30NICU Fellowship Interview Questions & Answers
1.What special skills or unique experiences would you bring to our program?
2.What are your pet peeves?
3.How do you react in high stress clinical situations?
4.Tell me about yourself.
5.Do you have any questions for me?
6.What do you know about our institution?
7.Have you had effective mentors in your training thus far?
8.How have you contributed to the field of medicine so far?
9.Choose one item from your CV and elaborate on it.
10.What are your research interests?
11.What do you know about our faculty?
12.What or who has been one of your biggest inspirations in life?
13.What's your approach to teaching residents and medical students?
14.Did you consider any other sub-specialties besides this one?
15.How would you deal with XYZ clinical presentation?
16.What are your plans if you do not secure a fellowship position?
17.How do you cope with stress?
18.What aspects of your personality make you well-suited for a NICU fellowship?
19.What is the most important lesson you learned during residency training that will help you be a successful and accomplished fellow?
20.Why did you decide to apply to our fellowship program in particular?
21.What do you see as your biggest area for improvement as an aspiring fellow?
22.What are your career plans and goals after completing your fellowship training?
23.Why did you choose a career in medicine?
24.What skills do you hope to gain through training in our fellowship program?
25.Why did you choose to pursue fellowship training in newborn intensive care?
26.Outside of medicine, what are your interests and hobbies?
27.When you suffer a setback, how does it affect you and your work?
28.How would you describe your communication skills?
29.Talk about a time you successfully educated a patient on a complex topic during residency. How did you ensure the information was understood?
30.As a fellow in our program, how would you change your communication style if a patient's family had trouble understanding what you were trying to tell them?