barcom

Tracy, My interview at UTC Saturday went well (at least I think it did). I guess I'll find out in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the advice about the ethical issue. When I was in that situation my mind sort of went blank. I described two situations...in the end. I actually felt better in the 'clinical' portion. Didn't you think it was nice the way the 8 people sat around you in sort of a semi-circle? My interview group nicknamed the MDA 'Rapid-fire' as he kept firing off questions before you even had time to answer the previous ones. I just made sure that I gave a complete answer to every question. Of course, I had to say 'I don't know/don't work with that...' once or twice. It is my understanding that the interview committees want to make sure that you are teachable. I described a trauma patient who went septic; as I work trauma/surgical ICU in downtown Atlanta. The patient I described didn't have a head injury. But, of course, the MDA took the questioning in that direction (for which I was prepared). The only gtt I had to talk about was Dopamine (which I brought up). I was so sure that they would ask, 'what else might you use in this sort of situation, & why?'. But, as my luck would have it, they didn't. This next two weeks is going to seem like forever! At least I'll know about UTC before my interview at MCG (Feb 20th). Then I will either go to the MCG interview quite confident (if I make it in @ UTC), or quite desperate to get in (if I don't make it in @ UTC). Oh well, let me know your outcome...

Tigergirl, Congratulations on your interview at UTC! I have an interview there tomorrow 1/24/04. Any advice? Any hint of the questions asked? I have heard that they do have a 'nice' clinical component to the interview. I just received another interview letter, at MCG (Augusta, GA), today. Do you know anything about the MCG interview process? Good Luck! barcom