Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Mock Interview
Master 30 fellowship interview questions covering trauma management, complex cases, and program fit.
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Talk about any critical care rotations you've had during your residency and medical school training. What did you enjoy about the experiences?
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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.
The surgical critical care fellowship program you are interviewing with is well aware that the fellows they bring in every year have varying degrees of firsthand experience in the ICU setting. While likely not outlined in detail on your CV, they want to hear what continues your attraction towards a future practice that involved providing care to critically ill/injured patients in this setting, regardless of your training background.
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, think back to the rotations you've completed in the critical care setting and think back to what you enjoyed the most about that experience. As you answer this question, be direct in those thoughts while also reiterating what about that experience drew you to this fellowship training path.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"During my second year of anesthesiology residency training, I had a great ICU rotation. The co-management approach of the institution where I trained used a team-based approach to patient care. I had the opportunity to collaborate with pulmonologists, neurologists, cardiologists, and many different surgeons. I loved providing post-operative and pre-operative care to critically ill patients and would love this to be a part of my future practice in an academic setting."
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