Residency interviews are coming up and this is the most important part of the residency journey. Your interview is your last chance to make an impression and compensate or highlight your accomplishments. In this video, we discuss 4 principles and 20 interviewing tips that will help you master your Medical Residency Interview

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro
0:58 4 Core Interview Principles
3:22 Interview Tips
3:40 Tip 1 Credentials
4:07 Tip 2 Humble, yet confident
4:37 Tip 3 Bridging
5:04 Tip 4 Hooking
5:50 Tip 5 Questions to ask the program
6:25 Tip 6 Using your phone on the interview day
6:48 Tip 7 Good Cop, Bad Cop
7:20 Tip 8 The audience is a mirror
7:54 Tip 9 Schedule your important interviews later
8:14 Tip 10 Demeanor
8:45 Tip 11 Be on time
9:05 Tip 12 How to correct yourself
9:41 Tip 13 Current Events
10:00 Tip 14 Taking a pause
10:24 Tip 15 When to send emails to the programs
12:10 Tip 16 Assess the program
13:19 Tip 17 How to document your experiences
14:05 Tip 18 Working on your personal quirks
14:48 Tip 19 Humor
15:16 Tip 20 Stay Relaxed

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Here are some questions to ask the residency program:
1. What types of nonclinical responsibilities are there? (Research, projects, writing, administrative)
2. What research projects are the faculty and residents currently working on? Is attendance at regional and national conferences encouraged? Is it funded, and, if so, to what degree?
3. Is there time to do research? If you need to present at a national conference, will the department pay for your way there?
4. What programs exist for resident education (e.g. , lectures, journal clubs, grand rounds, board review courses,)?
5. What are the population demographics? (Indigent, insured, etc)
6. Who does airway management and who does it in trauma? Does anesthesia come down?
7. Is there conference time? Is it protected time?
8. What are common problems faced by residents in this program?
9. How's the call schedule?
10. Are there any skills labs?
11. How are procedures recorded and credentialed?
12. How do you evaluate the residents? Is there a feedback structure that allows for the resident to evaluate the program’s curriculum?
13. Is there an orientation program for incoming residents?
14. Is there a formal didactic curriculum, and what is its structure?
15. What are the informal learning opportunities (i.e., bedside rounds, etc.)?
16. Are there opportunities to do “away” rotations?
17. Is there a formal mentoring program for new residents, and do faculty serve as mentors?

My name is Dr. Challa and I'm an IMG who just completed the match process and matched into internal medicine in the United States. If you have any questions, please leave a comment in the comments section below or add me in instagram (@dr.challa) and i'll be sure to answer any questions.

All information was collected through personal experiences, extensive interviews of candidates who've successfully matched and research. This information is intended to help guide people with their journey and the information presented may or may not apply to every individual.