Medical School Mock Interview
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Question 24 of 50
As a future physician, how do you plan to use your role to benefit members of your community? Do you think volunteering is important?
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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.
The interviewers want to know that you see the importance of community involvement. As a physician, your knowledge and help will be greatly needed and appreciated by your future community.
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.
"Bettering my community is going to be a big part of what I do as a physician. I already spend a great deal of my time volunteering at the local children's hospital, and I plan to continue that work after medical school. One specific way I plan to benefit the members of my community is by holding free workshops every month. The workshops will tackle tough health issues the community faces as a whole."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Show that you are willing to be generous with your time and knowledge through community service. The following are some great ways a physician can volunteer their services to their communities: providing education to teach your community about the health resources available to them, offering free or reduced fee services to low-income families, holding free workshops on topics such as sexual health or addiction, or volunteering regularly and being an advocate for volunteering.
"Physicians are professionals who dedicate themselves to service and treating others. Therefore, they must function as role models within society. Volunteering is an important way for physicians to interact with the populations they serve and connect with people outside of the hospital or clinic. I plan to continue my volunteerism in medical school and beyond."
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Volunteering has always been important to me. I think it is important to give back to a community that has given to me. I had the opportunity to work for the football team as an assistant to the nutritionist. I had the responsibility to teach the athletic teams about different ways nutrition affects performance on and off the field. I think that would be a great way to give my time to my community and just educate the citizens about how their health is affected by their daily living.
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It's good that you value volunteering so much. Interviewers always like to hear about ways that you participate, collaborate, and give back.
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