OBGYN Residency Mock Interview

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If you were Chief Resident, how would you resolve a dispute between two residents each of whom state they cannot take call on a certain day, yet one must be assigned. Both reasons are equally important. How would you handle this?

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Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

This is a question to see how you address conflict. It's not looking for a particular right answer; it's mainly to assess your diplomacy skills, which are needed for any resident to handle the little day-to-day crises that hamper an already very busy schedule. Your answer should not dwell on the crisis presented but on your graceful approach toward re-establishing harmony in the program. No one wants trouble or disruption, so establishing a policy of thoughtful approaches to harmony will be satisfying to the interviewer.

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

"For this particular problem, the sooner it is settled the better, because the day in question is going to come, no matter what. I would ask both of them to meet me in a private location or work room and simply tell them that someone is going to get his or her way and someone isn't"therefore, ask them to solve the problem creatively. Perhaps one resident can cover an extra day of call for getting his way, or some other exchange can be made. There are as many solutions as there is creativity, but the clear message is that they can't leave without settling it and you are happy to act as a 3rd party. Also, let them know if they can't agree on a solution, that you will settle it without favoritism"”or guilt!"

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23OBGYN Residency Interview Questions & Answers

Leadership

1.If you were Chief Resident, how would you resolve a dispute between two residents each of whom state they cannot take call on a certain day, yet one must be assigned. Both reasons are equally important. How would you handle this?

Situational

2.You are assisting in a C-section on a homeless woman having her 4th child, and your upper-level resident makes some disparaging remarks about the patientâ€™s situation. What do you do?

3.Another resident confides in you about a substance abuse problem. How should you address this, if at all?

4.A patient of one of your peers wants to switch to you because she felt he was 'creepy.' What do you tell her and how would you manage the switch with your associate?

5.What have you learned from your family that will carry over into your professional life?

6.How do you feel diversity in medicine is working out?

7.Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? 20 years?

8.What do you feel is your greatest non-medical strength you can bring to the practice of OBGYN?

9.OBGYN is a mix of book knowledge, insight, dexterity, and ethics. If you had a pie chart, how might these, %-wise, divide out for you personally and is there any change you feel you should work on to adjust it?

10.Physicians are very busy people. What would be your formula for balancing work duties with family obligations?

11.What do you feel are your family obligations?

12.How would you prioritize between clinical and educational enrichment?

13.How would you dismiss a patient from your practice?

14.A young woman comes to you for advice on an unwanted pregnancy. What do you tell her?

15.You are treating a 22-year-old for endometriosis and schedule a laparoscopy. Her father calls you to tell you confidentially that it is all a ploy to get narcotics. Whatâ€™s your next step?

16.Your 21-year-old Jehovahâ€™s Witness patient suffers an abruption, threatening her life and that of her unborn baby. Your upper-level resident tells you to order a blood transfusion so she and her baby wonâ€™t die. Do you do this? If so, why? If not, why

17.What has been your biggest ethical challenge thus far in medicine?

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18.What is the rate of completion of the residency by those who begin their first year here?

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19.Are there any subspecialties not represented by the staff?

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20.Is there exposureâ€”and how muchâ€”to subspecialties?

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21.What is the call schedule typically in this residency?

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22.What is the ratio of men-to-women?

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OBGYN Residency Mock Interview

If you were Chief Resident, how would you resolve a dispute between two residents each of whom state they cannot take call on a certain day, yet one must be assigned. Both reasons are equally important. How would you handle this?

23OBGYN Residency Interview Questions & Answers

1.If you were Chief Resident, how would you resolve a dispute between two residents each of whom state they cannot take call on a certain day, yet one must be assigned. Both reasons are equally important. How would you handle this?

2.You are assisting in a C-section on a homeless woman having her 4th child, and your upper-level resident makes some disparaging remarks about the patientâ€™s situation. What do you do?

3.Another resident confides in you about a substance abuse problem. How should you address this, if at all?

4.A patient of one of your peers wants to switch to you because she felt he was 'creepy.' What do you tell her and how would you manage the switch with your associate?

5.What have you learned from your family that will carry over into your professional life?

6.How do you feel diversity in medicine is working out?

7.Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? 20 years?

8.What do you feel is your greatest non-medical strength you can bring to the practice of OBGYN?

9.OBGYN is a mix of book knowledge, insight, dexterity, and ethics. If you had a pie chart, how might these, %-wise, divide out for you personally and is there any change you feel you should work on to adjust it?

10.Physicians are very busy people. What would be your formula for balancing work duties with family obligations?

11.What do you feel are your family obligations?

12.How would you prioritize between clinical and educational enrichment?

13.How would you dismiss a patient from your practice?

14.A young woman comes to you for advice on an unwanted pregnancy. What do you tell her?

15.You are treating a 22-year-old for endometriosis and schedule a laparoscopy. Her father calls you to tell you confidentially that it is all a ploy to get narcotics. Whatâ€™s your next step?

16.Your 21-year-old Jehovahâ€™s Witness patient suffers an abruption, threatening her life and that of her unborn baby. Your upper-level resident tells you to order a blood transfusion so she and her baby wonâ€™t die. Do you do this? If so, why? If not, why

17.What has been your biggest ethical challenge thus far in medicine?

18.What is the rate of completion of the residency by those who begin their first year here?

19.Are there any subspecialties not represented by the staff?

20.Is there exposureâ€”and how muchâ€”to subspecialties?

21.What is the call schedule typically in this residency?

22.What is the ratio of men-to-women?

23.What is the diversity mix?