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Webinar: Ace Your Surgery Residency Interview: Expert Tips and Strategies

Get ready to ace your surgery residency interviews with this comprehensive webinar! Join our panel of experienced surgeons as they share invaluable insights and tips on how to make a lasting impression.

Key Topics:

  • Mastering the Virtual Interview: Learn how to present yourself professionally and answer questions effectively in a virtual setting.
  • Crafting Your Narrative: Develop a compelling personal narrative that highlights your unique strengths and career goals.
  • Handling Tough Questions: Practice your responses to common and unexpected interview questions.
  • Mock Interview: Watch a live mock interview and receive expert feedback on performance.
  • Q&A Session with Program Directors: Ask questions and get real-time advice from our panel of experts.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a competitive edge in the residency application process.

Agenda:

  • Introduction to the Webinar – Mustafa Raoof, MD, MS
  • Residency Interview Best Practices – Rupen Shah, MD
  • Introduction of the Panelists and facilitators- Tania Arora, MD
  • Mock Residency Interview and Discussion with the Panelists – Facilitator – Mustafa Raoof, MD, MS
    • Interviewee – Samir Gadepalli, MS, MD, MBA
    • Interviewer – Tania Arora, MD
    • Panelists – Wade Douglas, MD; Jason Kempenich, MD, FACS; Tyler J. Loftus, MD, PhD; Rupen Shah, MD; Joon Shim, MD, MPH, FACS; Jessica Zagory, MD 
  • Q&A with the panelists facilitated by: Tania Arora, MD, Samir Gadepalli, MS, MD, MBA and Mustafa Raoof, MD, MS
 

Moderators:

Mustafa Raoof, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
City of Hope Cancer Center

Tania Arora, MD
Professor, Vice Chair, Access & Engagement
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Panelists:

Wade Douglas, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Surgery
Florida State University College of Medicine and the General Surgery Residency Program Director at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

Samir Gadepalli, MS, MD, MBA
Daniel H. Teitelbaum Collegiate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor with Tenure, Pediatric Surgery Program Director at the University of Michigan

Jason Kempenich, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, General Surgery Residency Program Director
UT Health San Antonio

Tyler J. Loftus, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Acute Care Surgery Program Director, General Surgery Residency
University of Florida

Rupen Shah, MD
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Henry Ford Health

Joon Shim, MD, MPH, FACS
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Bassett Healthcare Network

Jessica Zagory, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
LSU Health School of Medicine at New Orleans

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