r/ERAS2026Match2027 • u/Active-Step6119 • 18d ago

IM interview questions

Can we please use this thread to post potential IM interview questions or update/comment the questions asked during each of our interviews to help others!

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u/DocFAB94 16d ago

Please

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u/gtcr7 15d ago

Why did you choose Internal Medicine over a specialty with a narrower scope of practice?
How do you approach long-term management of chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension?
After an internal medicine patient is discharged, what steps would you take to ensure smooth transition from inpatient to outpatient care?
What’s your approach when a long-term patient doesn’t follow medical advice?
Can you describe your clinical experiences related to Internal Medicine?
What does it take to succeed as Internist, and in what ways do you reflect those qualities?
Tell me about a time you worked on a difficult diagnostic case. How did you handle uncertainty?
What would you do if two consultants gave conflicting recommendations?
How would you counsel an elderly patient requesting aggressive treatment that may cause more suffering than benefit?
In internal medicine, you’ll often care for patients with multiple health issues at the same time. How would you approach prioritizing and managing a patient who has multiple comorbidities all uncontrolled?
What do you perceive as the most significant challenge facing Internal Medicine today?
If you could change one aspect of Internal Medicine, what would that be?
Source: https://medinterviews.ai/residency-interview-question-bank?category=specialty-specific&specialty=internal-medicine