The pillars of excellence for an attending surgeon are the 3 A's: availability, affability, and ability, in that order. The interviewers want to hear that you know the pillars of excellence for an attending surgeon and understand their meaning. Describe the three A's and what they mean to you.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"The pillars of excellence for an attending surgeon are availability, affability, and ability, in that order. As a surgeon, I must be available to speak with patients and colleagues, even when I am busy. Affability is treating my patients as a person and not as an illness. I must connect with my patients on a deeper level, and show them I am human, too. And I must have the ability to be excellent in my work. As a surgeon, there is no margin for error. I look forward to following the pillars of excellence as a general surgery resident and attending surgeon one day."
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