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Beginner
Have you considered other careers besides being a physician?
Intermediate
Imagine you are a resident and you had a patient that came in with a medical reason that was causing them lots of pain. You have properly given them narcotics according to the guidelines, however, the next day they still are complaining of pain. How would you handle this situation?
Intermediate
If you were a doctor and you had a patient that was unsure about getting their children vaccinated due to things they had read online, how would you counsel them?
Intermediate
What do you think is the biggest "problem" with the Canadian medical system? How can we fix this?
Intermediate
What health issue within our province are you most passionate about? Why?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you had to say “no”.
Intermediate
In Ontario, pharmacists are able to prescribe certain medications to patients now. What are some pros and cons of this change?
Intermediate
You are on clinical rotation with Dr. A and admire how highly professional and compassionate they are with patients. However, you notice that after patient interactions, Dr. A makes jokes about their patients with other physicians and residents. Dr. A notices your shock at this and mentions that "everyone does this” and “as long as you are good with the patients in person, it’s just private fun". Do you see any issues with this behaviour? Would you say anything to Dr. X? What would you do if Dr. A refused to change their behaviour?
Advanced
Bill-C7, which amended the Criminal Code to permit MAID for individuals whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable, was recently passed in Canada. What impact do you think this will have?
Beginner
Tell me about the last time you were upset.
Intermediate
It sounds really bad. You are on an airplane and after you have taken off for a 4-hour flight, a baby sitting right behind your seat starts to cry. As time goes on, even while you have earphones, the screams don’t stop. The parent accompanying the child keeps trying to quiet the baby down but to no avail. For every passing minute, the screams get louder and louder. What do you do?
Intermediate
If you were a med student and you are working with a resident who has been nothing but nice to you. But you saw them yelling at another resident, how would you react?
Intermediate
Physicians are using social media to grow their network, showcase their lifestyle, and share medical tips and tricks. What are some positives and negatives of this increased exposure of physicians on social media?
Beginner
What role has the internet played in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Intermediate
In Ontario, patients will soon be able to read the medical notes their physicians write about them. What are the implications of this change?
Intermediate
What role should privacy play in telemedicine and electronic health records?
Intermediate
Experimental medicine can introduce hugely effective new methods of treatment for pathologies that previously could not be treated. Do you think experimental medicine research should be done with children? Why or why not?
Intermediate
What are some pros and cons to health system family medicine models that pay based on how many patients the family doctor sees?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you improved on a weakness.
Intermediate
Your friend tells you that he wants to take an "Introduction to Spanish" course to boost his GPA even though he is a native Spanish speaker. Native speakers are not allowed to take the course. What do you tell your friend?
Intermediate
You started your clerkship rotations coincidently with your best friend. In your conversations, he often mentions patients by name and gives details on their conditions as well as their behaviour. What are some ethical issues that may arise in such a situation?
Intermediate
You are playing the card game hearts, and your partner is demonstrably less skilled and experienced than you. After a few hands, you both are down by over 100 points as a team, mostly because your partner keeps apologizing for making stupid mistakes during the game. What do you say to your partner?
Intermediate
Your little cousin needs to complete 40 hours of volunteering for his school. He thinks volunteering is useless and serves no purpose since you don't get paid for it. What would you say to convince him of the benefits of volunteering?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you did something you were not proud of.
Advanced
Do you think that physicians who, for personal reasons, feel uncomfortable with certain procedures (e.g. medically-assisted death, abortion) should be required to perform or refer for them? Why or why not? What ethical issues do you see in this situation?
Advanced
What is the Jordan principle? What are some long-term benefits of this principle to a child’s life?
Beginner
Aside from the Medical Expert role, select another CanMED role and discuss why you think it is the most important one for a physician.
Beginner
What responsibilities do physicians have in informing the general public about topics related to medicine?
Intermediate
You have two patients who have been admitted after a serious accident. Both require immediate attention in order to survive. One patient is 20 years old; the other is 60 years old. Which life would you save?
Intermediate
Imagine you were a third year clerk working in a clinic with an attending. Clerks are supposed to be released from clinic at 5pm. However, the clinic is running late and it's already 5:30pm. What would you do in this situation?
Intermediate
Lord Byron stated “always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.” What does this quote mean to you in terms of how you will pursue your career in medicine?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you had to deliver bad news.
Beginner
If you were on the admissions committee, what would be the most important thing you look for in a candidate?
Intermediate
How would you deal with the death of a patient?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you felt ashamed.
Intermediate
Explain our Canadian health care system at a level appropriate for a high school student to understand.
Intermediate
Discuss one extracurricular experience where you had an impact on another individual?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you had to be a follower.
Intermediate
Mistakes can occasionally go unnoticed, with parties involved remaining unaware that anything wrong ever occurred. Do you think it is ever appropriate to keep a mistake private? If so, when and why?
Intermediate
Resident physicians are employees but also still completing their training. What are challenges that resident physicians face?
Intermediate
The Cannabis Act 2018 came into action across Canada. What are your thoughts on how this Act has affected Canadians?
Advanced
The government wants to track citizens across the country in order to maintain public safety in the face of a pandemic. How would you advise the government to do this?
Intermediate
What is your opinion on doctors being suspended or facing consequences based on their social media posts?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you felt excited. What happened?
Beginner
During your final exams week, your grandmother calls and tells you she feels lonely. What would you do?
Intermediate
With AI slowly creeping its way into the healthcare field, what are three pros and three cons of AI in medicine?
Beginner
A proposed bill would require all individuals to vote in federal elections or face a $100 fine. What do you think about this bill?
Intermediate
There have been more medical students and physicians participating in activism. What is your perspective on our role in activism?
Intermediate
What do you think health inequality means? What does health inequity mean? Have you ever felt treated unfairly in your own life?
Intermediate
You are a family physician. You notice bruises on your patient, a 10 year boy. What would you do?
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Jamie scored your response an 8/10

You spoke clearly and had a good pacing. I heard a lot of ums in the beginning, so just make sure you practice not using those little words as much as you can. Also, try to show a little bit more enthusiasm so your interviewer knows that you're more engaged in the interview. You were able to identify a strength, a weakness, one is more important, so good job there. When talking about your strength, you did well talking about how you problem-solve on a general level, but your answer would be much more powerful if you could provide a specific example of the time you demonstrated the strength. So you also mentioned your problem-solving is how you live your life . . .

Feedback Score: 4/10

You went deep on where the specific difficulties lie, but I didn't hear anything in terms of how you plan to improve this weakness. A specific plan and example of how you are actively working on your weakness would be again really much more powerful. If you could also tie both of your answers, weakness and strength, into what it means to be a physician or practice as a physician, this would make your overall goal and mindset much more clear. So it's a good start as of now, an overall 4 out of 10, but keep practicing.

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