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I was re-visiting some residency websites when I came across this on the SUNY Stony Brook website:
Suggested Questions for Applicants
Suggested Questions for Applicants
- What is it about psychiatry that interests you?
- What areas of biological psychiatry are of particular interest to you?
- What areas of psychological psychiatry are of particular interest to you?
- What role do you think psychiatrists should play in the overall health care system?
- What role do you think psychiatrists should play in trying to influence social issues?
- What are your thoughts about the role that psychologists and social workers should play in the care of those with mental illnesses?
- What thoughts do you have about requiring psychiatric patients to take their medication?
- Do you have a philosophy about suicide? What should the psychiatrists responsibility be for preventing suicide?
- What hobbies do you have?
- What books have you recently read?
- What do you think the role of pharmaceutical companies should be in the education of psychiatrists about medications?
- What are the reasons that you decided to apply to this residency program?
- What is important to you in life?
- What do you expect to be doing as a psychiatrist?
- What do you think the hardest thing about being a psychiatrist is?
- Have you heard the term psychological mindedness? What does that mean to you? Are you psychologically minded? How do you know?
- What did you study as an undergraduate? Did you take psychology courses? Did you take courses that have furthered your insight into the human condition?
- In what ways did you grow as an undergraduate student? In what ways did you grow (or not grow) as a medical student?
- Were there any experiences in medical school that you found particularly meaningful?
- What do you think the role of psychotherapy is in psychiatric practice today?
- Have you ever attended a meeting or a conference where food was provided by a drug company? What do you think about that?
- What has proven to be the most effective method for learning for you?
- What book is on your nightstand?
- What are your hobbies? Tell me more about them?
- Tell me a little bit about your family. Are they supportive of your decision to become a psychiatrist?