What other career path might you have chosen if medicine simply wasn't an option?

"This is a great question. I honestly haven't put any thought into it since I've been committed to a career as a physician since my undergraduate program. I was a competitive golfer at the collegiate level, so I probably would have pursued a professional career for as long and as far as I could have gone. If I couldn't make it to the PGA tour, I would have become a teaching pro at a club in Arizona or southern California."

While there is no right or wrong answer to this question, you should consider questions like this before your surgical critical care fellowship interview. Talk openly and honestly with your interviewers about where your career path would have ideally taken you if becoming a physician wasn't an option. You can have some fun with your answer if it gives insight into your interests and passions outside of medicine.