What procedure are you most excited to learn during Surgical Oncology fellowship training?
Coming out of General Surgery residency, you are well aware of the new procedures you will learn over the next two years. With this question, your interviewers want to hear what procedure is most exciting to you and learn a bit about what you will be trying to accomplish during your training with their program.
"This is a great question; I'm looking forward to everything I will learn over the next two years. I'm probably most looking forward to learning the intricacies of gynecologic oncology procedures and breast tumor procedures as women's cancers are of high interest for me to practice in down the road."
Come to your interview prepared to openly discuss the one or two procedures that excite you the most. With no right or wrong answer to a question like this, your interviewers will be keying in on your passion and drive for the procedure you are most excited about, and you'll want to display passion and drive in your answer.
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
During my residency training, I spent 6 months in a pancreatic department where I spent almost every day on a pancreatic resection. I think I have still a lot to learn about it and I would like to improve my mini-invasive capabilities in the pancreatic field.
Jaymie's Feedback
Great job providing a specific procedure of interest.
Anonymous Answer
This is a difficult question as there are so many intricate procedures I look forward to learning. However, the procedure I am most excited about is CRS/HIPEC as this is a special area of interest for me. Currently, this therapy is not offered in my home province where I hope to practice one day. I am currently involved in a needs assessment/cost analysis project in order to promote the need for this program. During my training, I hope to develop some additional elective time to excel in this procedure so that I can implement it for the population in my home province, who currently need to travel to obtain it.
Jaymie's Feedback
Well done! You gave a specific answer and shared your passion and goals of being able to share this with your community one day.
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