Unusual Questions IMG’s Are Being Asked on Interview Trail
I have been coaching IMG’s inside the IMG Roadmap Program and it's mind-blowing what questions they are being asked this cycle.
Inside the imgroadmapgroup.com some of my mentees shared the following questions with me from the interview trail this year:
Tell me about yourself. (I show you how to answer this in this video)
Create a pitch convincing me why you’d be a good fit for this program.
Why should we select you for our program over candidates scoring >250
What advice would you give yourself looking 5 years into the past?
What are your future plans?
What do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years from now?
Tell me about an achievement, case, etc that you’re most proud of.
*The interviewer gave a scenario of a co-resident taking the praise from the attending for the work you did.* How would you approach a situation like this?
What are some of your hobbies?
What do you do in your free time?
Tell me about a time in your medical career when you felt insecure.
What would you do if the EMR system was changed overnight?
What would you do to improve primary healthcare in the USA?
How would you impact your specialty?
What type of a leader would you like to be?
How would you use leadership skills in the program?
Tell me of a time you disagreed with the administration or team leader and how you handled it.
*Interviewer shares a situation where you have a patient who has been long due for a mammogram but has not been going for one. What changes would you make to improve screening in a community?
How would you describe an airplane to a blind person?
Tell me about a time in your career when you had to adapt. (show you how to address behavioral questions inside my interview prep self-paced program)
Tell me about your experiences.
In your opinion, what are the social determinants of health?
If you had 25 hours in a day, what would you do with the extra hour?
In the last month, what new thing have you tried out of medicine?
Question about any red flags
What do you bring to the program?
Think of 3 qualities/strengths that you bring to the program.
Share one weakness
What do you do if a co-resident is not doing part of their work?
What would be your support system if you needed to move?
Explain something that someone criticized and how you reacted.
Why the specialty?
Why that program?
Do you have any ties to the location?
Explain an experience where you were part of a team and what was the outcome.
Explain an experience where you had trouble between patients and their families and how you handled it.
What do you understand about cultural humility?
Tell us an interesting/memorable case you had
As part of the community, how do you assess the needs of the community?
Tell us an experience of how you used speaking another language to help a patient.
In a religious institution, what do you think about the program of spiritual care to help patient medical care?
Explain your medical journey
What motivates you and how would you motivate your team?
In one of the meet and greet, they asked all the applicants if you were a house appliance, what would you be and why?
What other questions have you been asked? Share below so others can learn from your story!
Listen to the IMG Roadmap® podcast interview episode here: