Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Interview Questions
Go Back1. What questions do you have for us about our Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program and our institution?
2. What personality type or characteristic do you find most difficult to work with?
3. You will see things in the pediatric ER setting that most people never experience at all. As a fellow with our program, what measures will you use to avoid the negative emotions that naturally come from such consistent exposures?
4. As a new Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow, would you be comfortable handling direct patient care with little supervision?
5. Tell us about a setback or failure during your residency training. How did you respond?
6. Have you put any thought into the elective rotations you would like to pursue during your Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship training?
7. Following your Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship training, what environment do you ideally see yourself practicing in?
8. Effective communication skills are essential when caring for pediatric patients in the ED. How would you describe your communication skills?
9. Will you be able to handle the shift work required in our Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program?
10. When a problem requires a quick solution, how do you typically respond?
11. Are you intimidated by any invasive procedures that you will be expected to perform during your Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship training?
12. As a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow, how would you immerse yourself and stay on top of new research and trends in the field?
13. Talk about your thoughts on relocating to join our Emergency Medicine Residency program.
14. Would you be willing and able to complete our background check process if you are accepted into our Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program?
15. With great practice options already available to you, why do you want to pursue Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship training?
16. In the pediatric ED, we work with patients and families in their most vulnerable states. What about your personality and style will make you an ideal fit to work with our vulnerable patients?
17. What is your greatest non-medical strength that will lead to your success as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow?
18. If becoming a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician was not an option, what career path would you have chosen outside of medicine?
19. Outside of your medical training, what keeps you busy?
20. What do you think will be your greatest weakness coming into our Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program?
21. Patient safety is of the utmost importance in our pediatric emergency setting. Have you had any formal patient safety training during your residency training?
22. What EHR systems did you work with during your medical school and residency training?
23. As a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow, continuity of care is vital for our patients once they leave your care. How will you prioritize communications with the primary care providers of your patients?
24. If you saw a peer having difficulty with an emergency procedure like a chest tube placement, how would you respond?
25. An insistent or demanding parent can be a problem when treating a child in the Pediatric Emergency setting. How would you approach a parent like that as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow?
26. If you are treating a patient repeatedly for crises that occur because the parents won't modify a specific lifestyle, what action would you take?
27. If you suspected that a child under your care was suffering abuse from a parent, what steps would you take?
28. As a Pediatric Emergency medicine fellow, how would you work with a child that refuses to cooperate with your care?
29. How will you manage the stress of training as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow?
30. What kind of team player would you be in our Pediatric Emergency Medicine program?