Psychiatry Interview

[polarbear68]

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I have a psychiatry residency interview coming up in the next couple of days (this program was not in the match process and is running off-cycle) .... Other then the common questions (tell me about yourself, why psych, why this program, strengths/weaknesses, ect.) .... are there any psychiatry related questions I should be prepared for? Or rather, what were some interesting questions people got during their psych interview?

 

[Chimed]

Although I was only asked this once, it would be helpful to be prepared to discuss a "challenging" case.

Also, I can't believe I would have to even say this, make sure that when the interviewer asks you if you have any questions you don't respond with "no." I was amazed how many times applicants did this when I was doing an interview. It's not only awkward, but the message it sends is "I don't give a **** about your program." Come up with something to ask.

 

[Elisabeth Kate]

Although I was only asked this once, it would be helpful to be prepared to discuss a "challenging" case.

Also, I can't believe I would have to even say this, make sure that when the interviewer asks you if you have any questions you don't respond with "no." I was amazed how many times applicants did this when I was doing an interview. It's not only awkward, but the message it sends is "I don't give a **** about your program." Come up with something to ask.

In fairness, there are certain places where you interview with anywhere from 6-11 people. By the time I got to the end of the interview day, after the tour, all the free time, and 10 other interviews, I truly do NOT have any other questions. I could make one up and waste everyone's time or I could be honest and say that everyone did a super job of informing me about your program, but I will definitely be in touch if I can think of any other questions.

 

[Chimed]

In fairness, there are certain places where you interview with anywhere from 6-11 people. By the time I got to the end of the interview day, after the tour, all the free time, and 10 other interviews, I truly do NOT have any other questions. I could make one up and waste everyone's time or I could be honest and say that everyone did a super job of informing me about your program, but I will definitely be in touch if I can think of any other questions.

I know. I've been there. It can be tough to have that many interviews and have already asked your questions. I suppose it's all in how you respond. But you can at least say something like, "What do you like or dislike about the area?" What do you think are the best and worse parts of the program?" It's not hard to keep a conversation going and I think someone going into psych should be able to do so. It's just awkward to have someone say, "No, I'm good", and then have them stare at you.

 

[Elisabeth Kate]

I know. I've been there. It can be tough to have that many interviews and have already asked your questions. I suppose it's all in how you respond. But you can at least say something like, "What do you like or dislike about the area?" What do you think are the best and worse parts of the program?" It's not hard to keep a conversation going and I think someone going into psych should be able to do so. It's just awkward to have someone say, "No, I'm good", and then have them stare at you.

Well, yeah, the answer to no question should be "no, I'm good." But I do think one could say "not really, it's just been a great day and I loved learning about your program. Everyone has been answering my questions all day and I may have more once I get through the brochure and the reading material later today. Would it be possible to email you any questions at that point?"

I did this in several of my interviews and it was very well-received. After following up with a question as I said I would, I got very nice feedback about what they thought of me at all but one program.

 

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I have a psychiatry residency interview coming up in the next couple of days (this program was not in the match process and is running off-cycle) .... Other then the common questions (tell me about yourself, why psych, why this program, strengths/weaknesses, ect.) .... are there any psychiatry related questions I should be prepared for? Or rather, what were some interesting questions people got during their psych interview?

*EDIT* Oops! Wrong thread!

 

[Nasrudin]

I know. I've been there. It can be tough to have that many interviews and have already asked your questions. I suppose it's all in how you respond. But you can at least say something like, "What do you like or dislike about the area?" What do you think are the best and worse parts of the program?" It's not hard to keep a conversation going and I think someone going into psych should be able to do so. It's just awkward to have someone say, "No, I'm good", and then have them stare at you.

Damn. I said "I'm good" a number of times, like EK. I guess I need to work on my fatigued conversational skills.

 

[notdeadyet]

Damn. I said "I'm good" a number of times, like EK. I guess I need to work on my fatigued conversational skills.

Probably not a bad skill to build for psychiatry....

 

[Nasrudin]

Probably not a bad skill to build for psychiatry....

True. Although to clarify these were at programs I knew I was ranking low and I just can't feign interest very well. I felt it was disrespectful to waste their time.

 

[deleted604824]

I have a psychiatry residency interview coming up in the next couple of days (this program was not in the match process and is running off-cycle) .... Other then the common questions (tell me about yourself, why psych, why this program, strengths/weaknesses, ect.) .... are there any psychiatry related questions I should be prepared for? Or rather, what were some interesting questions people got during their psych interview?

Question: how does one find off-cycle positions? Program website, FREIDA, APA Clearinghouse?

 

[Elisabeth Kate]

Question: how does one find off-cycle positions? Program website, FREIDA, APA Clearinghouse?

You could try here:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/internship-residency-and-fellowship-positions.290/