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Intermediate
Why is support for physician work life balance important for the care of patients?
Intermediate
What do you think is the biggest "problem" with the Canadian medical system? How can we fix this?
Intermediate
You are a judge for a student competition on public health. Student competitors had to present on a current health topic, describing the health issue, current solutions, and possible other health solutions. You and the rest of the judging panel have narrowed down the submission pool to two presentations; one on lung cancer and the other on geographical inequalities in population access to primary care. You and the other judges believe that both projects are extremely well done, but they vary significantly in their subject matter. The competition rules are clear that there can only be one winner. How would you go about choosing a winner?
Intermediate
Systemic issues exist in the provincial health care system. Discuss one of them and how you would address it.
Intermediate
Compare and contrast between public and private health care.
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?
Beginner
What is your opinion on medicine and research?
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 is one lasting effect on healthcare from the COVID-19 pandemic?
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 did something you were not proud of.
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
During your final exams week, your grandmother calls and tells you she feels lonely. What would you do?
Intermediate
Discuss one extracurricular experience where you had an impact on another individual?
Intermediate
Most Canadians have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Why do you think some Canadians are choosing not to get the vaccine?
Beginner
What are the three qualities you believe would make you a great physician?
Beginner
What would you hope to achieve as a physician?
Beginner
Why do you want to be a doctor?
Beginner
Some medical schools have a preference for selecting medical candidates from certain geographical locations. What are your thoughts about such selection policies?
Intermediate
What is your opinion on doctors being suspended or facing consequences based on their social media posts?
Intermediate
What are some ways to reduce healthcare inequalities in Canada?
Intermediate
What are your thoughts on universal basic income?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you doubted yourself.
Intermediate
Medical school applicants come from a variety of different backgrounds, with volunteer and leadership experience ranging from small local initiatives to worldwide advocacy trips. Do you think medical schools can fairly compare volunteer and leadership experiences that are dissimilar? If you were in charge of medical school admissions, how would you evaluate applicants’ co-curricular experiences?
Intermediate
What is your greatest strength and greatest weakness? Which one is more important to you?
Intermediate
How would you deal with the death of a patient?
Intermediate
In Ontario, pharmacists are able to prescribe certain medications to patients now. What are some pros and cons of this change?
Intermediate
What are issues that people living with addiction face during a pandemic? What are some solutions to these problems?
Intermediate
Certain hospital services like deliveries in obgyn after midnight get paid more compared to other times of the day. What are the implications for these types of payment policies?
Intermediate
Why do you like our school over other schools?
Intermediate
Our health care system is supposed to be comprehensive, but it does not cover many services offered by optometry, dentistry, nutrition, and other components of health. What is your opinion on this and what is your solution to improve it?
Intermediate
What is the biopsychosocial model of medicine and what role does it play in the field of medicine?
Intermediate
How would you go about convincing a parent who does not want to vaccinate their newborn?
Intermediate
Is there a policy at an institution or organization you were a part of that you disagreed with? If so, why?
Intermediate
What do you think health inequality means? What does health inequity mean? Have you ever felt treated unfairly in your own life?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you had to say “no”.
Intermediate
A physician picked up a car accident victim from the street and brought him to the ER in his car. He did not want to wait for an ambulance because the patient’s condition was critical. Physical examination in the ER reveals quadriplegia. Is the physician liable for this consequence?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you found that you had “too much on your plate”.
Intermediate
Have you ever doubted whether medicine is right for you?
Intermediate
Discuss your perspective on how social media is being used in the context of medicine.
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?
Beginner
Describe a time when you made sacrifices to excel at something (can be any activity).
Intermediate
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?
Intermediate
What role should privacy play in telemedicine and electronic health records?
Beginner
One of the patients hands you a basket of baked goods and wine for the holidays as a gift. What would you do?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you stood up to an authority figure.
Beginner
When do laws deviate from ethics?
Beginner
What are the difficult parts of being a physician?
Intermediate
You are a surgeon, and you discharge a patient. She becomes ill and dies not long after. The family asks why you discharged her. How do you respond?
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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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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