Transitional Year Residency Mock Interview
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Why are you choosing to do a transitional year residency?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
A transitional year residency is designed to give residents a well-balanced educational program covering multiple clinical disciplines to prepare for a specific specialty. Many fields prefer or require students to experience a transitional year residency before beginning specialty residency training. The transitional year residency is also suitable for students uncertain of their career goals. The interviewers would like to know your reason for choosing a transitional year residency to gain insight into your career goals.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I am choosing to do a transitional year residency because the emergency medicine residency requires a transitional year before entering their program. I am excited to do a transitional year residency because I will receive a broad spectrum of training which will prepare me nicely for the emergency medicine residency."
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