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I found this list in another forum. I thought it might be useful for here and we can make additions to it if something new is asked.
Interview Questions Asked By Residency Programs
• Why do you wish to join our residency program?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• Where do you see yourself in ten years, after your residency?
• Do you have a standard ECFMG certificate?
• Do you have any medical research experience?
• What made you join medicine?
• From your CV, I notice that you are a foreign medical graduate. Why did you leave your country? Why did you decide to come to America?
• What made you choose this residency specialty (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Family practice, OB/GYN, Anesthesiology etc.)?
• Why did you choose this fellowship (Cardiology, GI etc.)?
• What were your USMLE scores?
• If you were asked to describe yourself in 3 words, what would they be?
• In your Curriculum Vitae (CV), there is a gap of 1 year. Why?
• How many residency interviews have you completed so far?
• As an international medical graduate (IMG), what differences do you see between the health care delivery systems of your country and America?
• What is your medical career plan?
• What do you do in your spare time?
• Have you completed all ECFMG requirements, to start a residency?
• What are your interests?
• Are you applying to any other residency specialty?
• How do you handle adversity?
• Why are your USMLE scores low?
• As an International medical graduate, what is your opinion about socialized health care?
• What is your most memorable patient encounter?
• Which residency programs have you interviewed at?
• Tell me about an interesting case you have seen?
• Tell me about yourself.
• Did you take any course to write the USMLE & CSA exams?
• What were your scores in your residency in-service exams?
• From your CV, I see that you are a foreign medical graduate. How well do you see yourself adapting to the American health system.
Questions To Ask The Residency Program
• Ask for a copy of the residency program’s teaching, conf & call schedules.
• Which fellowships do your residents usually get into?
• Which universities do your residents commonly get accepted, for a fellowship?
• What changes have been made to implement the new 80-hour residency workweek?
• What qualities are you looking for in a Residency / Fellowship applicant?
• How many hospitals participate in your residency program?
• What residency research opportunities do you offer?
• Do you have any minimum USMLE score requirements to match?
• What type of visas do you offer to foreign medical graduates (FMG)?
• Are there opportunities to teach medical students during residency?
• Where do your Residents typically practice Medicine after they graduate?
• How do you get feedback from the Residents?
• How do you handle complaints from residents and fellows?
• Do you require the completion of USMLE Step 3 prior to starting residency?
• Do you have a dedicated (PGY-4) Chief Resident?
• Do you encourage your Residents / Fellows to attend medical conferences?
• Ask for a sample copy of the residency program’s contract.
• What are your current ongoing residency research projects?
• How much dedicated residency research time is offered?
• Do you offer residency contracts outside the ERAS / NRMP match?
Questions To Ask Residents And Fellows
• Salary and benefits offered by the residency program.
• Vacation time and sick leave.
• How is the teaching in your residency program?
• CME fund/ medical educational fund
• Maternity/parental leave during residency.
• Is Spanish language training offered?
• Does your residency program give any pre-match offers, outside the ERAS/NRMP match?
• Residency mix and proportion of American and foreign medical graduates (FMG)?
• Is there any course offered for USMLE Step 3? (Residencies other than Internal Medicine and Family practice)
• What fun activities are there nearby?
• Typical residency work hours.
• Residency Call schedule.
• How good is the security for the hospital and residency call room areas?
• Any difficulty in getting a fellowship from this residency program?
• Last year, how many Residents failed to get a fellowship?
• What type of Scut work do residents do?
• In last years ERAS / NRMP match, did you have any unfilled residency spots?
• Which areas of the city do Residents usually live?
• What is the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment?
• What is the pass percentage of your residency program in the medical specialty board exams?
• Is there a 24 hr phlebotomy team in the hospital?
• Do you get opportunities to moonlight?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the residency program?
• Do the Residents socialize and get together?
• What is the makeup of the patient population?
• Have any Residents left the residency program? If yes, why?
• Is your program open to accepting foreign medical graduates (FMG)?
• What average USMLE scores did the residency program accept last year?
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| P4a99
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Thanks NNL.
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| zhoufg
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Thank you so much!
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| P4a99
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Do they ask or atleast care what your Med. school GPA was?
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| harrish
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What do we do if they ask us an illegal question? just answer it?
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| new_n_lost
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harrish wrote:
What do we do if they ask us an illegal question? just answer it?
What defines an illegal question.
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| P4a99
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OK NNL, when are you going to start posting the correct answers?! 
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| P4a99
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From another forum:
"This question was posed to me in every one of my interviews, and I suspect that many of you will also face this potentially silent killer: “So, can you tell me a little about yourself?”
For a prolonged answer refer to:
http://studentdoctor.net/blog/2008/02/09/trick-qu...
Edited by praying4a99 on 02/09/08 - 01:16 PM
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| new_n_lost
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Nice link buddy.
Thanks.
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| mukho
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heres one that stumped me (not the most likely though)--name something in ur character that ur mother dislikes!
another was name one reason u want to convey to me that would make me want you in our program.
also the famous 'icebreakers' where applicants introduce themselves in a group and are asked to talk on any topic---from benign 'fav movies' to 'something no one know about me till now'! the program faculty usually start these so it gives u some time....its fun actually but its always better to be prepared with ur 'embarrasing moment' in order to avoid that interview becoming just that!!
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| maoudoody
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mukho wrote:
heres one that stumped me (not the most likely though)--name something in ur character that ur mother dislikes!
another was name one reason u want to convey to me that would make me want you in our program.
also the famous 'icebreakers' where applicants introduce themselves in a group and are asked to talk on any topic---from benign 'fav movies' to 'something no one know about me till now'! the program faculty usually start these so it gives u some time....its fun actually but its always better to be prepared with ur 'embarrasing moment' in order to avoid that interview becoming just that!!
very funny!!!!!!
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