It was more scientific questions. Justification for certain study design choices.
Epidemiologist Interviews
Epidemiologist Interview Questions
"Epidemiologists collect and study data in order to determine the causes and trajectories of diseases that have become epidemics. Epidemiologists are highly educated and trained with at least a Master's degree in epidemiology, biology, statistics, or public health. During an interview, expect to be tested on hypothetical situations, data analysis, and communication skills."
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Q1 Tell us about you and why this internship Q2 What are the main differences between a Case-Control Study and a Cohort study? Why might you pick one over the other? Q3: If you were designing a study looking at disease incidence, what would you want to know? Q4: How would you explain the epidemiological principle of confounding to someone who does not know? Q5: Imagine you're asked to design a retrospective study using a large healthcare dataset. What information about the database would you need to check first to make sure it is suitable for the study?
Describe a time when you demonstrated innovation. Questions related to time-management, multi-tasking, collaboration
What kind of projects I'd like to do.
What are your biggest strengths and weaknesses?
Tell us about a time when you worked with complex data?
About academics.
What is epidemiology?
What types of statistical softwares do you know how to use and what projects have you completed using them?
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