The tricky health care interview questions

[kat13]

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I know that most of us have either, already had questions about health care asked of us, or dread the day it comes up, but how do/did you answer questions regarding this issue. I have been asked "what do you see as the biggest problem facing the US health care system today", and I am never quite sure I know where to start. Is there any website, or other source, that has helped you in formulating answers to questions like this? What kind of things do you touch on? I guess I just have too many opinions about our health care system to formulate a concise and SHORT answer. Any advice or suggestions you might have would be greatly appreciated, THANKS!

 

[sdnsdn]

Hi Kat13,
I found a book that was informative and interesting (a sometimes rare thing when you are talking about health care policy). It is called "Teaching Hospitals and the Urban Poor" by
Eli Ginzberg and Howard S. Berliner. It is short and specifically addresses the kind of situations we will be learning in. In addition, it has a nice collection of statistics that allows you to think about the issue yourself, not just draw on the authors conclusions. Pick it up! It will help a heap.

 

[MyEyesMesmerize]

I think the biggest problem in health care is the easiest to discuss....access to health care. When you pick something as broad as that it opens up for a very good discussion. Just make sure you articulate well and dont sound like a fool. But think about it and you'll realize that there are many issues that can arise from just that one alone. So one can start out saying that there are many uninsured individuals and why that is and how you could see solving that problem and then that can lead into a discussion on managed care and how its intentions on lowering health care costs may comprimise the care of a patient. None of this is an exact science, so throwing out ideas and talking about possibilities shows that you are at least knowledgeable and have an imagination. Because in reality, there is no RIGHT answer to most of those questions. Good luck.

 

[gower]

I suggest that you stop worrying about "tricky" questions and give your own opinion. That question is never designed to discover if you have the one "right" answer (which doesn't exist) but to discover whether or not you have given any thought to issues in health care delivery. If you do have an opinion, offer it and explain. Even if the interviewer disagrees with your choice, the interviewer is more interested in whether or not you have given it any thought. The interviewer might even argue with you about it (which does not neccessarily mean that there is disagreement), to discover how much thought you have really given to it, how well you can express and defend your opinions.
Don't buckle under, but don't get angry or nasty!

Your behavior in this situation is far more important than your actual knowledge. Both of you might even enjoy the give and take. Don't be intimidated! (Easy for me to say).

Put yourself (mentally) in the interviewer's chair and imagine yourself interviewing an applicant. What might impress you most in that situation? The applicant's actual knowledge, or having already given it some thought and a willingness to discuss it freely?