Residency Mock Interview
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Question 4 of 43
What do you wish to gain through training in our residency program?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
The interviewers would like to better understand what your expectations are of their residency program. When your overall expectations are understood, your interviewers will have a better sense of your understanding of their program and how well you will fit in if you were to match there.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I hope to gain immense professional growth through strong mentorship by your great faculty and to live your mission of serving your patients and community in any way possible. I'm confident that I am a great fit to help live these values for the next three years."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
A key to answering this question is researching the residency program and the institution itself before the interview. Some online research will quickly give you insight into the mission and values of the organization, the curriculum of the program, and where past residents have found practices post-residency. No matter how you answer, take accountability for your growth and experiences.
Dr. Shani Saks is a board-certified internist and cardiologist in private practice.
I hope to gain the tools needed to become a great physician while serving a residency at your program. I intend to keep the goal of excellent patient care in mind at all times.
"I hope to become an excellent primary care physician. I hope to gain enough experience in the ambulatory setting so that when I graduate, I would feel confident to practice on my own as an attending physician."
"I am looking for a program that offers a high case volume, expert teaching, and plentiful research opportunities. I am particularly interested in programs with independent call because this encourages more confident and expedited image interpretation. Ultimately, I feel that this program will mold me into the best patient-centered radiologist prepared to tackle both academic and private practice attending positions."
Sara Yumeen is a Dermatology resident physician.
"I hope to gain a broad training in dermatology, so that I may care for patients with a variety of dermatologic conditions, from common condition to complex cutaneous disease. I also hope to further my skills as a researcher and as someone who will be reading and applying research to clinical practice in the future. I hope that this training will allow me to improve my patients' quality of life by improving rashes and chronic inflammatory skin conditions, and quantity of life by detecting and treating skin cancers."
"My goal is to become a well-rounded, competent, and independent Emergency Medicine physician who can confidently handle a medical emergency anywhere, any time, happening to anyone. I know that this program will help me grow into that person and I am excited to begin my journey toward becoming that physician."
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I would like to become a well-rounded radiologist who can handle any type of case. I would also like to improve my teaching, research, and leadership skills and abilities.
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Great! These are specific goals and certainly achievable with your dedication and hard work!
"During my residency, I would also like to improve my skills in teaching, conducting research, and hone my leadership abilities. Overall, I would like to become a well-renowned radiologist who can handle any case."
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