Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

[pianola]

I believe I could answer most interview questions with some degree of accuracy and detail.

This one, I'm not sure about, and incidentally, I botched it pretty badly in a mock interview.

I could talk about potential interests in
1. Family
2. Specialty choice (or at least a specialty that ideally has "X, Y, Z features")
3. Continuation of interests outside of my career

What else can be said? What would you talk about?

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[azuldelcielo]

i'm having issues with this to. 😕 (where do you see yourself in 10 years? - ohio state 2ndary)

 

[ar2388]

well lets see...
med school = 4 yrs
residency = lets say about 5?

so in ~10 years you will be either doing a specialized fellowship or an attending in whatever field you did your residency. i think it comes down to what the NYU secondary was asking: what field of medicine would you see yourself in? are you interested in private practice, public health, administration, academic medicine?

 

[sunny1]

...also the mix of activities that might make up your professional career. Are you interested solely in patient care, or do you want to be involved in some sort of research, a professional medical organization, assisting wtih review of journal articles, etc.?

Like ar2388 said.

 

[teddybear]

Where do you see yourself in 20 years?


Saving lives.

 

[1 Up]

well lets see...
med school = 4 yrs
residency = lets say about 5?

so in ~10 years you will be either doing a specialized fellowship or an attending in whatever field you did your residency. i think it comes down to what the NYU secondary was asking: what field of medicine would you see yourself in? are you interested in private practice, public health, administration, academic medicine?

What are the pros and cons of public vs. private health?

 

[pianola]

Where do you see yourself in 20 years?


Saving lives.

Embarassing to admit -- my answer was significantly worse than that.

I stuttered out something along the lines of, "uh, well...geez, I think I'd, uh, like to be...[long pause]...happy (?)" [Interviewers burst out laughing]

And then I had to spend a good 5 minutes explaining myself.

Moral of the story: Think before you speak.

Thank goodness it was only a *mock* interview.

 

[engineeredout]

In 20 years I see myself sitting on the other side of this desk with the chance to ask bull**** questions like this to the next generation of premeds and laugh at their discomfort at having to answer it.

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[Vihsadas]

I think one of the motivations of asking this question is that it uncovers a certain level of thoughtfulness about where we are going with our choices, and what we expect to get out of them. I think it's important for everyone to at least have a rough vision of what you want to be doing in 20 years. At the very least, it shows that you are a person who can dream

 

[bcat85]

Practicing medicine is a good place to start. Go for:

practicing medicine in _______, potentially completing a fellowship if I decide to go that route, spending time with my family, blah blah blah blah.. its pretty much a plug and chug sort of essay.

 

[Quix]

Tenured. Preferably somewhere more urban than where I am now.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Practicing medicine is a good place to start. Go for:

practicing medicine in _______, potentially completing a fellowship if I decide to go that route, spending time with my family, blah blah blah blah.. its pretty much a plug and chug sort of essay.

Yep, that's how I answered in my interview. For me, living in a city, student loans paid off, family, house, cushy job I had to sell my soul to get, etc.

 

[Soon to be Dr E]

the starting QB of the Denver Broncos.

 

[Soon to be Dr E]

In 20 years I'll hopefully have cut my hours down to a reasonable 50hrs/week. Ideally, I will have saved enough money by this point to pursue one of my hobbies, and consider opening up a brewery.

 

[primadonna22274]

Teaching. Med school faculty, in something I'm expert in. Being an expert in something would be great. Happy would be swell. Content? Well, that for me is a lifetime journey.