Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Blog 20: Fourth Interview Prep




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

I plan to interview a principal from my old elementary who also happens to have a doctorates in psychology or an ophthalmologist right across from my mentorship. The principal will allow me to understand how children work as she also used to be a teacher and the ophthalmologist will help me understand his area better and how it ties in to integrated eye care. 

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.
  1.  What's one thing you've learned about working with patients (students) in your field of work?
  2.  How do your interactions differ with children than adults? 
  3. Do you find yourself adjusting to the others' mindsets at all in order to better understand any worries? 
  4. How do you keep your patients (students) calm in times of on-set panic or confusion?
  5. Do you think there are changes to be made in the way people are taught to communicate with others? 
  6. What are some things you learned about working with your staff in this field? 
  7. How did you get into this field of work? 
  8. What is the best thing about working in this field?
  9. How important is the financial aspect of this field? 
  10. How do you go about handling that? 
  11. Is there anything you wish you could change to improve patients or students well-being? 
  12. Have you yourself ever suffered from eye problems? (For Second Option)
  13. As this field of work continues to evolve and more technology is created, do you think you will come to rely on it more? 
  14. Do you think new technology in the medical area will reduce patient-doctor relationships?
  15. Do you find yourself micromanaging a patients life in order to prevent any further problems? 
  16. Are some patients or students difficult to work with?
  17. Do you find yourself educating the patient a lot?
  18. What are the risks of not having a good doctor-patient relationship?
  19. How often do you connect with your patients on an empathetic standpoint? 
  20. Is there anyone else I should talk to in this field?