any advice for UAB interview?

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Specializes in Cardiac Care, ICU.

I just found out that I have an interview w/ UAB Jan. 5. Anyone Have any advise on what to expect? I somehow didn't get a letter notifying me, the school just happened to call about a time change, so I don't know anything more than where and when to show up.

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Specializes in PACU, ICU, CCU, ER, OR,.

Hey fronkey...I'm interviewing on Jan 5 too. I did get a letter and I know that S. Smith was very glad when I did because I had been calling....a lot, lol! She called me and changed my time also and sent an email too. I called her to inquire about appropriate attire and asked about the format of the interview, panel vs. individual. Anyway, she told me this is the first year they will do interviews at montgomery. They have always done the montgomery ones in birmingham. She didn't know "what they decided to do"....yikes! Eveyone I know who interviewed in b'ham said the questions were not clinical but more getting to know you type stuff. I'm afraid that this interview might be very different...

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Can you belive I found my letter today. The DH was cleaning up and had moved it off the table where we usually keep the mail. Yikes! I hate to tell him not to clean but it did cross my mind! I had heard somewhere else that the interview process was more about see if your personality fit the progam than about clinical abilities. I hope that is true. I hate those "tell me about a patient you've had" kind of questions. I can never remember a patient like they want to hear about until days later. Good luck on your interview.

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Specializes in PACU, ICU, CCU, ER, OR,.

lol..I know what you mean about cleaning....it happens to me to. papers will pile up and when I finally get around to "organizing" I start looking for something and cannot find it to save my life!

what time is your interview? When I talked to Stacey at UAB she confirmed me for 1:00 but the email she sent indicated that this time was for those scheduled at 9 am and people scheduled for 10 am (me) were rescheduled for 2:00. I was a litte confused after I read her email but am going with the time she actually confirmed on the phone...let's hope she's reliable. She also gave the impression that the interviews might not be as well organized as when they were held at UAB and couldn't even tell me who would be doing the interviews. I'm very nervous and I always do awful with the "tell me about a patient, a difficult situation, your feelings during the crisis...etc! I'm not much of a storyteller and it shows...good luck to you too!

I'm wondering if we know each other? I worked at EAMC for many years, now at Northside in Atlanta....

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Specializes in Cardiac Care, ICU.

Yeah, I just noticed you were from Opelika. I've worked at EAMC 13 years on Progressive, Cardiac Special Care, Outpatient Cardiology and now in ICU. My son graduated from Op. High in 2000 and I have two younger daughters. How do you like Northside? I put in an ap. there once but never heard back from them.

Btw, my interview is at 2p. Look for the freckled red-going-to-grey headed woman trying to look like she's not nervous!:lol2:

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