How do you expect clinical genetics to evolve in the next five to ten years?
Evolution in medicine needs to be embraced by tomorrow's physicians, and the field of medical genetics is at the forefront of breakthroughs in how diseases are diagnosed and treated. To gauge your knowledge and passion in the field, your medical genetics residency interview team wants to hear you talk about where you see the field evolving in the coming years.
"I'm most excited about pursuing residency training in medical genetics because of all of the exciting ways the field can evolve in the years ahead of me in my career. I believe that genetic testing for the predisposition of diseases will be used more in personalized medicine. I also think things like the Human Genome Project and big data in medicine will provide so much more insight into treating patients based on genetic profiles."
Discuss with the interviewing team where you feel medical genetics is headed. Before your interview, it is always a good idea to read about recent developments in the field and some upcoming news on new things happening with technology and research so you can speak intelligently in your answer.
