Practice prompts based on occupational tasks
These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for general internal medicine physicians. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.
1. Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?
2. Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.
3. Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.
4. Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?
5. Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.
6. Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?
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Pick an occupational task, then outline a real example. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s questions.
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Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
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Questions to ask the interviewer
- Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
- How do you measure success in the first three months?
- Which tools, training and support are available for this role?
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