Practise the Infectious Disease conversation that can shape your match

Question practice

Questions drawn from the realities of Infectious Disease

Practise explaining the clinical decisions, patient conversations and career experiences that matter in Infectious Disease—then handle follow-ups that ask for evidence behind your first answer.

1. 01

   Infectious Disease often involves prolonged patient relationships, especially in cases like HIV or chronic osteomyelitis; how do you envision navigating this aspect of patient care compared to the more acute focus of general internal medicine?

2. 02

   Describe a situation where you had to de-escalate antibiotic therapy in a patient, explaining your rationale and how you communicated this to the primary team and the patient.

3. 03

   You are presenting an interesting case at ID rounds, and a senior attending challenges your diagnostic reasoning or management plan aggressively; how do you respond?

4. 04

   A patient with newly diagnosed HIV asks you not to tell their spouse about their diagnosis; how do you navigate this ethical dilemma, balancing patient confidentiality with public health concerns?

5. 05

   What role do you believe real-world evidence (RWE) and observational studies play in informing clinical practice and guidelines in Infectious Disease?

6. 06

   How do you envision yourself utilizing the diagnostic microbiology lab and collaborating with the microbiologists during your fellowship training here?