"So you alleviate suffering. Can I see your driver license? Oh, not an organ donor..."

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What do? Am I finished?
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Interview questions like these are merely an attempt to rustle your jimmies. Asking a question like this allows the interviewer to see how you react under pressure or an uncomfortable situation. One botched answer in an interview won't end your chances at that school. Chin up.
 
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wizzed101 said:
What do? Am I finished?
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What was your answer? What's the context?
 
How to answer literally any interview question about a patient ever:

"I respect the patient's independent right to make decisions about their healthcare and not be judged"



Reality:

"why did the patient just show me their drivers license?"
 
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Goro said:
Was that an interview question!!?? I am SO stealing that!!!!

And yeah, I think I'd reject you for being a hypocrite. Maybe.
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walloobi said:
Be careful with that or you'll get sued for religious discrimination since organ donation is against a lot of religions that believe in resurrection
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i agree and i think Goro's response goes too far. you can alleviate suffering without being an organ donor due to personal autonomy and rights.
 
There's quite a few contexts where you're not allowed to become an organ donor I thought...
walloobi said:
Be careful with that or you'll get sued for religious discrimination since organ donation is against a lot of religions
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pretty sure you can't become a organ donor if you've had certain medical issues in the past
 
kb1900 said:
There's quite a few contexts where you're not allowed to become an organ donor I thought...

pretty sure you can't become a organ donor if you've had certain medical issues in the past
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you can still check the "I want to be an organ donor" box at the dmv, they just wouldn't end up using your organs if prior medical issues made it impossible to do so
 
kb1900 said:
pretty sure you can't become a organ donor if you've had certain medical issues in the past
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This is the major issue that I see with using this as an interview question. The interviewer is demanding personal information that is none of their business. We're all going to follow HIPAA with our patients, but then if you happen to be an applicant, health history privacy goes out the window?
 
I'm up for donating organ but I dont have any drivers license 😛
 
The Jewish religion is against organ donation. You can always say you reject organ donation based on religious preferences!
 
Seldon said:
Goro has a dark sense of humor. I wouldn't pay it too much mind. Personally, I think I would have trouble suppressing a chuckle if the interview did that to me.
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But i think it's a valid topic worth discussing so i don't understand the need for dark humor and snarkiness in responses. Such responses can be interpreted as serious (and rightly so), so they should be questioned with counterpoints.
 
You can be an organ donor without it being on your DL...At least in Idaho. I specifically asked that at the DMV. I didn't want it on my DL.
 
Lol I totally misunderstood what you were saying.

1) A huge number of registered organ donors dont have it listed on their license.

2) There are a ton of totally legitimate reasons not to want to be an organ donor. Like personally, I want my family to make the call when they want to d/c life support.

3) Your interviewer sounds like an Ass, Id report him to the school
 
IF the OP gets rejected, perhaps we'll know why?

I don't if asking to see if one is an organ donor is a HIPAA violation, but I'll have to ask my wily old Admissions dean, because I do want to use the question!

walloobi said:
Lol the "maybe" made it seem even less like sarcasm..
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Auto reject for hipocracy. You have to play the very long game. you mean you don't keep a fake ID with organ donation status in your wallet?
 
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I rescinded my organ donor status after my mom saw my license, had a breakdown and demanded that I remove it. I'd rather respect her wishes and give her ease of mind, esp if I were to die in my 20s.

Not the greatest interview question. Donor status =/= level of caring


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Goro said:
IF the OP gets rejected, perhaps we'll know why?

I don't if asking to see if one is an organ donor is a HIPAA violation, but I'll have to ask my wily old Admissions dean, because I do want to use the question!
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It's not a hipaa violation if the applicant gives the ID of their own accord.
 
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I don't really think HIPAA isn't relevant. I could be wrong, but from my understanding, HIPAA is all about inappropriate disclosure of patient information. It might be an ethical breach, but HIPAA shouldn't play a role. Besides, the student has the right to refuse.
 
liquidsodium said:
I rescinded my organ donor status after my mom saw my license, had a breakdown and demanded that I remove it. I'd rather respect her wishes and give her ease of mind, esp if I were to die in my 20s.

Not the greatest interview question. Donor status =/= level of caring


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Wow, your mom took it that hard? My mom was like, "Don't you want to take ALL of you with you?" And I explained why organ donation is important, and then she was like, "Do you".
 
OchemOficionado said:
Wow, your mom took it that hard? My mom was like, "Don't you want to take ALL of you with you?" And I explained why organ donation is important, and then she was like, "Do you".
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My mom is on the rather religious end of the spectrum and has specific beliefs about what happens after death. If she has to deal with the death of one of her children, I prefer that she not have to cope with the additional stress of wondering what's happening to my body, soul, etc


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Ad2b said:
Kek in WoW is a horde toon 🤣 after killing an ally. Not that I know anything of that... Now I'm curious about the Frog God!

Ha - they are linked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kek_(mythology)
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Kek in WoW was actually made to translate that way because that's how Koreans say "hah," and they were huge Starcraft players so basically any time some guy from Asia was owning you, you'd see "kekekekekekek." It's basically a meta in-joke for people that spent way too much time on Battle.net. Later on, 4chan would use it as a stand-in for lol, but at some point it came to be associated with Pepe the frog, who was then viewed as a deity after their prayers for Brexit were seemingly answered (and they simultaneously found out there was a similar Egyptian god of chaos). Thus began the age of memetic warfare, during which memes and Kek were called upon to elect Trump. Trump was elected, which they again viewed as a sign of their deity being real, and hence Kek worship continues both ironically and unironically to this day.

-Mad Jack, Internet Archivist and Part Time Memeologist
 
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Mad Jack said:
Kek in WoW was actually made to translate that way because that's how Koreans say "hah," and they were huge Starcraft players so basically any time some guy from Asia was owning you, you'd see "kekekekekekek." It's basically a meta in-joke for people that spent way too much time on Battle.net. Later on, 4chan would use it as a stand-in for lol, but at some point it came to be associated with Pepe the frog, who was then viewed as a diety after their prayers for Brexit were seemingly answered (and they simultaneously found out there was a similar Egyptian god of chaos). Thus began the age of memetic warfare, during which memes and Kek were called upon to elect Trump. Trump was elected, which they again viewed as a sign of their diety being real, and hence Kek worship continues both ironically and unironically to this day.

-Mad Jack, Internet Archivist and Part Time Memeologist
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lol i think u just became my favorite poster
 
@Mad Jack Wonderful explanation and introduction to the age of memetic warfare! Your research is duly noted and appreciated. Brexit and Trump were just the beginning, as meme magic has yet to reach its full potential.

@Ad2b Although I imbue chaos and meme magic, I am also benevolent, which means I am here to give advice and comment when appropriate. Purposefully derailing threads isn't my aim, although, it may happen due to my presence.
 
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