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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Practicing as a Pediatric Intensivist in any busy PICU setting can be overwhelming for new fellows. While you likely got your feet wet in the intensive care unit during your Pediatrics Residency training, your venture into fellowship training will put you in charge of handling a large patient load at one time. Your interviewers ask this question to determine how you will manage situations like this as a trainee in their PICU Fellowship program.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"Throughout my Pediatrics Residency training, I've learned that communication is the key to success in any overwhelming clinical situation. In my rotation in a full pediatric ICU during the peak of the pandemic, it was vital to ensure that the entire team of physicians and nursing staff were on the same page. I focus on making sure my duties are organized and timely and that I handle one patient at a time before moving my focus onto the next."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
To successfully answer this question, talk about a particular situation during residency training where you had to prioritize multiple patients at once and describe how you handled the situation. Highlight your ability to prioritize, stay organized, and communicate with the entire care team.

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