How to Answer: When have you ever had your ethics tested?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Neurology Residency job interview.
3. When have you ever had your ethics tested?
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
As a healthcare professional, you may sometimes be asked to do unethical things. The interviewers ask this question to see that you are honest and have integrity. They want to hear that you have morals and can be trusted if accepted into the program.
Focus on providing an example of when you had your ethics tested during your medical training. Some examples could be witnessing someone cheat or steal something or having someone ask you to falsify a patient record.
Written by Krista Wenz on November 20th, 2022
Answer Example
"During medical school, I witnessed a classmate cheating on an exam. We were good friends, and it upset me that she would do something like that. I approached her after the exam and asked why she was cheating. She told me that she was unprepared for the exam because she had been up all night and that cheating was the only way to get a good grade. I asked her to tell the professor and explain what she had done since physicians are held to a higher standard and what she did was not ethical. She ended up telling the professor and was asked to retake the exam. After that, we did not remain friends, as I cannot trust anyone who is dishonest."
Written by Krista Wenz on November 20th, 2022