OBGYN Residency Mock Interview

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Question 12 of 23

How would you prioritize between clinical and educational enrichment?

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Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

Another trick question: you can't. Be wary of questions that ask you to choose between one necessary component and another necessary component. If they're both necessary, you need to demonstrate that you don't see them as a choice of one over the other, but as a consortium of priorities to be blended"”perhaps with some emphasis one way"”but nevertheless a true blend in managing your priorities.

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"I've always found that educational enrichment was part of clinical enrichment. It's a tandem endeavor, one dovetailing into the other. Besides, education sticks better when it's acquired on the clinical job."

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Clinical and educational enrichment both go hand in hand in my opinion. When you're educated in what you're treating, then that shows in your clinical management skills. While one may have to be sacrificed for the other at times, they are both equally important, and adequate time should be dedicated to both.

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Your response is balanced and diplomatic - showing that you value both, but it can benefit from greater specificity. Consider sharing an example of how your comprehension of a medical topic or ability to perform improved because you integrated clinical and educational aspects well.

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I believe that the two run together and that you can't prioritize one over the other. I think the best way to learn is to read up on cases you see throughout the day. For example, if you see a patient for premature rupture of membranes (PROM) then read up on the most common causes of PROM before you see the next patient. This will help to expand both your clinical and educational enrichment simultaneously.

Marcie's Feedback

Great! The interviewer will be pleased that you value both clinical and educational enrichment. Do you believe that this program offers a high level of both? If so, consider mentioning this to reinforce your interest in this specific program. Your idea of reading up on cases you've recently seen is a good one!

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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

How would you prioritize between clinical and educational enrichment?

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?