Do you have experience conducting formal performance evaluations for staff?
As a residency program director, you will be tasked with conducting regular performance evaluations with residents of the program you oversee and the faculty that you will be directly in charge of. Your interview panel will likely be able to assume an answer here based on your leadership experience from your CV, but they want to hear you elaborate on your philosophy and delivery of performance evaluations. Be open and honest about your experience and your willingness to learn new processes as a leader within this program.
"No, I don't of fellow physicians. However, I do have a lot of great experience in formally evaluating mid-level providers that I oversee currently and providing 360-degree feedback on support staff I work with. I'm a firm believer that open and regular feedback is important to everyone and would take great pride in this duty with the residents in this program. This is a learning environment and my charge will be to always ensure that residents are on the right track at the right time in their training. My program director from my residency training was excellent in this regard and she would be somebody I would draw a lot of inspiration from."
