Table 1.

Final Interview Guide

• How do you assess an applicant’s written application?

• What roles do different parts of the ERAS* application play in your initial assessment of an applicant?

○ What parts of the written application are most important in helping you assess an applicant?

• If you have 3 interview slots and 5 applicants, what factors do you consider when choosing which 3 applicants to interview?

• What is your approach to interviewing an applicant?

○ Tell me about how you evaluate applicants that you interview.

• Tell me about how you determine your rank list.

• How does an applicant’s race and ethnicity factor into the selection process for your program?

• In your program, are there any approaches or strategies to improve diversity or mitigate bias in the selection process?

^*Electronic Residency Application Service.