Informational Interview

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Question List for the Informational Interview The person I made an appointment with to interview is my mother’s Internal Doctor whose name is Dr. Sandeep Dosanje and she is a full time faculty and practicing in Alhambra County Hospital located in Martinez, CA for sixteen years. She is from Pakistan and I found her, one of the most caring and responsible doctors in regards of her patients. The reason I have chosen her to interview is because I am planning to continue my career as a Physician Assistant and according to my research, PAs are so similar to the Internal physicians with only few exceptions. Another reason that I chose her is because I would like to work in that hospital.

My questionnaire is as follows:

Q 1: Why did you choose this career?
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When I was at high school, I was pretty sure that becoming a doctor is my passion and I decided to achieve my goal, which is being a doctoI.

Q 2: Were there times that you felt like you wanted to give up and not to continue studying medicine?
A: I can not say that I wanted to give up because I loved Medicine, But there were times I would loose my motivation and started to slow down. Studying Medicine means sacrificing a lot for years. Means you have to study at least 10 hours a day, little sleep, not enough rest, or hang out with your friends and families.

Q 3: How long did it take you to become a Medical Doctor?
A: It took me 11 years to become a MD.

Q 4: Do you think working as a volunteer or job shadowing will help to choose this career?
A: Yes. It absolutely helps you to re-think and re-decide about what you have chosen about your future career. When you are volunteering in a hospital or shadowing a doctor, you will see all you need to do and know about what you have chosen to be in future. You might had different ideas of that job but once you face the reality, you change your mind and pursue for another

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