Physician Job Interview Questions

What are your educational qualifications? How many years of experience do you have in healthcare fields?

Answer: In critical positions of physician jobs, it is extremely important that the person should have the relevant educational qualifications as well as the required skills and experience.  
 
• What is your healthcare specialty?

Answer: Tell about your expertise, for example – the area of medicine such as emergency or internal medicine, geriatrics, orthopedics etc.

• What are the physician assistant programs and professional courses which you have taken? What are your certifications?

Answer: Specify the programs, for example: Medicine and pharmacology, anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, home health care, disease prevention and geriatrics. And present you relevant certificates.

• What kind of healthcare services do you provide to patients? Do you provide advice on medications for patients?

Answer: Specify the services, for example – therapeutic health care, disease prevention and diagnosis.

• Where did you give the healthcare services?

Answer: Describe the locations in which you’ve been responsible of caring patients, for example in – clinics, health care facilities, homes or in hospitals.

• Describe your typical day at work.

Answer: You can tell about a regular day and how you prioritize tasks, such as: office work, caring for patients, reading medical records, ordering medical supplies or tests and diagnosing patient’s health status.

• What level of communication have you had with healthcare personnel on a day to day basis?

Answer: Describe how well you communicated with teammates and supervisors.
To establish an effective information flow about patients.

• In what cases do you refer patients to physicians/doctors?

Answer: Describe the specific situation in which you decide to refer the patient to higher level of professional care.

• Describe an emergency situation you’ve experienced with patient.