A dental student colleague left their computer open with sensitive information on the screen. You are the only one in the shared office. How would you address this with them?

"I would immediately close or lock the computer, and I would not look at the information on the screen. If I wasn't sure where the coworker was or when he or she left, I would be compelled to report it to a faculty member because someone could have accessed the information. It's a tough call and may cause some tension with my colleague, but as a dental student, I must do what is best for the patient to protect their information."

You should not see protected information on a patient that you are not personally taking care of. Leaving a computer wide open is a serious risk to confidentiality. Tell your interviewers that you would gently close or lock the computer so that the screen is not visible and discuss the seriousness of this when your colleague returns. No matter how you answer, make sure that your interviewers walk away from your time together knowing that you would do what is necessary to protect the PHI of any patient of their institution.