I have a couple of questions that I do not have any ideas for. I have an interview coming up and I was trying to prepare for it.
What is something that doctors do not do well in general terms?
If you were a general surgeon, what would be the top 3 things you would change?
Where are you getting these questions from? I'd never thought of these as interview questions, but they're interesting to think about.
Do you want the patient's point of view, or the doctor's point of view? From the doctor's point of view:
Doctors do not protect their own interests very well. They are very bad lobbyists. Malpractice insurance rates are getting out of hand, and this negatively affects patients too. If community hospitals can't afford to pay malpractice, they'll shut down certain departments. Some hospitals are already closing their OB/Gyn departments for this reason. It's amazing how few doctors are exerting any significant political pressure on this issue.
Very few doctors/med students are exerting any political pressure to get more government aid when it comes to med school debt, either.
[Side note: If ONE MORE person says to me, "Geez, my first house cost less than your annual tuition!", I'm going to hurl. All over that person's shoes. Thinking about my debt already makes me want to heave; talking about it makes it worse. I'm well aware of how expensive it is. However, my school frowns upon skipping payments.]
Again, from the doctor's POV, if I were a general surgeon, I'd try and do something to stop the wave of subspecialization within surgery. Everyone is specializing in something: Vascular, trauma, colorectal, etc. Pretty soon, if you're a general surgeon, the only thing you'll be doing all day is appendectomies and, maybe, tonsillectomies.
But, these may not be the answers that you want to give if you're supposed to answer from the patient's POV.
Good luck!
