Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Mock Interview
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Question 23 of 30
If we spoke to your current resident colleagues and attendings, how would they describe your communication skills?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
In a busy and fast-paced critical care setting, communication among all staff members plays a vital role in the effective care coordination of patients. The program you are interviewing with knows that patient-centered communication is vital for fellows to be successful, and your interviewers want to know that you are a great communicator. They want to hear you have strong verbal and written communication skills when communicating with patients, faculty, colleagues, and your patient care team.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Before your interview, consider your communication strengths and what your current colleagues have said about your ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Come to your interview prepared to discuss what makes you great at communicating with patients, colleagues, and support staff. More importantly, explain why solid communication skills are vital for any surgical critical care fellow.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"They wouldn't hesitate to say that my communications are always well thought out, direct, and delivered with professionalism. This applies to my communications with colleagues, my care team, and the patients and family members I care for. My current attendings would also say that I am thorough in all my communications and always take the patient education approach that works for each individual. I have an innate ability to read people and gauge their understanding. I know this would work well here as a surgical critical care fellow, particularly with the patient families I would be consulting with."
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