Pediatric Residency Interview Questions
Go Back1. What has been your greatest achievement on your path to becoming a pediatrician?
2. Do you have any questions about our residency program?
3. How do you keep your emotions from interfering with your work?
4. How would you try to calm down an upset pediatric patient?
5. Do you aspire to have your own practice one day? If so, what about business ownership interests you?
6. What are your career goals after completing the residency program?
7. After completing your residency, do you plan to pursue a fellowship?
8. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
9. What are your strengths?
10. What qualities make an excellent pediatrician?
11. How do you stay current with the ongoing advancements in pediatric medicine?
12. After researching our curriculum, what rotation are you looking forward to the most, and why?
13. Tell us about a day in the life of a pediatric resident.
14. Why should we choose you over other applicants?
15. Describe a time when you had your ethics tested.
16. What is your favorite thing to do for fun?
17. What made you choose our residency program over others?
18. Have you considered other specialties for your residency?
19. In your opinion, what does pediatrics look like in the future?
20. After researching our program, what electives interest you and why?
21. What made you choose pediatrics as a specialty?
22. Tell us something about yourself that is not found on your CV.
23. What was the last book you read for pleasure?
24. How do you deal with constructive criticism, even when delivered in a manner you do not prefer?
25. What experience do you have working with the pediatric population?
26. Tell us about your training that qualifies you to enter our residency program.
27. How would you handle an angry parent of one of your patients?
28. What part of medical school was the most stressful for you?
29. How will you earn the trust of your colleagues?
30. How do you cope when losing a patient?