Do Program Directors do Background checks on you?? - kindmd

[ArchivalUser]

So I went to a interview recently and the PD asked me questions about some information that was never mentioned in my application. I just realized that after I got home. I looked at my application thoroughly, looked at my MSPE, that piece of information isn't mentioned at all. And even though I can't see my LORs, I know it's not mentioned in there.

It's info about where I lived before I moved to USA. While it's not a big deal as I don't have any skeletons in the closet, but do you think PDs do some sort of a background check before they call you for an interview. I mean if that's the case, I wonder what else do they know about me????

[ArchivalUser]

For VA hospitals Background checks are required.

Some programs do look candidate up on social media before interviews.

[ArchivalUser]

So this wasn't a VA hospital.

And I have disabled my social media..So they couldn't have gotten anything from there!!

It's really crazy to think the sort of length I think they can go to!

[ArchivalUser]

It's all readily available information, they are not doing anything ilegal.

[ArchivalUser]

it's interesting though that they would go to great lengths to check up on us. I would have thought once hired, they would spend all those resources. Checking up on 100 applicants costs them a lot of $$ when they are trying to narrow down 10.

Ok one can say that what if they get stuck with a psycho after the match if they didn't do background check. Although that is a possibility, I would think that these people would have already have some kind of flags in their application.

[ArchivalUser]

Yes some PDs will be doing background check

[ArchivalUser]

Yes. The checks usually come after you match.

[ArchivalUser]

Well, in my case, if they did a Background check, it came wayyyy before the match..!