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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The interviewers are curious about your long-term career goals to see how they can support you during your residency. If you are interested in pursuing a fellowship, they want to know your sub-specialty. Or perhaps your goal is to work as a physician or work in a teaching capacity. Let the interviewers know your career goals and why you chose them. Then, describe where you see yourself in ten years.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"In ten years, I see myself working as an emergency department physician at a Level 1 trauma hospital. While obtaining my bachelor's degree, I worked as an EMT for my local ambulance company. I loved working in emergency medicine and decided to become an emergency department physician."
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