1. Tell me about yourself?

(Who I am, Why I’m qualified, Why I’m here)

2. Why this program
3. Why this specialty?
4. What are your strengths/what would you bring to the program/what qualities make
you a good physician/what sets you apart from other applicants?
5. What are your weaknesses?
(Tell me about 3 strengths, tell me about 3 weaknesses)
Experience questions…
- Why did you choose your med school
- What was your fav rotation
- Why did you become a doctor?
- How would your friends describe you?
- Why should we choose you?
- What do you like about this city? (the city the program is in)
- What was your least fav rotation
- Describe a particularly meaningful experience during your medical training
- List three abilities you have that will make you valuable as a resident.
- Tell me about your volunteer experience
- Tell me about your research experience
- What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced in medical school?
- What clinical experiences have you had in this specialty?
- Tell me about a hardship you experienced and how you overcame it
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with others, and how you resolved it
- Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult patient, and how you handled it
- Tell me about a time you made a mistake/Tell me about a time you failed
- What are you most proud of
- How do you study?
- Tell me about a time you were working with others on a project, and you had a
disagreement
- Tell me about a time you were working with someone from a different background,
and you disagreed with one another
- Tell me about something not on your application
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- What is the perfect day like for you? Walk me through it
- Tell me about a time you saw someone doing something unprofessional/irresponsible,
and what did you do?
 - Tell me about an interesting case you've participated in.
- What would you have become if you didn't go into medicine?
- Tell me about a time where you had to gain someone's trust
- What was your biggest single take away from ---- experience?
- What do you do in your spare time?
- Tell me why you didn’t do so well in ----
- Difference between healthcare practice in home country VS the USA
- What are your goals?
- Are you interested in academic or in clinical medicine? Interested in any fellowships?
- What do you not like about this specialty?
- If you could do medical school over again, what would you change?
- What do you think you can contribute to this program?
- Who is your role model and why?
- What’s the most recent book you’ve read? What is a lesson you can take from it?
- What is your philosophy of patient care?
- Tell me about a difficult decision you’ve made.
- How do you deal with stress

What questions do you have for me?

Questions to ask the Faculty:
Structure of Didactics/simulations?

Where are most graduates located?

What kind of fellowships did last year’s residents match into?

Any future plans for the program or anything being worked on currently?
How is feedback provided to residents, and how often
What kind of feedback have graduates given you about your program?
What kind of changes have been instituted due to resident feedback
What do you like to do in the city?
What is your favorite thing about the program?
How do you perceive your program compared to other programs?
What interventions does the program take to promote camaraderie?
Is there a methodology behind the didactics done to prepare for boards (such as following a
textbook or a topic schedule, etc)?