QUESTION 13 OF 30

If becoming a physician was not an option for you, what career path would you have chosen?

While they will have confidence in your academic prowess and clinical skills through transcripts and references, your interviewers want to get to know each candidate better during their interviews. Cultural fit can often be the tiebreaker among great candidates; this hypothetical question will give the interviewers some insight into other topics that interest you outside the medical field.

There is no right or wrong answer here. Consider questions like this before your Radiation Oncology residency interviews. As you answer, talk openly and honestly with your interviewers about where your career path would have taken you if becoming a physician wasn't an option. If possible, try to make your answer memorable.

"If a career path as a physician was not an option for me, I likely would have pursued a career as a pilot. I think, in some regards, the two professions are similar. For example, the captain of a plane must serve and provide safe transportation to everyone on board the aircraft. Similarly, physicians must provide care for all their patients, from all walks of life."

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