Interview Q - The Successful Match

 

INTERVIEW Q THE SUCCE SUCCESSFUL SSFUL MATCH MATCH 200 RULES TO SUCCEED IN THE RESIDENCY MATCH RAJANI KATTA MD SAMIR P. DESAI MD

1. TELL TELL ME AB ABOUT OUT Y YOURS OURSELF ELF. 2. WHY ARE Y YOU OU GOING INTO INTO THIS SPECIA SPECIAL LTY. 3. WHA WHAT T HAVE HAVE YOU DONE TO INFORM YOURSELF YOURSELF ABOUT A CAREER IN THIS S SPECIAL PECIALTY TY. 4. WHA WHAT T DO YOU YOU SEE AS THE POSITIVE POSITIVE FEATURES FEATURES OF THIS SPECIAL SPECIALTY TY. 5. WHA WHAT T DO YOU SEE AS THE NEGA NEGATIVE TIVE FEATURES FEATURES OF THIS SPECIALTY SPECIALTY. 6. WHA WHAT T PROBLEMS DO YOU YOU THINK THE SPECIAL SPECIALTY TY FACES. FACES. . WHAT WHAT ARE ARE YOUR YOUR FUTURE FUTURE P PLANS LANS.. !. WHA WHAT T ARE YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE PLANS AFTER FINISHING RESIDE RESIDENCY NCY. ". DO Y YOU OU HAVE HAVE PLANS PLANS TO PURSUE PURSUE FE FELLO LLOWSHIP WSHIP TR TRAINING AINING.. 1#. DO YOU HA HAVE VE RESEARCH E$PERIENCE. E$PERIENCE. 11. DO YOU HA HAVE VE ANY INTEREST IN RESEARCH. 12. WHERE DO YOU SEE Y YOURSELF OURSELF TEN YEARS FROM NOW NOW.. 13. WHA WHAT T DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE IMPORTA IMPORTANT NT IN A TRAINING PROGRAM. PROGRAM. 14. WHA WHAT T ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN A PROGRAM. 15. WHA WHAT T IS YOUR IDEAL PROGRAM. PROGRAM. 16. WHY HAV HAVE E YOU APPLIED TO THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM. PROGRAM. 1. WHA WHAT T IS YOUR PERCEPTION PERCEPTION OF THE STRENGHTS OF THIS PROGRAM. 1!. WHA WHAT T IS YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE WEAKNESSES OF THIS PROGRAM. 1". WHAT %UALIFICATIONS DO YOU HAVE THA THAT T SET YOU APAR APART T FROM OTHE OTHER R APPLICANTS. 2#. WHY SHOULD WE CHOOSE YOU OVER THE OTHER HIGHLY HIGHLY %UIALIFIED APPLICANTS. 21. HOW WOULD YOU CONTRIBUTE TO OUR RESIDENCY. 22. TELL ME THREE THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE YOU ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY VALUABLE VALUABLE TO OUR RESIDENCY. 23. WHERE ELSE HAVE Y YOU OU INTERVIEWED. 24. HOW HA HAVE VE Y YOU OU DONE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. 25. WHA WHAT T IS THE BEST E$PERIENCE YOU HAD IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. 26. WHA WHAT T IS THE WORST E$PERIENCE YOU HAD IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. 2. WHA WHAT T WERE THE MAJOR DEFICIENCIES IN YOUR MEDICAL MEDICAL SCHOOL TRAINING. 2!. WHAT ROTA ROTATION TION G GAVE AVE YOU YOU THE MOST MO ST DIFFICUL DIFFICU LTY AND WHY WH Y. 2". WHAT W WAS AS YOUR MOST DIFFICUL DIFFICULT T SITUATION IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. 3#. ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE RIGORS OF RESIDENCY. 31. WHA WHAT T WAS THE MOST INTERESTING CASE YOU WERE INVOLVED INVOLVED IN. 32. WHA WHAT T ARE YOU YOU STRENGHTS. 33. WHA WHAT T ARE YOUR WEAKNESSESS. WEAKNESSESS. 34. HOW WOULD YOUR FRIE FRIENDS NDS DESCRIBE YOU. YOU. 35. HAVE Y YOU OU ALWAYS ALWAYS DONE THE BEST WORK WHICH WHIC H YOU ARE CAPABLE OF. OF. 36. OF WHICH ACCOM ACCOMPLISHMENTS PLISHMENTS ARE Y YOU OU MOST PROUD. 3. HOW DO YOU BEST DEAL WITH CONFLICT CONFLICT.. 3!. WHOM DO YOU DEPEND ON FOR SUPPOR SUPPORT T. 3". WHA WHAT T ARE YOUR INTERESTS AND AND HOBBIES. 4#. WITH WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE DO YOU HA HAVE VE DIFFICUL DIFFICULTIES TIES WORKING. 41. WITH WHAT TYPES OF PA PATIENTS TIENTS DO YOU HAVE HAVE TROUBLE DEALING. 42. WHAT IS YOUR YOUR MOST MEMORABLE PA PATIENT TIENT ENCOUN ENCOUNTER. TER. 43. WHA WHAT T OTHER PROGRAMS HAVE YOU YOU APPLIED TO. 44. CAN YOU E$PLAIN Y YOUR OUR GRADES&BOARD GRADES&BOARD SCORES. 45. WHAT IF YOU DON'T MATCH. MATCH. 46. WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO INTERVIEW IN TH THIS IS PART PART OF THE COUNTRY COUN TRY. 4. ARE YOU APPL APPLYING YING TO ANY AN Y OTHER SPECIAL SPEC IALTY TY.

 

4!. HOW WILL Y YOU OU RANK US. 4". WHA WHAT T DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN() *CURRENT EVENT %UESTION+ 5#. HOW DO YOU SEE THE DELIVERY OF HEAL HEALTH TH CARE EVOLVING. EVOLVING. 51. WHA WHAT T WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU YOU READ. 52. FROM YOUR CV, I SEE THAT YOU ARE AN INTERNA INTERNATIONAL TIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATE. GRADUATE. WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY. 53. AS AN IMG, YOU ARE F FAMILIAR AMILIAR WITH WIT H THE HEALTH HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN YOUR COUNTRY. HOW DOES THIS SYSTEM SYSTE M DIFFER FROM THE ONE HERE IN THE T HE UNITED STATES. 54. FROM YOUR CV, I SEE THAT YOU ARE AN IMG. WHA WHAT T HAVE YOU YOU DONE TO FAMILIARI-E  YOURSELF WITH MEDICINE AS IT IS PR PRACTICED ACTICED IN THE US. HAVE HAVE YOU YOU DONE ANY OBSERVERSHIPS OR ROTATIONS. 55. DO YOU HAVE AN ECFMG CERTIFICA CERTIFICATE. TE. WHAT ECFMG RE%UIREMENTS REMAIN FOR  YOU TO COMPLETE. COMPLETE. 56. FROM YOUR CV, I SEE THAT YOU ARE AN IMG. HOW WOULD YOU RA RATE TE YOUR ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS. HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. 5. FROM YOUR CV, I SEE THA THAT T YOU ARE AN IMG. HOW WELL DO YOU SEE YOURSELF YOURSELF ADAPTING TO THE AMERICAN HEALTH SYSTEM. 5!. IN YOUR CV, THERE IS A GAP OF ONE YEAR. WHA WHAT T DID YOU DO DURING THIS TIME. 5". DO YOU HA HAVE VE ANY %UESTIONS FOR US. 6#. CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE Y YOU OU WOULD LIKE TO ADD.