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interview questions - aman9982
#11
I just ccopied from my above link, This is part two, about your medical education/career:


What is the greatest sacrifice you have already made to get to where you are?
Do you know how hard residency is?
Do you want research to be a part of your career?
What do you expect out of your residency?
What do you expect will be the hardest part of residency for you?
Why do you want to come here?
What are you most scared/worried about next year?
How did your family life contribute to your decision to become a physician?
The future of medicine looks bleak. Why do you think so many people are still pursuing a medical career?

Are you applying to any other residency specialty?
As I saw that you have no clinical experience, how do you think you can get used to the program?
Describe the worst or most disappointing clinical experience you™ve had so far.
Discuss a medical ethics issue and take a position.
Discuss the future of medicine and the effect on your career plans
Do you plan to do a fellowship? When they make one worthy of me
Do you plan to practice in (program™s area or state)?
Do you think physicians make too much money? Why or Why not?
Greatest fear about practicing medicine?
Have you ever attended a meeting or a conference where food was provided by a drug company? What do you think about that?
Have you ever worked in an American hospital? Tell me about that experience.
Have you ever worked in an ICU (or other unit common to the specialty)?
How can this specialty fit your long term goals?
How do you show your commitment to medicine?
How prepared are you to treat the patient and disease population here?
How well do you feel you were trained to start as an intern?
How would you contribute to our residency? Tell me three things that would make you especially valuable to our residency
If you could not be a physician, what career would you choose?
Initial introduction, how was your journey, any difficulties and things like that.
Most memorable experience in medical school/college?
Most memorable experience in medical school/college?
Present an interesting case that you had as if you were in clinic.
Tell me about a patient encounter that taught you something.
Tell me about an interesting case you have seen?
Tell me about the latest treatment for XXXX (a common disease treated by the specialty). (This is often called œpimping an applicant and is not as common as it once was.)
Tell me about the patient from who you learned the most?
Tell me about your previous clinical experience in (specialty name).
Were there any experiences in medical school that you found particularly meaningful?
What are your future plans? In terms of fellowship, private practice and some research interests.
What are your long term goals?
What are your overall career goals? Are you planning on taking a fellowship and/or doing research?
What are your plans after residency?
What clinical experiences have you had in this specialty?
What do patients want from a medical encounter with a physician?
What do you dislike about medicine?
What do you think you will contribute to the medical profession or to your community as a physician?
What error have you made in patient care?
What if you don't match?
What is your medical career plan?
What is your most memorable patient encounter?
What is your visa status?
What kind of patient do you find it most difficult to relate to? What tactics would you use to establish optimal rapport with such a patient?
What kind of qualities does a person need to be an effective physician?
What other programs have you interviewed at?
What other specialties did you consider?
What qualities make the difference between a doctor, and a really good doctor? Why?
What questions do you have for us about this residency training program?
what r the differences in clinical practice in US and ur country. (dont say there is a big difference and also add that things r changing rapidly in ur country, be proud of ur country but dont exaggerate)
What subject or rotation was your most difficult?
What was your favorite course in medical school?
What were the major deficiencies in your medical training?
What would be the most enjoyable and least enjoyable aspects of your residency?
What would you do if a patient stabbed your best friend?
What would you want your patients to say about you?
When did you decide you wanted to be a physician?
Where do you see yourself in five/ten years?
Where do you see yourself in ten years, after your residency?
Where else have you interviewed? Which residency programs have you interviewed at?
Which types of patients do you work with most effectively (less effectively)?
Why are you so sure (specialty) is right for you?
Why did you become a doctor?
Why did you come to the U.S.? Why do you decide to become a physician in the U.S.?
Why should we choose you? Why should we take you in preference to the other candidates?
why you failed your CK at your first time
will u go back to ur country?
With what patients do you have trouble dealing?
With what subject/rotation did you have the most difficulty?
You graduated more than 10 years, how can you compete with other young residents?
You graduated more than 10 years, how can you get along with other young attending doctors?
You seem interested in research. How will you incorporate that interest into your residency and career?
How many residency interviews have you completed so far?
what do u like abt this city? (if its a big city, talk abt diverse population and vast experince u will gain, also let them know if ur spouse/family is settled there and if u have a house there, that shows them ur stability in that city)
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#12
This is a general thread on IV's you can get qns, advice, possible answers whatever you like the only thing is you have to sift through the information. Best of luck.
http://www.usmleforum.com/showthread.php?tid=457097
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#13
Important things about IV:

1. Know yourself: personalites/medical education/your plan
2. Know the program/specialty
3. Know the healthcare/delivery/ethical
4. Know your research
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