Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Questions to ask residents at your family medicine interviews

There is increased traffic to my site looking for information about CaRMS. Welcome. This post's for you.

Coming up with questions to ask in your interview can be mortifying as you stumble over your words wanting to just leave the interview room now that your questioning is over. These are some questions I wish I'd asked.

How well organized do you think your program is?
Do you like the order of your rotations?
What is the formal teaching portion of the program like?
When you talk to people at other sites, how does yours compare to theirs?
Do your docs like to teach?
Do you get the impression that your teachers are well supported?
What sort of support do the residents receive?
How often do you get to see other residents and learners?
Do you see a wide variety of patients?
Do you get opportunities to teach?
Do you have time for a life outside of medicine?
How much time do you spend driving?
Are you happy here?

These are things that aren't covered on the website so you won't look like a goof by asking something obvious. Like I did.

Gah.

Good luck!!

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