Residency Interviews

Resources Checklist

Interview Day Tips Checklist 

Approach for answering questions

For difficult questions (i.e. Describe yourself)

   Attach a few reminder notes to side of laptop

   Maintain eye contact with interviewer while referencing note

Know your CV

   Interviewers commonly ask to elaborate on details from CV

   Ex: Results/conclusions may be brought up from various publications or poster presentations

   It’s easy to forget these so be prepared

Standardized Questions

Virtual Residency Interviewer with Timer

AK_All questions with answers 

60 Tough questions with answers 

Difficult Questions

Questions to ask Program/PD/Faculty/Residents

Book: BeMo’s Ultimate Guide to Residency Interview $.99 for kindle version 

Art of Interviewing

Search on LinkedIn

   Make notes: how long Residents/PDs have been in program, where they come from, what they do

Free Mock interviews 

Camera 

   Best video quality = attach DSLR to a PC 

   Best Video Quality on a budget

         Attach GoproHero 8/9/10 to a pc

         NexiGo N60 USB Computer Camera, 110-Degree FOV

   Best webcam = insta 360 webcam 

   Best value webcam = elgato Face cam 

   $100 webcam = avermedia pw315 (requires some adjustments)

Ring light 

Fifine USB microphone K669B