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Questions: Residency Interview
- Are there frequent didactic sessions?
- Are the resident's relieved of clinical duties to attend didactic sessions?
- Is attendance at national/regional conferences encouraged and funded?
- Is this program affiliated with a medical school?
- What teaching responsibilities for medical students are expected of residents?
- If residents have teaching responsibilities, approximately how much time each week is spent with students?
- Is there any formal training of residents on how to effectively teach and evaluate medical students?
- Are the clerkship objectives for students shared with the residents?
- Are research opportunities provided to the residents? Is this a required experience?
- Is there a possibility of allocated time for research?
- How are residents evaluated?
- Are there other hospitals used for rotations or electives?
- What type of attending backup support is available when residents are on call?
- Are residents assisted in finding a job after their residency?
- Do residents have any problems finding jobs?
- Do residents moonlight?
- What changes do you see in the program during the next few years?
- Have any residents left the program recently?
- If yes, why did they leave?
- What are the program's strength and weaknesses?
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It is imperative that you have questions to ask the faculty and residents on your interview in order to make an informed decision. Every interviewer will ask you if you have any questions. It is okay to ask the same question of different interviewers.
Few basic questions are given below:
- Where are your graduates?
- Where do they come from and where do they go?
- How have the graduates done on the USMLE Step 3 and specialty boards?
