Pediatrician Mock Interview

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Question 25 of 25

If you see a child you suspect is suffering abuse from a parent, and that parent were very prominent in the community to the point of devastating your career, how might you take care of your patient while mitigating your political and professional risks?

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Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

This is a trick question. No matter the stakes, professionally, publicly, and politically, you never hedge (or 'mitigate'!) when it comes to child abuse. Do not offer schemes to lessen the blow to the blameworthy, no matter what!

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

"I can't take care of my patient and mitigate my professional risks by offering a 'pass' to the abuser. No warnings, second-chance offerings, or personal asides of reproach are a substitute to reporting this to the proper child protection services. Besides that, it's the law."

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