"My resident colleagues and attending physicians would describe my attention to detail as very strong. Even on the busiest of days in residency, I handle each patient with the same attentiveness as I would if they were the only patient in the building. Last year, we had a patient with major stomach pains. While it would have been easy to chalk the condition up to a stomach bug going around, I took the time to listen to the patient's symptoms and pain scale rating and decided to order additional tests. It turns out that the patient was having an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and I was commended for my actions that day."

It is best to support your reply with a real-life example. Talk to the interviewers about your level of attentiveness when it comes to the smaller details when caring for patients. If any of your colleagues or attending physicians have ever commented on your attention to detail, now is a great time to discuss that feedback.