Podiatrist Mock Interview

Master 20 Podiatrist interview questions covering clinical judgment, patient care, and surgical competencies.

WRITTEN BY D. LEO
QUESTION 11 OF 20

What do you identify as weaknesses in your podiatry school education?

"My program at [Named Podiatry College] only offered a 2-year residency after, and I had to move away to take the 3-year program I wanted at [Named Program] so that I could be certified in primary care and orthopedics or in rear foot and ankle surgery."

"In looking back at what I considered an excellent podiatry education, I would have loved to have had a basic business course included in the curriculum. I've had to learn on my own and it would have been helpful to have had an introductory curriculum in general business."

This question is a bit of a trick question. Whereas a previous question implies the best answer is to praise your education, lest you only seem as good as the program you criticize, this one actually nags you to do just that. So be careful and walk that fine line between touting your excellent education and how you would improve it. (Stating where you would improve it is very different from criticizing it.)

"I feel a weakness in my podiatry education may be that the program wasn't inclusive enough for me. I would have liked to have seen an equal gender distribution and inclusion of more minority group students."

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