Blog 14: Third Interview Preparation

EQ: How does an anesthesiologist best ensure a patient's safety and comfort for surgery?

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

I plan to interview an anesthesiologist at UCLA by the name of Dr. Zhuang T. Fang. He is a clinical professor at UCLA'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 not yet secured an exact date, as schedules are still being worked out.

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

How does an anesthesiologist best ensure a patient's safety and comfort for surgery?
What do you do in your daily routine to ensure that your patients are safe and comfortable?

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).

Could I have the opportunity to observe one of your lectures sometime?
I plan on taking a CPR course soon, what other activity would you suggest that could help me further my research and understanding?
Do you recommend any text for me to look into?
Who do you recommend I interview next?

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 

Have you always wanted to be an anesthesiologist?
Why did you choose anesthesia?
Describe a typical day at work.
What do you enjoy most about your job?
You are a professor? Why did you decide to teach?
What do you teach your students?
What advice do you have for students looking to pursue this specialty?
What mistakes or experiences have you encountered over the years do you wish you had known before?
What are some of your most memorable experiences?
How does an anesthesiologist best ensure a patient's safety and comfort for surgery?
What do you do in your daily routine to ensure that your patients are safe and comfortable?
Would I be able to have the opportunity to observe one of your lectures sometime?