Coming out of residency training, what would you say is your greatest weakness as a physician?

"I've had a lot of time to reflect on this as I near the end of my residency training and head into fellowship. I'd have to say my greatest weakness right now is my inexperience with cardiology and pulmonology cases. While I had a great experience during medical school, the last four years of urology training have focused my attention elsewhere. If I'm fortunate enough to match into your surgical critical care fellowship program, I know I would have some catching up to do in my initial rotations."

This is the time to be honest with yourself and put some thought into your greatest weakness as a physician before your fellowship interview. Remember, your weakness shouldn't be a major detriment to success as a surgical critical care fellow. Be upfront and honest with your team of interviewers, and make sure to have an action plan for what you are trying to improve. When you admit you have a deficiency in a particular aspect of your profession and take steps to improve, it shows the interviewers that you are motivated and inspired to grow professionally.