Internal Medicine Residency Mock Interview
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Question 33 of 40
Have you completed all ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) requirements to start an Internal Medicine Residency?
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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.
This question will only be important for Foreign Medical Graduates. If you are in this category, your interviewers will need to know that you already have your ECFMG certification by completing steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE.
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.
"Yes, I have completed steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE requirements and have brought the supporting paperwork with me. Would you like to take a copy?"
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 are a foreign medical graduate, come to your Internal Medicine Residency interview prepared to discuss the steps you have taken for the ECFMG certification. If you have any supporting paperwork, bring it with you to the interview and offer it to the interviewers. You must be prepared with an affirmative answer to this question.
"Yes, I believe I have gone above and beyond the requirements to be successful in your Internal Medicine residency program and am excited to start this next chapter."
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Yes, I have completed Steps 1,2, and 3. I can provide a copy of my ECMFG certificate.
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Awesome! The interviewer will be pleased to learn this. Consider ending your answer with a sentence that conveys your excitement about becoming an IM resident. Nice job!
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