Blog 20: Fourth Interview Questions

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

          I plan to interview Lillian Hernandez. She is one of Dr. Rosado's medical assistants. As a medical assistant, it's Ms. Hernandez's job to answer calls, help make appointments, prepare/give shots, and gather basic information about each patient such as height, weight, blood pressure, etc. Due to the fact that Ms. Hernandez is basically around the patients as much as Dr. Rosado, therefore, I believe she is qualified to interview.


2.  Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.
         What is it like working as a medical assistant?
         How do you introduce yourself to each patient?
         Have you had any trouble with patients before?
         If so, how did you resolve the trouble?
         Where do you enroll to become a medical assistant?
         What classes did you take?
         Have you had any problems with any of your colleagues?
         What would you say helped lead you down the path of becoming a medical assistant?
         Has the thought of becoming a pediatrician ever come across your mind?
         If it has, how come you haven't pursued this career?
         Why did you decide to work at Health Care Partners instead of any other medical         facilities such as Kaiser or LA County General Hospital?
         What is it like being Dr. Rosado's medical assistant?
          Have you had any trouble seeing eye to eye with her?
         What do you think is the best method to establish a healthy relationship with the patient?
         What is the most challenging part of being a medical assistant? Why?
         Are you surprised of how involved you can become with the patients?
         In the years of service in this field, what is your most memorable patient?
         What is one of the biggest challenges working with this community?
        What are the challenges you've faced with multilingual communities?
        What do you believe is the best method to establish a healthy relationship with the parent(s) of the patients?
        
         
         

Blog 14: Interview 3 Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
         I plan to interview to interview my mentor one last time. My mentor is the pediatrician at the Health Care Partners Clinic in El Monte and has been for the past 28 years. She is also a graduate from Harvard's medical school.

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview?
         I have set up an interview date with my mentor for next week, January 19, 2016 sometime between 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., as the time of the interview will ultimately have to be when there are no patients.

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.
         Do you by any chance know any articles that can help explain some ways a pediatrician can build a healthy doctor/patient relationship?

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).
        By any chance, do you know any other individuals I could possibly talk to regarding a healthy doctor/patient relationship for pediatricians or just a healthy doctor/patient relationship in general?

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ.
       1. As a pediatrician, what are some ways to establish a healthy doctor/patient relationship?

       2.  What would you suggest are some ways that improve a doctor/patient relationship for a pediatrician?

Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

The purpose of the second interview is to justify your mentor as an expert in the field.  You will be asking them at least 5 questions about their background and/or the background of the organization or company where they work.

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert? 

            My mentor is Dr. Mayra Rosado. She is a 1988 graduate from Harvard University's medical school. She did her medical residency in pediatrics from 1988 to 1991 at the UCLA Medical Center, and she works at Health Care Partners in El Monte as its pediatrician, as well as other Health Care Partners facilities in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Rosado is also affiliated with White Memorial Medical Center, Beverley Hospital, Monterey Park Hospital, and Glendale Medical Hospital & Health Center. She has been working at Health Care Partners for 27 years.

 

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

             The questions that I shall ask my mentor about her background history are the following:

1. What would you say helped lead you down the path of becoming a pediatrician/What inspired you?
2. Which classes were the most enjoyable & most tedious when studying to become a doctor?
3. How many years has Health Care Partners been around, and how long has it been a healthcare provider?
4. To your knowledge, what is the percentage of patients that use Health Care Partners versus other healthcare providers in Southern California?
5. Why did you decide to work at Health Care Partners instead of any other medical facilities such as Kaiser or LA County General Hospital?