PMR Residency Mock Interview

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Question 16 of 30

After researching our program, what electives interest you and why?

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Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

PM&R residency programs have many electives to choose from, including neurorehabilitation, spasticity, research, pain, sports medicine, geriatrics, prosthetics, and orthotics. The interviewers ask this question to understand what interests you and why. They want to see where you will succeed in the program and how they can help you along the way. They also want to determine that you have researched the program and what is offered.

Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

"Since I am most interested in working with patients who have had a spinal cord injury, the electives I found most interesting are neurorehabilitation, spasticity, geriatrics, and palliative care. These electives will give me a broader understanding of working with patients with spinal cord injuries and how to help better rehabilitate them."

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