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Intermediate
Is there a policy at an institution or organization you were a part of that you disagreed with? If so, why?
Beginner
Describe a time when you made sacrifices to excel at something (can be any activity).
Intermediate
In Ontario, pharmacists are able to prescribe certain medications to patients now. What are some pros and cons of this change?
Beginner
Why do you want to be a doctor?
Beginner
Tell me about a time you handled interpersonal conflict.
Intermediate
You say you enjoy helping others. There are many other careers other than medicine where you can do that. Why medicine?
Beginner
Have you considered other careers besides being a physician?
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
You are a physician and you have been treating a patient in the hospital for several days. How would you handle this situation?
Beginner
What characteristics do you think are important for a physician to possess as members within a team and why?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you did something you were not proud of.
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?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you were wrong about something very important.
Intermediate
Describe a time when you improved on a weakness.
Beginner
What are your thoughts and feelings on reflecting your life during the COVID pandemic?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you felt ashamed.
Intermediate
What health issue within our province are you most passionate about? Why?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you had to say “no”.
Intermediate
Have you ever doubted whether medicine is right for you?
Advanced
What do you think are the long-term benefits of the Jordan principle, for the indigenous community on a population level?
Intermediate
You are a medical student on rotation in the emergency department with Dr. A. A patient comes in complaining about pain in their hip. Dr. A gives them some medication and the patient very quickly appears to improve and leaves the hospital feeling better. After the patient leaves, Dr. A reveals that the drug was a placebo and that that particular patient comes in often with a pain complaint that "has no pathological basis". Dr. A says that in cases like that, a placebo can be enough to help patients feel better and that telling patient it is a placebo would ruin the effect. What ethical issues do you see here? Would you say anything to Dr. A? Should you report this behaviour?
Intermediate
People infected with COVID-19 variants are experiencing a spectrum of symptoms with some suggesting that it can be compared to the flu or common cold. Some believe that the risk of vaccination side effects (e.g. inflammation of the heart) may outweigh the risk of contracting COVID. Discuss your stance on vaccination decision making when factoring side effects and contracting the disease.
Beginner
What is one lasting effect on healthcare from the COVID-19 pandemic?
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
Choose a health care debate and discuss both sides. Which side do you agree with most?
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.
Intermediate
Describe a time when you disappointed your parents/grandparents.
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
Have you ever almost quit something but then changed your mind? Why? What did you learn?
Intermediate
Do you think physicians should lie or withhold the truth from their patients, even if its for the patient’s own good? What are some benefits to telling the truth?
Intermediate
What problems lie at the intersection of indigenous people's relationship with government operated healthcare in Canada and rural communities?
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
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
Discuss your perspective on how social media is being used in the context of medicine.
Intermediate
Describe a difficult decision that you had to make.
Intermediate
Compare and contrast between public and private health care.
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
Describe a time when you stood up to an authority figure.
Intermediate
Medical students are involved with many extracurricular activities. Choose one and talk about it.
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
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
During your shift, you notice your preceptor is intoxicated. What do you do?
Intermediate
What is the biopsychosocial model of medicine and what role does it play in the field of medicine?
Intermediate
Public celebrity cases like the recent Depp vs. Heard case have shown how powerful and biased the ‘Court of Public Opinion’ can be. What kind of effects do you think public opinion can have on the legal process, if any? Do you think that certain court cases should be kept private and out of public view? Why or why not?
Intermediate
Social media platforms have been restricting content that is deemed discriminatory and offensive. What do you think about these practices?
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
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
Dr. A is an exceptional surgeon, with by far the best surgical outcomes in the country. However, Dr. A is also highly prone to inter-professional conflict and is frequently disrespectful to patients, hospital staff and students. Do you think exceptional results justify problematic behaviour? If Dr. A threatened to quit in response to any required professional-development or sensitivity training, do you think that this would do more harm than good to patients? Why or why not?
Intermediate
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).
Intermediate
You are a medical student. Another medical student, Sam, invites you to a study group with three other students. At the study group, you find that the students are using real cases from their clinical rotations. When you ask Sam about this, they explain that the group removes always patient identifiers and that they feel that current cases are a great way to learn medicine.What considerations should be made in this situation? Would you say anything further to Sam? Are there any other actions you would take?
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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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