It is 4pm on a Friday. You have a sick patient to review, three discharge summaries that must go out today, a medical student waiting for scheduled teaching, and you have just been asked to consent a patient for a Monday procedure. What do you do?
Tips to guide your answer
- This is a concrete prioritisation scenario with no single right answer - the interviewers want to see how you think, not just what you decide.
- Demonstrate systematic triage (clinical urgency first), appropriate delegation, honest communication with all parties about realistic timescales, and a willingness to ask for help.
- The trap is to claim you would do everything yourself - this is unrealistic and demonstrates poor judgement about your own limitations.
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It is 4pm on a Friday. You have a sick patient to review, three discharge summaries that must go out today, a medical student waiting for scheduled teaching, and you have just been asked to consent a patient for a Monday procedure. What do you do? | Interview Prep | Job Clerk