Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Your application must include:
- USMLE scores
- U.S. clinical experience, if applicable
- Dean’s Letter
- Transcripts
- Personal Statement
- Letters of Recommendation
Applications are accepted for review from September 1 – January 1 and interviews are granted November 1 through January 20. Hotel accommodations and dinner are provided the evening prior to the interview.
Below you’ll find useful information to help you prepare for a potential interview:
Questions to Ask Faculty
- Is the residency program oriented towards education?
- Is scut work avoided?
- How diverse is the patient population?
- Are the residents pleased with this program?
- Is there a night float system in place?
- Are the didactic conferences resident oriented?
- Are residents the primary medical decision makers?
- Do residents have substantial responsibility when they take care of private patients?
- Does the program take into account the needs of my wife and our family goals?
- Is education or patient care a priority in clinic?
- What is the quality of residents in terms of teachers, clinicians, board exam scores?
- Do residents play a role in teaching medical students?
- Do residents go on to do fellowships in OB and sports medicine?
- What is the percentage of full-time faculty with resident education?
- Are there programs in career guidance and practice management?
- Is there an emphasis on EBM and computer applications in medicine?
- What is the Esprit de Corps? Are residents happy with their choice to train here?
- What is the average patient volume per resident?
- Is time off and funding made available for attending conferences?
- What are the ancillary services and laboratory services like?
- What is the level of independence as a second and third year resident?
- What is the ratio of preceptors to residents in clinic?
- What are the major research interests in the department?
- What is the structure of the continuity clinics?
- What paths have your recent graduates taken after completion of their training?
- What major changes, if any, do you expect to make within the next five years?
- What is the relationship of subspecialists with the Family Medicine Department?
- How would you describe the didactic teaching program?
- Are lectures spread out during the week or packed into one afternoon session?
- What one change would you make to the training program?
- How extensive are the training experiences in the ICU, ie. Swan-Ganz, vent management, codes?
- What is the scope of surgical training? Is it possible to gain credentialing to perform c-sections and other procedures?
- Does the FP resident maintain the role of primary physician when specialists are consulted?
- What is the level of participation with the administrative aspects of the program?
- What are you looking for when you rank candidates?
- What is the turnover rate of the faculty?
- Are clinic days fixed or do they change with the residents rotation schedule?
- Are there non-clinical responsibilities?
- Are there research opportunities?
- What type of resident evaluations occur in this program and how often?
- Have any housestaff left the program?
- Do you help your graduates find jobs?
Questions to Ask Residents
- What contact will I have with the clinical faculty?
- How much didactic time is there? Does it have priority?
- What type of clinical responsibilities will I have?
- Will I have time to read?
- What do you like best and least about this program?
- Would you have trained here if you had to decide again?
- What support staff is available?
- What is the call schedule?
- What is the patient population I will see?
- Do the residents socialize as a group?
- Are the faculty and administration receptive to suggestions and requests?
- What are the outside interests of the faculty and house staff?
- What are the details of the fringe benefit package?
Questions to Answer
- What are your interests outside of medicine?
- What are your plans after residency?
- What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?
- What are you looking for in a training program?
- How do you feel about working with private physicians?
- Why have you chosen this particular specialty?
- What aspects of this program are attractive to you … or are of concern to you?
- How have you been employed prior to medical school?
- What are your hobbies?
- What books have you read lately?
- Do you have any geographical preference?
- What are your major strengths? What areas need improvement?
- Why should I choose you over one of your classmates?
- What would you do if you did not obtain a residency position for next year?
- Tell me about yourself?
- Please discuss the future of medicine?
- In which direction do you see this specialty heading in the next 10 years? How can you contribute?
- What three adjectives best describe you?
- What might give me a better picture of you than I get from your resume?
- Of which accomplishments are you most proud?
- If you could no longer be a physician, what career would you choose?
- How do you make important decisions?
- What were the major deficiencies in you medical school training?
- How do you normally handle conflict?
- What will be the toughest aspect of this specialty for you?
- Tell me about the patient from whom you learned the most.
- Teach me something non-medical in five minutes?
- Can you think of anything else you would like to add? YES!
- If we offered you a position today, would you accept? “I would love to accept a position in this program. I feel obligated, however, to keep the other interview appts I have made. I will be finished interviewing in early January and could let you know then?”