The interview question bank

Sample answer outline

1. 1Respond with compassion. Take the request seriously as an expression of suffering, and assess suicide risk now.
2. 2Assess capacity carefully: depression can affect decisions, but it does not automatically remove capacity.
3. 3Review treatment so far and offer the best available psychiatric care. Many jurisdictions require this before mental illness alone can qualify.
4. 4Follow the legal process: safeguards, independent assessments, waiting periods, multidisciplinary review.
5. 5Be open about your own values; if you object, refer without obstructing.

Sample answer outline

1. 1Recognize body integrity dysphoria: a real, distressing condition, not a whim.
2. 2Weigh autonomy against nonmaleficence. Doctors are not obliged to perform procedures that cause serious harm without clear benefit.
3. 3Explore their experience, assess capacity, and refer for psychiatric support. Check for any risk of self-harm.
4. 4Decline the surgery for now, kindly and clearly, and stay involved in their care.

Sample answer outline

1. 1Respond to the need behind the request: comfort and connection at the end of life.
2. 2You can be present respectfully, by staying quietly, holding their hand or listening, without claiming a belief you don't hold.
3. 3Offer the chaplain or their own faith leader.
4. 4Keep your own views out of it; this moment is about them.

Sample answer outline

1. 1Introduce yourself, sit down if you can, and let her finish. Don't defend the hospital yet.
2. 2Name the emotion and apologize for the wait: "Four hours is a long time when you're worried about your mom."
3. 3Ask what worries her most and whether her mother's condition has changed.
4. 4Explain what you can, honestly: how triage works, without blaming staff.
5. 5Agree on a next step: you'll check on her mother's status and come back with an update.

How to approach role-play questions

1. 1Talk to the actor directly, as if it were real. Don't narrate what you would do.
2. 2Introduce yourself and find out what they know and feel before giving information.
3. 3Name emotions out loud, then share information in small pieces.
4. 4Agree on a next step before time runs out.

We haven't written a sample answer for this one yet. Practice it out loud and the AI interviewer gives you feedback on your own answer.

How to approach role-play questions

1. 1Talk to the actor directly, as if it were real. Don't narrate what you would do.
2. 2Introduce yourself and find out what they know and feel before giving information.
3. 3Name emotions out loud, then share information in small pieces.
4. 4Agree on a next step before time runs out.

We haven't written a sample answer for this one yet. Practice it out loud and the AI interviewer gives you feedback on your own answer.

How to approach tell me about a time questions

1. 1Pick a real example with stakes. Set up the situation in two sentences.
2. 2Spend most of your time on your own actions, and say "I", not only "we".
3. 3Give an honest result, including what didn't work.
4. 4End with what you learned and how you've used it since.

We haven't written a sample answer for this one yet. Practice it out loud and the AI interviewer gives you feedback on your own answer.

Sample answer outline

1. 1Open with curiosity, not facts: "What have you heard, and what worries you most?"
2. 2Acknowledge the distrust honestly. For some communities it's rooted in real history.
3. 3Share information matched to their specific concern, in plain language, and admit what is uncertain.
4. 4Make your recommendation clearly, as their child's clinician.
5. 5Respect that they may need time. Keep the door open and offer a follow-up visit.