What are your future career goals after you complete this fellowship training program?

"My pursuit of medicine always stemmed from a true passion for community medicine and caring for patients daily. This passion continued through medical school and my general surgery residency training. Following my fellowship training, my dream is to practice at a large level I or level II trauma setting where I can be in the OR for up to four or five days per week with cases. I also have a patient for clinical trials in the surgery setting and can't wait to explore more of what your vascular surgeons are doing on this front if I'm fortunate enough to match here."

There is no right or wrong answer to this question as long as you have a vision for where you want your career to take you. This is a time to be honest with yourself and your interviewers, and hopefully, you have a solid idea of where you want your career to take you following your training. Discuss how you feel the curriculum of the program you are interviewing with will help prepare you for success in your career.