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MMI station · Residency · Critical thinking3
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Three patients arrive: one an hour early, one an hour late, one on time. Who do you see first?
Critical thinking · Communication
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Sample answer outline
- Ask for the missing information: is anyone sick? Clinical urgency outranks arrival time.
- If all three are stable, see the on-time patient first. It is fair and keeps the schedule.
- Fit in the early patient if a slot opens, and see the late patient if time allows, or rebook them kindly.
- Tell everyone waiting what to expect.
What makes it work
- Asking about urgency first shows clinical instinct.
- It turns a trick question into a clear rule: need first, then fairness.
- Practice this question nowPolicyIntermediateMMI station, Traditional one-on-one, Panel MD, DO, PA, Residency
How will artificial intelligence change the role of doctors?
Critical thinking · Health systems
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- Take a nuanced position: AI will change tasks (notes, image reading, triage) more than it replaces doctors.
- Give one real benefit, such as less paperwork or earlier detection, and one real risk, such as biased training data, overreliance or privacy.
- Say what stays human: judgment under uncertainty, accountability, trust and hard conversations.
- Close with how you'd use it responsibly.
What makes it work
- Balanced, specific and forward-looking.
Avoid
- Hype or doom with no examples.
- Practice this question nowSituationalAdvancedMMI station MD, DO, PA, Nursing, Residency
Walk me through how you would triage patients after a multi-car collision.
Critical thinking · Patient safety
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How to approach situational questions
- Start with safety: is anyone at risk right now?
- Gather information before judging anyone involved.
- Act in proportion: a private conversation first, escalation when needed.
- Close the loop: follow up, document and reflect.
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