Do you consider yourself an organized physician?
If your interviewer poses this question during your interview, you will likely be joining a busy practice. Your interviewers need to know that you have the skills and tools to keep yourself organized and on track.
"Yes, I consider myself very organized on the job. Currently, I manage a busy clinical patient load while managing several research projects and participating in two hospital committees. To do this, I need to be very sharp in the clinic with charting, and I pride myself on my ability to do this. To manage my other projects, I ensure that I have time blocked each week for my work on research and my committee meetings. I work closely with scheduling staff to ensure I have this time blocked."
Use this opportunity to talk about the ways you prioritize organization. Remember that a busy day in the clinic requires you to be organized and not make sloppy mistakes. You'll want to discuss your ability to chart in the EHR efficiently and use your communication skills with your entire care team to be as organized as possible.
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Anonymous Answer
Yes, I consider myself very organized. I always like to have a plan of what my week is like early, so I can prepare in advance for any clinics. I always like to have a list of jobs to do for the day, and ensure they are all crossed off or transferred to my protected google sheet to follow up on another day. And for inpatients, I ensure they are all on a google sheet to ensure all discharge summaries are done and any follow-up jobs are completed to ensure patient care is complete from their most recent admission.
Krista's Feedback
Good job describing the tools you use to stay organized (Google sheets). If you have additional tools you use, such as time-management software, be sure to include that in your response.
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