Sample Residency Interview Questions
- Patient Care
- Tell me how you approach diagnosing a complicated patient?
- Tell me about a time when you went “over and above” in caring for a patient.
- Tell me what “caring for patients” means to you personally.
- Teamwork/Accountability
- Describe your contribution to your team?
- How would you describe your documentation as it relates to timeliness and content?
- Communication
- Tell me about how you develop rapport with your patients. Provide an example of your effectiveness in developing rapport.
- Tell me about your approach to patient education.
- Tell me about your communication with members of the healthcare team. Provide an example of your effectiveness working within interdisciplinary teams
- Commitment to personal growth
- Are you comfortable taking feedback?
- Please highlight a time when you received corrective feedback and responded in a positive fashion making the necessary changes/improvements to your performance
- Describe when you analyzed your own performance and created a personal improvement plan.
- Describe what you will contribute to your future program using the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Miscellaneous
- How would you describe yourself as a prospective residency candidate?
- Provide me insight as to what separates you from the other candidates as it relates to residency applications.
- recognition of limits, conscientiousness, etc.
- What kind of learning environment will allow you to thrive?
- What kind of program are you interested in?