Competency-Based Interview Questions School of Medicine (Faculty-Specific)

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1 Approachable for students Approachable for Can you tell me about a What did you do to support Collaborator students; maintains time when a student, your colleague? Observant of effective relationships coworker, or team student/coworker needs and focuses on and member came to you Trustworthiness meets needs of with a personal problem? Patience internal/external Takes time to listen customers. Empathetic response Collaboration Collaboration; freely Tell us about a job Good communicator shares knowledge, situation where you were it? Shares information information, ideas, a member of a team and Team player resources, expertise, had information and What resulted from your Networker etc. resources that would be efforts? Leader beneficial to other Recognizes others input, members of the group. ideas and skills Open to change Page 1 of 5

2 Interpersonal Interpersonal; Give an example of a time Good communicator Receptive to input when you had to give the issues? Diplomacy from others and uses directions to a co-worker Discretion diplomacy and tact who was not performing What happened? Professionalism when providing input well in his or her job. Good manager and direction. How did it impact your Leader relationship with the co- Sensitivity worker? Recognizes others input, ideas and skills What would you do Open to change differently if you had to do it over? Leadership; ability to model expectations in personal behavior Leadership; ability to Describe a time you were How did your mentorship Willingness to take on a model expectations in asked or saw the need to help to grow your trainee? leadership type of role personal behavior. be a mentor for a peer, Demonstration of desired intern, resident or fellow What method or tools of behavior colleague. mentorship did you use to Methods of communication demonstrate desired behavior? Page 2 of 5

3 Leadership; demonstrates understanding of systems approach to thinking Leadership; Describe a time when Seeking understanding of demonstrates management your concerns? policy and process understanding of implemented a new Willingness to adapt systems approach to policy or protocol with Was the policy or protocol Evidence of higher level thinking. which you disagreed. changed? systems thinking Why? How did that make you feel? ; Tell us about a work- What were the deliverables? Attention to detail gets the job done related project that you Committed to quality with accuracy, lead or were involved in. How did you manage your thoroughness, action items? Fiscally responsible efficiency, and Efficient consistency. What was the outcome? Consistent Were the deadlines met? Timely Good planning What was the impact of your Resourceful contributions? Considers and seeks input from customers What did you learn from the Seeks input from others experience? Delegates Motivates What (if anything) would you Leadership/Management have done differently? Page 3 of 5

4 Research; demonstrates understanding of role of principal investigator Research; Describe one of your What were the expectations Understanding national demonstrates most extensive research of the sponsor? research protocols and understanding of role projects. polices of principal What, if any, amendments of data investigator. were required for successful and reporting requirements completion? Understanding of University policies and procedures In what journals or Demonstrates collaborative publications were your efforts with research team research published? Research; understands principles of obtaining competitive grants Research; Tell us about some of What data was required in understands the grants that you order to complete the Committed preparation time principals of obtaining have applied for and application? Collaboration amongst team competitive grants. received. members Who did you involve in the process of determining an idea and preparing the application? Did you meet budgeted and research goals? Page 4 of 5

5 Teaching; ability to present technical data in effective manner Teaching; ability to Please describe a Describe your presentation Preparation time present technical data presentation (e.g., style. in effective manner. Grand Rounds etc.) Utilization of teaching tools you facilitated or lead. What tools or resources were incorporated into your presentation? Teaching; maintains an open mind and works well with others in interdisciplinary and team teaching Teaching; maintains Tell us about a time How did you help resolve the Adaptability to change an open mind and when you were concerns of others about the Methods to communicate works well with others required to adopt a process change? change to others in interdisciplinary new process or Opportunities to get buy in and team teaching. procedure. How did you measure success from others and ensure compliance for the Motivating team buy in How did you go about new process? learning and teaching it to others? Page 5 of 5