PMR Residency Mock Interview
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Question 27 of 30
Which interests you more: academic, community, or private practice, and why?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The practice of physiatry varies substantially between practice settings. Academic physiatrists deal primarily with brain and spinal cord injuries, while community physiatrists work with less severe cases than academia. Private practice physiatrists are less common than the others unless they specialize in sports or pain. The interviewers want to see which practice setting appeals to you and why to gain insight into your motivation and career goals.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"Community physiatry interests me more. While research and academia are intriguing, I like the idea of treating more patients and performing more procedures than academia. I have researched going into private practice, but the start-up and overhead costs are quite expensive. I entered this field to treat patients and do the greatest amount of good as possible, and I feel that community physiatry will satisfy those needs."
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