Residency Interview Prep in Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Questions

• Tell me about yourself
• What are your strengths
• What are your weaknesses
• Where do you see yourself in 5 years-10 years?
• What are your ultimate career plans? Are you planning on doing a fellowship? In which subspecialty?
• Why do you want to come to our program? Why do you like our program? Why do you like Internal Medicine?
• What are you looking for in a residency program? Or what are you expecting from our residency program?
• What can you bring to our residency program? What makes you different from other candidates? Why should we choose you for our residency program?
• Tell me something that is not on your CV.
• Who is your role model? Why?
• Tell me about the research project on your CV.
• Describe yourself in one word.
• Tell me about your hometown/college/medical school.
• Describe the best or worst incident you encountered in your medical school/training career so far.
• What are your hobbies/interests? What do you do in your spare time?
• According to you, what would be the future of medicine? Or the practice of medicine?
• If you could not become a doctor, what profession would you be in and why?
• What is the most challenging aspect of the medical profession?
• How do you think you can motivate your co-worker?
• How do you approach conflict?
• Did you ever make any medical mistake and how would you avoid that in the future?
• Describe a time when you handled stressful situations in medical school/training/job.
• Describe when your work was criticized and how you handled the feedback.
• Do you have any questions for me?

Questions for Program Director

• How do you support the professional interest of your residents?
• What is your goal for the program in the next 5 years?
• How does your residency play its role in maintaining a work-life balance?
• What role do you see yourself playing to improve the personal and professional development of residents?
• Are you anticipating any major changes in the program in the near future?

Questions for Faculty Interviewer

• What do you believe are the strengths and weaknesses of this program?
• Does this residency program have an evaluation system for the residents?
• How has this residency program supported you in achieving your goal?
• Which aspect of this program attracted you the most? What kept you here?

Questions for Residents

• What is the typical day like?
• What do you guys do in your free time?
• Do the residents socialize as a group, and how often?
• How supportive are the faculty, attending, and co-residents?
• Did anyone leave the program in the past for any reason?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the program?