Tell me about a time you worked effectively under pressure.

Tell me about a stressful situation you experienced in medical school and how you handled it.

Tell me about a time you made a mistake and had to tell a resident or attending.

Tell me how you would you deal with a resident who wasn’t doing his share of the work.

Tell me about a time that you had a conflict with a team member and how you handled it.

Tell me about a time when you were disappointed in your performance.

Tell me about a time you had to build a relationship with someone you didn’t like.

Tell me about a difficult decision you’ve made in the last year.

Tell me about a time you when you tried to accomplish something and failed.

Tell me about a time your performance was criticized.

Tell me about what irritates you about other people and how you deal with it.

Tell me about a patient you had trouble dealing with.

Tell me about a time when you were upset with the behavior of a team member or faculty and how you dealt with it.

Why did you become a doctor?

Why are you interested in this specialty?

Why are you interested in our program? Why did you apply to our program?

Why should we choose you? (How do you see yourself contributing to our program?)

What do you see as the positive aspects of this specialty?

What do you see as the negative aspects of this specialty?

What problems do you think this specialty may face in the future?

Do you want to do research? Which topic?

Are you interested in academic medicine?

Where do you see yourself practicing?

Where do you see yourself in five years? In ten years?

What are your goals?

Do you plan on pursuing a fellowship?

Tell me about yourself

Describe yourself in 3-5 words

What do you see as your strengths?

What do you see as your weaknesses?

Tell me about a case that you found interesting and what you learned from it

Tell me about a case where you made a mistake

What are you looking for in a program?

What do you do in your free time?

What was the last book you read?

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

How do you deal with conflict?

Tell me about this problem in your academic record (e.g. failed Step I, failed class, expansion)

Items on your CV: your research, your extracurricular activities, your decision to expand.

What is the last book you read?

If you weren’t a doctor, what would you have been?

Talk about one that you found interesting, one in which something went wrong. Be able to elucidate what you learned from these experiences. Do not use the one you wrote about in your personal statement.

What type of patients are difficult and why?

Tell me about an interesting patient.

What are your weaknesses?

Tell me about your failing grade in this course, on Step I?