Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is the most effective treatment for a patient suffering from Coronary Artery Disease?
2. What is an angioplasty procedure?
3. What is a heart bypass surgery?
4. What is the difference between the two?
5. What are the pros of angioplasty procedures?
6. Are there any drawbacks to the procedure?
7. What are the pros of heart bypass surgeries?
8. What are the dangers of bypass surgeries?
9. Is there a possibility of re-narrowing of the arteries?
10. Is it more effective to have an angioplasty procedure or a bypass?
11. At what stage of plaque build-up should either procedure be done?
12. What do you recommend a patient do before getting any of these procedures?
13. Is it more effective to have these procedures or to exercise and diet?
14. How does someone live their life after getting a bypass surgery?
15. What is the daily life of someone whom got a bypass surgery?
16. Can you explain what the The McGinn Technique is in regard to Bypass surgery?
17. What are stents?
18. How effective are the stents at keeping the artery open?
19. How do the surgeons get the blood vessel to use in the bypass?
20. Is it possible to get multiple bypasses? Is there a maximum?

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

1. What is the most effective way to treat a patient with Coronary Artery Disease?
2. Could you explain the various symptoms of CAD?
3. How serious of a disease is CAD?
4. How does CAD affect daily life?
5. What are things you should know about a patient before you can recommend a choice?
6. How does exercise help to treat CAD?
7. If its effects have gone past a certain point, are there surgical procedures that can be done?
8. Can you explain ways of preventing CAD before it starts to develop?
9. If I have chest pains, does that mean I have CAD? Are there other reasons why someone's chest would hurt?
10. How should a doctor act in front of a patients suffering from CAD?

Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

Who is your mentor and where do they work?

Dr. Francisco B. Fuscaldo, MD

North Broadway Medical Clinic
2926 N Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031

or

Dr. Amable R. Aguiluz JR., MD

Amable R. Aguiluz MD 
21500 Pioneer Blvd Suite 209, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716


Dr. Fuscaldo is my mentor and the one that I plan to interview for Interview 2 as he is an internist.
On the other hand, Dr. Aguiluz is another doctor (Family Doctor w/ experience in Emergency Medicine) that I have as a back up. Dr. Fuscaldo is on vacation right now, so in the case I cannot do an interview with him, I'll do it with Dr. Aguiluz (I may try to visit the clinic if I have the time). Even though Dr. Aguiluz is not an internist, I believe it is important to have experience in a non-internal medicine clinic to note the differences in work ethics and procedures.

Although, Dr. Fuscaldo should be back in time before October.


What five questions will ask them about their background?

1. What country are you from and why did you come to the United States?
2. What school of medicine did you attend? Why?
3. What was your major in college?
4. Are you board certified? If so, can you explain the process of getting certification?
5. Why did you decide to open a clinic instead of staying with a hospital?
6. How long have you been practising medicine?
7. Can you explain your experience with residency?
8. Why do you think that being a doctor is a worthwhile career?

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

Who do you plan to interview? Why?

Dr. Francisco B. Fuscaldo, MD

He is a physician who specialises in Internal Medicine ergo, an internist. Since I've decided that Internal Medicine is my senior topic, interviewing an internist would greatly help me in my research. I interviewed him over the summer, but this time I'm ready to do a full–fledged interview.

You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask?

Set Questions

1. I'm interested in studying Internal Medicine. What can you tell me about it? 
2. From your perspective, what could I study that would be significant to other people? 
3. Who else would you recommend I talk to? 
4. What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentorship component? 
5. What books should I read in this field? Who else can I interview? 

Additional Questions

1. Why did you choose Internal Medicine? 
2. What is the most enjoyable part in being a doctor? 
3. What is the least enjoyable part in being a doctor? 
4. How are you able to specialise into another field such as cardiology when you've already specialised in Internal Medicine? 
5. Internists work with adults: what is the age group you mainly see? 
6. What kind of personality do you believe is best for a doctor? 
7. Are you up to date with recent breakthroughs in medicine or particularly internal medicine? If so, what are good places to read up on these?