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PT · Professionalism · Intermediate3
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Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone in authority. How did you handle it?
Professionalism · Communication · Integrity
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Sample answer outline
- Choose a disagreement about substance (a plan, a process, safety), not a personality clash.
- Show you checked yourself first: did you have the full picture?
- Describe raising it respectfully and privately, with facts and a suggestion.
- Give the result, and show you accepted the decision or escalated only when the stakes justified it.
- Reflect on what you learned about speaking up.
What makes it work
- It shows you can disagree without damaging the relationship.
- Proportion: escalating only when it truly matters.
Avoid
- A story where you were simply right and they were simply wrong.
- Practice this question nowSituationalIntermediateMMI station Most programs
You discover a classmate has a copy of the upcoming exam and is sharing it. What do you do?
Integrity · Professionalism
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- Don't look at it, and say so.
- Find out what you can without spreading it: is it really the exam, and how widely is it shared?
- Encourage the classmate to stop and come forward.
- Tell the course director either way. The exam's fairness affects everyone, and future patients depend on honest assessment.
- Stay fair: you're reporting facts, not judging the person.
What makes it work
- Links academic honesty to patient trust, the real stakes.
- Practice this question nowBehavioralIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Tell me about a time your values conflicted with a rule or policy. What did you do?
Integrity · Professionalism
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How to approach tell me about a time questions
- Pick a real example with stakes. Set up the situation in two sentences.
- Spend most of your time on your own actions, and say "I", not only "we".
- Give an honest result, including what didn't work.
- End with what you learned and how you've used it since.
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