Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship Mock Interview
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Question 5 of 30
How have you contributed to this field of medicine so far?
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Your interviewers want to know what you've done beyond the basics of residency training. Your pursuit of fellowship training indicates that you have a vested interest in contributing to the field of medicine, so the interview panel wants to learn more about how you've acted on that thus far in your career.
Tell the interviewers about any research you've published or contributed to. You can also highlight any community outreach events you've helped with, volunteer experiences, missionary work, or anything else that goes beyond the scope of your clinical residency training.
"I know it's still early in my career, but contributing to the field of medicine is important to me. In medical school, I was part of the Future Researchers group and I learned about the foundations of research, including the steps to getting published. Then, in residency, I collaborated with several peers on a research project that we're hoping to see published this year."
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I know it is early in my career but contributing to the field of medicine is important to me. In residency, I have collaborated with several peers on research papers that have been published to bring light to rare or atypical case presentations. I hope to be involved in more research to further contribute to the field of medicine.
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Great! Can you go into more detail about the research papers? What topics did they cover? How will they help others? And what other specific kinds of research do you look forward to conducting in the future?
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