🧵 Part 5 of my Residency Interview Prep Series and the 9th thread in my #Tweetorial series for #Match2022 and #PedsMatch22: Behavioral & Ethics Questions 🧵
We’ll cover more behavioral questions and some ethics questions, as they can be challenging. Let’s begin!
@FuturePedsRes
We’ll cover more behavioral questions and some ethics questions, as they can be challenging. Let’s begin!
@FuturePedsRes
1. Tell me about a negative interaction you had with an attending or resident. How did you deal with it?
This isn’t a question to see if you have tough skin, but rather to see how you handle conflict or stress, as well as navigate interpersonal/interprofessional relationships.
This isn’t a question to see if you have tough skin, but rather to see how you handle conflict or stress, as well as navigate interpersonal/interprofessional relationships.
2. Give me an example of a time when you had a difficult communication problem.
Good communication is the cornerstone of any relationship, including those with colleagues, staff, and patients. It’s important to recognize when communication is poor and take action to improve it.
Good communication is the cornerstone of any relationship, including those with colleagues, staff, and patients. It’s important to recognize when communication is poor and take action to improve it.
3. Tell me about a time when you successfully worked with someone you didn’t like.
Occasionally, you may work with someone you simply don’t like for whatever reason. How do you put aside differences to get the job done? If there were barriers, how did you overcome them?
Occasionally, you may work with someone you simply don’t like for whatever reason. How do you put aside differences to get the job done? If there were barriers, how did you overcome them?
4. Describe to me a time when you received an evaluation that you disagreed with.
How did you react? What did you take away from the evaluation? I think it’s important to show that you can receive feedback and apply it, as well as seek out ways to continue growing and improving.
How did you react? What did you take away from the evaluation? I think it’s important to show that you can receive feedback and apply it, as well as seek out ways to continue growing and improving.
5. Was there a time during a rotation when you didn’t feel like part of the team?
Your contributions and roles on the teams you work on are important. This goes for everybody, and the skills associated with handling this situation can speak to how you value teamwork and others.
Your contributions and roles on the teams you work on are important. This goes for everybody, and the skills associated with handling this situation can speak to how you value teamwork and others.
6. Tell me about a problem you had with a classmate, faculty member or patient. How did you handle it?
The context of this can vary. What is important is how you approached the problem, what strategies or skills you used, what you learned, and how this translates to the future.
The context of this can vary. What is important is how you approached the problem, what strategies or skills you used, what you learned, and how this translates to the future.
7. Tell me about a time when you were upset by the words or actions of an attending or resident.
I hope your institution promotes a culture of respect. Sometimes, you may be upset by the words of others. How do you respond? What does this say about what you believe in?
I hope your institution promotes a culture of respect. Sometimes, you may be upset by the words of others. How do you respond? What does this say about what you believe in?
8. Tell me about a time during rotations in which you went above and beyond.
Aside from being a chance to “brag”, your answer says a lot about what how you define roles and responsibilities, your awareness of surroundings, your motivation, and your creativity and innovation.
Aside from being a chance to “brag”, your answer says a lot about what how you define roles and responsibilities, your awareness of surroundings, your motivation, and your creativity and innovation.
9. Tell me about a patient that had a significant effect on you. What did you learn? How will this help you as a physician?
Our patients are some of our best teachers. One of the keys to answering this is anticipating future responsibilities and applying past lessons learned.
Our patients are some of our best teachers. One of the keys to answering this is anticipating future responsibilities and applying past lessons learned.
10. Tell me about a patient you cared for where something went wrong.
A culture of safety and quality improvement are two concepts you should be familiar with. More than just identifying what went wrong, you can explore systematic causes and develop ideas for improvements.
A culture of safety and quality improvement are two concepts you should be familiar with. More than just identifying what went wrong, you can explore systematic causes and develop ideas for improvements.
11. Tell me about a clinical situation that didn’t go as well as you would have liked.
Do you recognize when things don’t go well? Do you act upon these realizations? What challenges may you encounter? How can you take what you learned and carry it over to future scenarios?
Do you recognize when things don’t go well? Do you act upon these realizations? What challenges may you encounter? How can you take what you learned and carry it over to future scenarios?
12. Your attending physician asks you a question and you are not sure of the answer. What do you say or do?
There are always questions you won’t know the answer to. Can you handle uncertainty? Can you demonstrate a willingness and determination to find the answer? Any examples?
There are always questions you won’t know the answer to. Can you handle uncertainty? Can you demonstrate a willingness and determination to find the answer? Any examples?
13. Tell me about a time when you witnessed unprofessional or unethical behavior. How did you handle it?
We often talk about professionalism, but this flips the script and challenges you. Doing nothing is not the answer, but you should be thoughtful and mindful of your approach.
We often talk about professionalism, but this flips the script and challenges you. Doing nothing is not the answer, but you should be thoughtful and mindful of your approach.
14. Your senior resident insists on a treatment plan you feel may harm the patient. What do you do?
This question sneaks in valuable concepts interviewers can try to examine, including advocacy, teamwork, communication, roles and responsibilities, skepticism, and leadership.
This question sneaks in valuable concepts interviewers can try to examine, including advocacy, teamwork, communication, roles and responsibilities, skepticism, and leadership.
15. How would you handle a situation with a patient or family that is extremely angry or upset?
There are some fundamental skills (especially communication) you probably would employ in such encounters that you would want to highlight. Using an example can be great.
There are some fundamental skills (especially communication) you probably would employ in such encounters that you would want to highlight. Using an example can be great.
16. How will you handle patient death or adverse events?
I think we all respond to these in different ways, and being honest and reflective about it can speak volumes about your coping mechanisms, ability to recognize emotions, and desire to support others.
I think we all respond to these in different ways, and being honest and reflective about it can speak volumes about your coping mechanisms, ability to recognize emotions, and desire to support others.
17. You wake up one morning and feel somewhat sick and with a headache. What do you do?
Questions such as this one challenge your judgment, but they also force you to reason and think your way through a problem or conflict. Showing your reasoning is important here.
Questions such as this one challenge your judgment, but they also force you to reason and think your way through a problem or conflict. Showing your reasoning is important here.
18. You are chief resident. One of the junior residents is continually late. How will you address this problem?
There are different variations of this question, which addresses a number of key skills such as communication, feedback, and leadership.
There are different variations of this question, which addresses a number of key skills such as communication, feedback, and leadership.
19. You encounter another resident being rude or unprofessional to one of the nurses. What do you do?
What is your role and expectation in a scenario like this one? How does communication factor into how you would handle this?
What is your role and expectation in a scenario like this one? How does communication factor into how you would handle this?
20. A patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness. A family member states that he would not want to be told if he was really sick. What do you do?
Occasionally, you may be asked questions that assess your knowledge and reasoning related to important concepts, such as autonomy.
Occasionally, you may be asked questions that assess your knowledge and reasoning related to important concepts, such as autonomy.
That’s it for this thread! Hope you found it helpful! Only two more parts left in my interview prep series, and they’ll focus on two of my favorite topics:
- The dreaded “What questions do you have?”
- Out of the box questions (which can be fun but nerve-wracking)
Stay tuned!
- The dreaded “What questions do you have?”
- Out of the box questions (which can be fun but nerve-wracking)
Stay tuned!
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