is there anyone who got interview after failure - lailausmle

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Cococure- appreciate your words in such a stressful period.
do you reccomend any mock interview ?
Thanks.
Good luck everyone.

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I just failed step 3 (which is not supposed to be done during residency)
and i did not get any IV after that....
before that i had IV calls...

so step attempt can kill you...

but what is more imp is not to keep lamenting over it...get over it and do something better..bigger...

all the success and failure is within you

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sorry for the mistake:
" I just failed step 3 (which is not supposed to be done during residency)"
you know
it is supposed to be done in residency and not before it...
how can step 3 be a criteria to select a candidate for inviting a candidate to residency IV????

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cococure:
Congratulations.
´Thanks for encouraged me with your words. I have my hope in God too.
Can I ask you in what speciality did you prematch ????
Blessings.

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@ claudiawings -with the help of god-you cannot fail.... i prematched in IM

@ meriusmle-- i´m sorry to hear that----gheez , that must be devastating--i am waiting for my step 3 results and i know a passing score is needed in order for my pd to sponsor me the h1b visa..------- but how do you know that u did not get anymore ivs because u failed step 3?? did any pd say that to you??? i don´t know how your creds are, but i did not receive a single iv during the month of oct...so maybe its not the exam that u did not pass, maybe its just a fact that the ivs did not come in .......because my pd told me that he doesn´t care about my step 3 score- and even if i fail- i still keep my residency spot ( i signed the pre contract anyway)...its just because of the h1b visa why i need to pass...he said all i need is a 76- he doesn´t care about my score there and he said that step 3 for imgs who havent done residency in the us yet is hard----------so much to that.... but why did you show your step 3 score report automatically?? you should have done it manually and waited with showing your score until you have matched... well, i hope one of the other ivs you have goes well, you get a prematch and then you don´t have to worry about step 3 anymore...unless you need an h1b like me.... good luck.............and stay strong----i know- easier said than done- but you have no other choice! it will work out somehow........ good luck meriusmle


@ csla i don´t know how good you can present yourself?? for me those ivs were the 1st ones ever in my life- i was very nervous- but then i thought.. what the heck, i´m just gonna be myself-either they like me or not! they are people just like us..... i did not take any mock interview...i just found some stuff on different forums and read that..it was really helpful.... i will post it.....i hope it helps! good luck & keep the faith! remember- sky is the limit!!!!

@ all the others- thank you for the kind notes---------i´m just trying to tell it how it is...please don´t give up! because if i would have gave up, i would not be where i´m at now ( and believe me, i had my frustrating and hard days too).. stay strong--------this whole usmle sh*'%t , ecfmg ,eras application and then the iv & matching season can wear you out- i know that--but our hard work will pay off..somehow , someday.... it happened to me- it can happen to you too! don´t loose hope!!!!!

peace & blessings

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general iv tips

Sometimes your interviewer might be funny person and would like to share jokes with you. Do not get over excited at that time because he is not your friend but a program director.

KEY PERSONALITY TRAITS INTERVIEWERS SEEK

PERSONAL

Drive

Motivation

Communication SKILLS

Chemistry

Energy

Determination

Confidence



KEY PERSONALITY TRAITS INTERVIEWERS SEEK

Professional

Reliability

Honesty/integrity

Pride

Dedication

Analytical skills

Listening skills



TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF

List job skills and characteristics you would want if you were program director

List your strengths which match those characteristics

List 3 accomplishments of which you are proud and what each indicates about you

List 3 abilities you have


During the residency interview
& Plan to arrive early at the medical residency interviewcenter. Greet and introduce yourself to the residency program�s secretary and make some polite conversation.

& Introduce yourself and chat with other residency applicants. This will help you relax and make you look like a team player.

& Use mouth fresheners after coffee and lunch to clear bad odor.

& During the residency interview, the residency program directors are assessing you on three main areas. Personality, communication skills and if you will fit in the residency program and be a good team player.

Your personality is given away by your body language and actions. During the residency interview, sit with your back straight. Avoid slouching. Maintain eye contact. Do not cross your arms or legs. Do not play with your tie or twiddle your fingers. Present a confident image. Remind yourself that this residency interview is to hire physicians, not medical students. So act professionally and show maturity. During the course of the day, your demeanor, and facial expressions will influence their perception of your personality. Keep smiling and crack a couple of jokes if you can.

Your communication skills are assessed by the way you answer the residency interview questions. Be precise in what you are trying to convey. Talk slowly and clearly, especially if you are an International medical graduate (IMG) or have an accent. A common mistake is speaking softly. While it is polite to do so in several foreign countries, it may project an image of lack of self-confidence and timidity, besides requiring the use of hearing aids by the residency program�s interviewer.

Being a good team player requires flexibility, camaraderie, and the ability to be a part of the chain of command. Your ability to socialize and fit into the medical residency program is assessed here.

& Sell yourself. Find ways of conveying your good qualities and skills to the residency programs interviewer. Answer questions in short sentences and to the point. You can lead the medical interview into a specific direction if that is to your advantage.

ï‚·& Say positive things about their residency program.; residency program directors like to hear good things about themselves. However, keep it sincere. Safe areas to comment include

The residency programs website and how informative it was
Electives, conferences and teaching
Ongoing medical research
How happy the residents and fellows looked
This specific residency program was recommended by your friend

& Show interest in their residency program by asking questions.

ï‚·& During the residency interview process, indicate your interest by letting them know that you would be very happy to join their residency program.

& Lunch is your opportunity to ask and get all the nitty gritty; details from the residents and fellows. However, remember that whatever you say may be conveyed to the residency program director.

ï‚·& Most residency programs get input from residents and fellows; when deciding on the candidates. So be friendly to the house staff and play it safe.


*Please speak clearly. It does not matter if you do not have a very impressive American English accent but you should speak clearly and never end your statement with "You know what I mean".

*If at some stage you feel that you will not be accepted, do not give up. Perhaps the last interview question might help you and you will be selected.

*Appear EXCITED and INTERESTED

*Prepare at least 2 interesting cases that you can discuss at lengt

* check out a national newspaper for the couple of days leading up to your interview. Be aware about any late-breaking news about health care or medical science.

*At that meeting, ask how you got on during the interviews, whether they think you'd be a good match for their program, what your chances of matching there might be.... if you get good vibes, then bring up the visa issue. Many will say that they only take J1. It's useful for you to be able to tell them the three advantages of a H-visa

1) They get to keep you on staff if they like you at the end of residency

2) It's easier to place you in a fellowship on a H1 than a J1 visa

3) Now with no cap for academic institutions and premium processing that takes only a few weeks, there's no delay in starting as there was previously.

If they're willing to go with the H1B, here's the process
1) get the forms for the temporary state license (training license) for any states you think you might match into - contact no.s at www.fsmb.org shortly after you interview. Review them and make sure you have all the documents you need so that you can send any of the forms in on the day after you match.

2) once you match, get a fax copy of your match/contract offer from the hospital

3) Talk with your residency office to see if there are any special requirements for licensure, and then send in all your documents (must have a valid ECFMG certificate) to the state licensing dept of the state you match at.

4) call the state licensing board to find out when they expect to review your submission

5) get your USMLE 3 results (quicker if sent to a US address)
6) Once you receive your state license, get your USMLE 3 cert, ECFMG cert, state license, and submit your visa application for premium processing (costs $1000) to the immigration services. Either the hospital's international office, or an immigration attorney that you retain will have to help you with this.
7) you should receive your H-visa thereafter, usually in time for a July 1 start if you've worked the process well
Avoiding the J-visa will pay off hugely for you in the end...


copy of the contract

POST- INTERVIEW- thanks staffs, take down visits, tour of facilities


After the residency interview
When you are done with your residency interview, meet theresidency program`s secretary and express your appreciation for her help in arranging the interview day and thank her.

Once you get home, write down all the positive and negativepoints about the residency program. Put down your personal thoughts about the residency program and community. Give each residency program a score, based on your personal criteria. This will refresh your memory at the time of preparing your rank order list for the ERAS / NRMP match.

Don´t forget to write individual thank you letters to allinterviewers and the residency program´s secretary. Letters to the residents / fellows is optional.

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Qs they might ask me:


THE QUESTIONS


WHEN IN YOUR CAREER YOU FELT STRESSED OUT?

It is also very common question, I tackled it by saying, and stress is everywhere. Life is full of stress; we cannot avoid it even if we want to. And the right way is to face it not avoid it. So stress management is very important aspect of life. Cos if u don't know how to manage it even a small amount of stress will worry you and can make your life a hell. So one should know stress-relieving things. (Thank God no one asked me what these techniques are) �well some one tell me if u know them, I turn to Allah and do zikar when I feel stressed out.

And secondly tell them that if a doctor is stressed out, it is catastrophic as he is the captain of the team. So I always remain cool, collective, and calm (remember these three Cs) and never panic and just concentrate on what I am supposed to do.


What can you do about our program, which some one else can not do? (tough question).


What type of person are you, means academician or practitioner?


1. Why do u want to do internal medicine?


2. Why do u? want to come to usa for residency

Training of a high standard
Plenty of opportunity to specialise


3. What are ur long term goals? How do u see yourself ten years from now?


4. Do u plan to go back or stay here in usa ?


5. What speciality u want to do and why?

Mention that you think you'll find gastroenterology a challenging but satisfying discipline and that you're keen on learning interventional techniques .


6. Tell me about yourself?
7. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
8. Why are you interested in our program? What do you like about our program and why you have selected our program?
9. What are you looking for in a program?
10. Why should we choose you?



11. Can you tell me about this deficiency on your record?

Depends on the deficiency, but be honest and explain what it was. You'll need to think quickly on your feet for this but explain whether it was due to any extenuating circumstances (illnesses, bereavement, etc), what steps you have taken to rectify it and emphasise that you have learnt from it so you can improve in the future.


14. How do you think the current changes in health care will affect the speciality?


15. Do you have plans for a family?


16. What do you do in your spare time?


17. Describe an interesting case that you had?

at the end try and explain what you learnt from the case (ie a 'take-home' message).


18. If you could be any cell in the human body, which would you choose to be, and why?

A stem cell of some sort (particularly a cell from a recently fertilised egg) as you could differentiate down a huge range of cell linesto become any of a number of cells.


19. If your house was burning, what three objects would you take?


20. Why should we take you in preference to the other candidates?


21. What would be the most enjoyable and least enjoyable aspects of your residency?

For the enjoyable aspects you can mention the reasons for applying to the institution (question 8).
For least enjoyable, say you can't really comment until you've started your residency, as you will be starting with an open mind.


22. With what type of people do you enjoy working (not working)?

Friendly, talkative people who work as a team, people who are logical and systematic and who explain the basis of decisions that they take, people who don't mind being asked questions.
For 'not enjoy working with', rather that mention specific personalities, it might be better to say something like you are a person who is able to get on with all types of people and that you can't think of anyone whom you have really disliked working with.



23. With what patients do you have trouble dealing?


24. Who are your heroes?


25. What is your energy level like?


26. What were the major deficiencies in your medical training?


27. Have you always done the best work of which you are capable?

I try to work to the best of my capabilities at all times, whether at work or at recreation.


28. How well do you function under pressure?

You could say that you function better under pressure although this might make the interviewers ask you tougher questions to test this. Probably better to say that you function similarly whether or not you are under pressure.


29. Teach me something in five minutes.


31. What error have you made in patient care?


32. What subject or rotation was your most difficult?


33. What would you do if a patient stabbed your best friend?

Call security and police, in the meantime try to calm the patient and remove the friend to a place of safety and resuscitate. I think they are looking for some sort of logical approach to the situation (so there is no correct answer), rather than just rushing in to grab the knife from the patient.


34. How do you see the delivery of health care evolving in the twenty-first century?

35. What problems do you think this specialty faces over the next five/ten years?

The answers depend on knowledge of the American health care system is there a shortage of primary care physicians in the States?)


36. What if you don't match?

Say you are confident you will match and you will continue to apply until you do.


37. . Can you think of anything else you would like to add? What aspects of our program are you most interested in? Concerned about?

Ask about the educational aspects of the program. For the bits you are interested in, you can quote from the program details you have.


38. Do you have research interests? Plans to pursue fellowship training?

Survey of patients at the Norwalk Community Health Center about obesity, food choices, activity and preferences for educational programs.


39. How would you describe your personal style?

Relaxed, friendly, outgoing, hardworking and committed to achieving personal goals.


40. What books have you read recently?


41.Where else have you interviewed?


42.What do you think of what is happening in the economy/congress, etc?

43.Can you think of anything else you'd like to add?


44.If we offered you a position today, would you accept?

45. Are you interested in academic or in clinical medicine?

46.Do you see any problems managing a professional and a personal life? I would conclude by saying something like "I see it more as a challenge"
because to do it successfully while having a career you're proud of, takes
ingenuity. You must utilize many resources but ultimately a balanced life
(family, a hobby you're passionate about, travel, friends) makes you a more
well-rounded doctor

47.Are you prepared for the rigors of residency? It is important to have professional mentors and emotional support throughout
residency. You will interact with people and form incredible relationships
with your patients. Sometimes you will need to vent. Sometimes you will need
guidance about how to deal with a difficult patient or their difficult family.
So another way to deal with the emotional rigors of residency are to identify
people early on at work and at home that you talk to about some of these
issues.

48. What is the one event you are proudest of in your life?

49.What do you think about housestaff unionization?

50.How would you redesign the health care system?

51.Why did you get (a certain) low grade?

52.How will you deal with the possibility of being sued?

53. What was your most difficult situation in medical school?

54.What do you think of socialized medicine?

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GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR RESIDENCY PD'S

1.WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHY OF THIS PROGRAM ?

2.WHATS YOUR GENERAL OPINION OF THIS PROGRAM ; WOULD YOU CHANGE ANYTHING ?

3.WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE GREATEST STRENGTH OF THIS PROGRAM?

4.WHAT QUALITIES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN A RESIDENCY APPLICANT?

5.ARE THERE ANY CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM IN THE NEAR FUTURE?

6.WHAT PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES PASS THE BOARDS ON THEIR 1st ATTEMPT?

7. WHERE DO THEY GO AFTERWARDS; AND WHAT PERCENTAGE ENTERS A FELLOWSHIP?

8.WHICH ARE CURRENTLY THE MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND HOW ARE THE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS?

9.IS THERE A FORMAL MENTORING PROGRAM FOR NEW RESIDENTS AND DO FACULTY MEMBERS SERVE AS MENTORS?

10.WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH THE ATTENDING STAFF? DOES THE ATTENDING STAFF PARTICIPATE IN DAILY ROUNDS AND CONFERENCES, OR IS MOST OF THE TEACHING PERFORMED BY OTHER RESIDENTS?

11.HOW IS FEEDBACK & EVALUATION GIVEN?

12.WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF THE MOST RECENT "IN-TRAINING" EXAMINATION?

13.WHAT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MED STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED OF RESIDENTS? IS SPECIAL TRAINING PROVIDED TO TEACH MEDICAL STUDENTS?

14.WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF PATIENTS IN INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT SERVICES?

15.WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF PERMANENT LOCAL PRACTICE AFTER RESIDENCY?

16.HOW IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS PROGRAM & OTHER SPECIALTIES?

I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT YOUR PROGRAM HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS I THINK ARE IMPORTANT FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESIDENCY TRAINING: IT WOULD BE AN HONOR FOR ME IF I AM GIVEN A CHANCE TO JOIN YOUR TEAM.





QUESTIONS TO ASK THE RESIDENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you happy with the program and why? If not, how would they like to see it change so that they would find it better met their hopes / needs.

What are your plans after graduation?

What's a typical week, month, year like for a first year, second, and third year?

What is call like? What kind of backup is provided?

Do you guys get along with other residency programs in-house, ?

What do you/other residents do outside the hospital for community service and for fun?

Where do you feel most of your learning is coming from?

What are the program's areas of strength?

What are the program's areas where improvements could be made?


1. What is the housestaff officer's general opinion of the program?

2. Is there a medical library close to the hospital and does it contain an adequate selection of recent books and journals? Are there Melvyl hookups? Who photocopies for you?

3. Is there an adequate visiting professor program with other institutions?

4. How valuable are the conferences?

5. Are chart rounds conducted routinely?

6. What is the average number of patients for which each house officer is responsible?

7. Does the housestaff receive adequate clinical experience performing procedures? Who teaches these procedures?

8. What is the clinic schedule? Is there a continuity clinic?

9. Is an attending physician present during each clinic?

10. What does the housestaff officer think of the chair? What is the chair's background and reputation? Is the chair sincerely interested in teaching housestaff? Is the chair readily accessible to the housestaff?

11. Are emergency services readily available?

12. Do all wards of the institution have cardiac arrest carts and EKG machines?

13. Is a radiologist available 24 hours for consultation?

14. Does the hospital provide IV and blood drawing teams? Are lab results computerized?

15. When do rounds begin in the morning and at what time does the normal day end?

16. What is the on-call schedule? Does it change during the senior or chief year?

17. Is moonlighting permitted and is it available in the community?

18. Are meals provided free or at a discount for housestaff? Is there an evening meal? Is food available/provided at all hours?

19. Is parking provided? If so, where?

20. Are uniforms and laundry free of charge to the residents?

21. Is there adequate malpractice and disability insurance, including HIV disability insurance? Does the hospital provide health and life insurance?

22. What is the availability of housing and its average cost? Where do most staff live? If many staff people commute, what is the average commute time? Should there be a concern for safety in some areas?

23. Is there a housestaff association and what is its relationship with the administration?

24. What are the climate and general living conditions in the community?

25. What is the general atmosphere of the hospital? Is it a pleasant place to work?

26. What is the housestaff officer's opinion of programs at various institutions?

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WHY INTERNAL MEDICINE?



INTERNAL MEDICINE IS CENTERED ON A LASTING AND CARING RELATIONSHIP WITH PATIENTS, IT HAS A STRONG DOCTOR- PATIENT INTERACTION .


INTERNAL MEDICINE FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE BODY OF THE PATIENT BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS OF THE INDIVIDUAL


IT IS A FASCINATING FIELD WITH A WIDE SPECTRUM OF DISEASE PATHOLOGY AND OVERALL COMPLEXITY


IT CALLS FOR THE ABILITY TO EXTRACT RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM A WIDE RANGE OF PHYSICAL SIGNS, LAB DATA, POSSIBLE DRUG SIDE EFFECTS AND ASPECTS OF THE PATIENT'S SOCIAL HISTORY


IT ALSO HAS A UNIQUE & VITAL ROLE IN EDUCATING PATIENTS AND PROVIDING PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE KEY ASPECTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MANY PREVENTABLE MEDICAL CONDITIONS





ALL IN ONE, I HAVE TO SAY THAT INTERNAL MEDICINE OFFERS ME THE MOST INTERESTING SPECTRUM OF PATIENT CARE









WHY FAMILY MEDICINE?


FAMILY MEDICINE IS CENTERED ON A LASTING AND CARING RELATIONSHIP WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IT IS THE FIELD WITH THE STRONGEST DOCTOR- PATIENT INTERACTION .

FAMILY MEDICINE ALLOWS ME TO TREAT A WIDE VARIETY OF PATIENT
POPULATIONS...FROM INFANTS TO ELDERLY

HERE I AM ABLE TO TREAT THE WHOLE PATIENT BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

IT COVERS EACH ORGAN SYSTEM AND HAS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF DISEASE PATHOLOGY AND OVERALL COMPLEXITY

IT ALSO HAS A UNIQUE & VITAL ROLE IN EDUCATING FAMILIES AND PROVIDING PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE KEY ASPECTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MANY PREVENTABLE MEDICAL CONDITIONS

I ENJOY THE FACETS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE; ORTHOPEDICS; OBSTETRICS;
PEDIATRICS; PSYCHIATRY AND GERIATRIC CARE- AND I HAVE ALL OF THIS IN
FAMILY MEDICINE



ALL IN ONE, I HAVE TO SAY THAT FAMILY MEDICINE OFFERS ME THE MOST
INTERESTING SPECTRUM OF PATIENT CARE

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WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5-10 YEARS??

MY LONG TERM GOALS INCLUDE A BALANCE BETWEEN MY CLINICAL & ACADEMIC (teaching) ACTIVITIES

I SEE MYSELF SHARING MY KNOWLEDGE WITH FUTURE DOCTORS THOUGH TEACHING IN ACADEMIC SETTINGS AND BEDSIDE.

ITS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO STAY AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE PEOPLE I SERVE IN TERMS OF A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN

AT THE SAME TIME I ALSO HOPE TO BROADEN MY KNOWLEDGE BY PURSUING FURTHER TRAINING IN TERMS OF A FELLOWSHIP IN ........................(depending on IM or FM)







WHY SHOULD I HIRE YOU? WHAT MAKES U THE BEST PERSON?

I FEEL THAT I'M THE PERFECT FIT FOR THIS PROGRAM. I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE OTHER CANDIDATES WHO ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS JOB, BUT I BRING THE ADDITIONAL QUALITY THAT MAKES ME THE BEST PERSON FOR THIS PROGRAM.

THIS IS A CAREER WITH MANY DEMANDS, BOTH EMOTIONAL & PHYSICAL

I'M A DEDICATED, HARDWORKING, CARING & COMPASSIONATE DOCTOR THAT IS HIGHLY MOTIVATED & ENTHUSIASTIC

I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY ATTENDINGS, COLLEGES & PATIENTS THAT I HAVE A TYPE "A" PERSONALITY

I LOVE MY PROFESSION. AND AS ALBERT SCHWEITZER SAID: IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING- YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL- AND SO FAR I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE I LOVE WHAT I AM DOING

I HAVE A LOT TO OFFER YOU & I THINK YOUR PROGRAM HAS A LOT TO OFFER ME