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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?
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Describe a time when you doubted yourself.
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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?
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What is your greatest strength and greatest weakness? Which one is more important to you?
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Is there a policy at an institution or organization you were a part of that you disagreed with? If so, why?
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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?
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Describe a time when you found that you had “too much on your plate”.
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Can you tell me why a physician must also be a good collaborator, and provide examples?
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Why is confidentiality important for physicians? In what cases should physicians breach confidentiality? Have you ever had to break confidentiality in your life? Why or why not?
Beginner
What is one lasting effect on healthcare from the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Describe a time when you had to be a leader.
Beginner
One of the patients hands you a basket of baked goods and wine for the holidays as a gift. What would you do?
Beginner
When do laws deviate from ethics?
Beginner
What is your opinion on medicine and research?
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In healthcare, mandatory vaccinations has been met with mostly support. With COVID-19, mandatory vaccinations and booster shots have been further explored ethically and pragmatically. Discuss your perspective on mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19 compared to others (e.g. flu).
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What is your greatest weakness?
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Describe a time when you improved on a weakness.
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During your shift, you notice your preceptor is intoxicated. What do you do?
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Why do you wish to attend our medical school?
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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?
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Have you ever almost quit something but then changed your mind? Why? What did you learn?
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What health issue within our province are you most passionate about? Why?
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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?
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From your file, I can see that you have a lot of experience doing 'x experience'. Please describe your strategy with 'x'. What is the most important lesson you learned?
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Discuss one extracurricular experience where you had an impact on another individual?
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Describe a time when you felt excited. What happened?
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What do you think are the long-term benefits of the Jordan principle, for the indigenous community on a population level?
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You are a family physician. You notice bruises on your patient, a 10 year boy. What would you do?
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What are the difficult parts of being a physician?
Intermediate
A lot of people you work with have noticed that many random things which they own are going missing. It appears that some personal items that are not extremely valuable have gone missing over the course of the last two months. Regardless, many of your co-workers are concerned. What suggestions would you bring to an upcoming meeting with your co-workers about finding a way to address this issue?
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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?
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What are your thoughts on universal basic income?
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Have you considered other careers besides being a physician?
Beginner
What characteristics do you think are important for a physician to possess as members within a team and why?
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Describe a time when you were scared.
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What is your favourite quote and why?
Intermediate
Compare and contrast between public and private health care.
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If you were on the admissions committee, what would be the most important thing you look for in a candidate?
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Discuss your perspective on shifting the COVID-19 crisis from a pandemic to an endemic. What are the positives and negatives? Who stands to benefit and face harm as a result of such a decision? What do you think is the best course of action going forward?
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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?
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How would you go about suggesting to a family member that they get vaccinated if they are anti-vaccine?
Intermediate
During COVID-19, the Maritimes created an "Atlantic Bubble". What do you think about this decision by public health?
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The Olympics is a global competition of sport and athleticism. Historically, there have been controversies in numerous Olympic Games. Select one of these controversies and discuss.
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Discuss your perspective on how social media is being used in the context of medicine.
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What is your opinion on doctors being suspended or facing consequences based on their social media posts?
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Describe a time when you many have lost your temper.
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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?
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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?
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Recently truckers have gathered to form a convoy in protest of certain decisions made by the federal government. What are your thoughts on this demonstration?
Beginner
Describe a time when you made sacrifices to excel at something (can be any activity).
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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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