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Residency Mock Interview

40 Residency Interview Questions and Answer Examples to Help You Prepare for Your Residency Interviews.

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What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment to date?

Your team of interviewers wants to ensure that their future residents are motivated and driven to succeed. In asking this question, your interviewers want to know what kind of successes you value in your journey towards becoming a practicing physician.

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40 Residency Interview Questions & Answers

  • Accomplishment

    1. What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment to date?

  • Adaptability

    2. How do setbacks emotionally affect you and your work?

  • Ask The Interviewer

    3. Is there anything we haven't covered during your interview that you would like to ask about?

  • Career Goals

    4. What are your career plans and goals after completing our residency program?

  • Career Goals

    5. Why are you choosing to match into this particular specialty?

  • Common

    6. Do you have any questions for us?

  • Common

    7. All of our residency program candidates must pass a criminal record check and education verification. Is there any reason why you would not be comfortable with this?

  • Communication

    8. How would you describe the communication skills you would bring to our program as a resident?

  • Competency

    9. As a new resident of our program, would you be able to handle patient care with little supervision?

  • Conflict

    10. What would you do if you witnessed a fellow resident acting unethically?

  • Creative Thinking

    11. How would you like to see the delivery of healthcare evolve?

  • Creative Thinking

    12. What do you believe is the greatest challenge our specialty will face in the next few years?

  • Creative Thinking

    13. What do you see as the biggest difference between the U.S healthcare system and that of another developed country?

  • Creative Thinking

    14. What is your opinion on socialized health care versus privatized health care?

  • Diligence

    15. What drives your passion for a career in medicine?

  • Direct

    16. Are you applying to any other residency programs?

  • Discovery

    17. What book are you currently reading?

  • Discovery

    18. Competition for our program is intense. What makes you a stand-out resident for our program?

  • Discovery

    19. What would your dream job be if you could choose any?

  • Discovery

    20. What types of activities keep you busy outside of work?

  • Discovery

    21. Tell us a bit about yourself.

  • Discovery

    22. What strengths you would bring to our program as a resident?

  • Discovery

    23. What is your personal mission statement?

  • Discovery

    24. We would like to know you on a more personal level. Outside of medicine, what are your interests?

  • Discovery

    25. Are you willing to relocate for your residency?

  • Discovery

    26. Describe your personality to us in three words.

  • Discovery

    27. What do you wish to gain through training in our residency program?

  • Discovery

    28. If being a Physician was not an option, what career path would you have chosen?

  • Discovery

    29. Would you have any trouble working with a religiously affiliated hospital or medical facility?

  • Discovery

    30. As a resident with our program, how would you express your opinions on controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia, and cloning?

  • Discovery

    31. Who in your life has been the biggest mentor or inspiration to you?

  • Education

    32. While attending medical school, what was your favorite course? Why?

  • Education

    33. How would you invest in your personal development as a resident with our program?

  • Education

    34. Have you completed all ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) requirements to start a residency?

  • Education

    35. How would you stay on top of trends and changes in the medical industry as a resident?

  • Experience

    36. While attending medical school, what fascinated you most about your cadaver?

  • Experience

    37. What EMR programs did you get experience working in as a medical student?

  • Experience

    38. Tell us about the most interesting case you were exposed to while attending medical school.

  • Stress

    39. Practicing as a Physician is an incredibly stressful and demanding career. How will you manage the high amounts of stress that are a part of being a resident?

  • Teamwork

    40. How will you work effectively and collaboratively as part of a larger care team as a resident with our program?