Interview Questions

High yield:

1) Tell me About Yourself

2) Why did you come to the United States?”
3) Tell me about a memorable patient.
4) Tell me about a difficult / interesting patient.
5) Why are you choosing Internal Medicine?
6) Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years?/ What are your goals?
7) Do you have any questions for me?
8) Tell me about your medical school training.
9) Why do you want to join this program?
10) Why should we choose you?
11) What do you do in your free time?

Medium yield:

1) Tell me your strengths.

2) Tell me your weaknesses.
3) What are the differences between health care in USA and Egypt.
4) How do you like the area?” or phrased differently “What do you know
about this city/location?”
5) Tell me about a time you failed.
6) Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
7) Tell me your proudest accomplishment.
8) Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for the care of a patient.
9) Tell me about your medical school.”
10) Tell me about a case where you made a mistake.
11) What are you looking for in a program?
12) If you weren’t a doctor, what would you have been?
Behavioral Questions

1) Tell me about a time you worked effectively under pressure.

2) Tell me about a stressful situation you experienced in medical school and
how you handled it.
3) Tell me about a time you made a mistake and had to tell a resident or
attending.
4) Tell me how you would you deal with a resident who wasn’t doing his share
of the work.
5) Tell me about a time that you had a conflict with a team member and how
you handled it.
6) Tell me about a time when you were disappointed in your performance.
7) Tell me about a time you had to build a relationship with someone you
didn’t like.
8) Tell me about a difficult decision you’ve made in the last year.
9) Tell me about a time you when you tried to accomplish something and
failed.

Low yield tricky “RARE”

1) Tell me a joke.
2) Tell me about your core values.
3) Imaging looking back at your career.  What do you think you will regret?