Dr. Lindsay Hampson
Appearances
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
So just have a mind, have an eye on the clock. And if you realize that you're kind of droning on about something, wrap it up so that you can continue on with other parts of the Absolutely.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Yeah, and I'm Lindsay Hampson. I'm at UCSF and Gina and I are excited not to pose the questions this time, but to actually receive them. So very excited to have this topic that's really more oriented towards medical students.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Yeah, I want to just emphasize a couple of things that Mihir said. I think that's all really true. I think a big thing that we want to know when talking about research is your specific role. What did you do? And part of that is we want to understand how you fit into the team. And research is teamwork. So that's an insight into how you work in a team.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Part of it is to understand what skill set you have. So you may have learned how to build a database or you may have learned how to apply for an IRB or you may have learned how to call research participants or you may have learned how to interview. And these are all skill sets.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
So if you, you know, when you're talking about research, talk about the specific things that you did, because those are all assets that you are going to bring with you. And I really agree also that if you haven't done a lot of research, that's okay. I think explaining what you have done is totally fine.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
If you get a question where somebody wants you to answer, what research project are you the most proud of and you don't have a research project, You can talk about a leadership opportunity. You can pivot and talk about something you're really passionate about, something you did advocacy work in. There are other avenues.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And when we ask about research, it's not that we're interested specifically in research. We're interested in how you took something on, how you carried it through, what leadership roles you took in that activity. And a lot of people, you know, they may not have had opportunities. And that's important to highlight, too.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
If you're at a program where you don't have a urology department at your medical school, talk about that and talk about how you want to do research, what type of research you're interested in doing, what skill set you think you would need to learn to help do the work that you want to do.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And I think this is a real opportunity as we approach interview season to really feel like we're giving medical students some confidence going into interviews and setting them up for success.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
So there's plenty of opportunities to talk about research, even if you don't have a CV with plenty of publications on it. And we understand that.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
That said, I would say if you're applying to a program that has a year-long research year, you know you're going to get questions about research and you know that's probably going to be important to the program because they're paying for a year of your time to do research.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
So in that case, you really do want to be prepared to talk about what your vision is for research during residency and afterwards.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Those behavioral questions are all about your thought process, your approach, how you learn from past challenging events, what your attitude is like in the face of difficulty. If you're going through a challenge, what supports are helpful to you. So these are not about an act, you know, we don't care about what the actual challenge was.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
We really care about what your thought process is, how you handle things, what you rely on, what you need to thrive. because ultimately we want you to thrive in a residency program. And so we want to be able to make sure that we have the supports necessary to help you thrive and achieve your goals and get to where you want to be. So really thinking, I think Gina's right.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
The most common question that gets asked is, what's a challenge or a struggle or an obstacle that you've faced and tell us how you've overcome it or what you've learned from it. That's an easy one to prepare for because it's going to get asked a lot. And you could pick even something from your, you know, anytime. You could pick something from childhood if you wanted to.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
If there's a certain life event that was really pivotal to you and kind of shaped how you think, that's fine too. It can really be anything that you pick.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
I love that idea.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
I would say, as I mentioned before, I think culture is really the most important thing about the interviews. And so what I would recommend is make sure that you're looking at how the residents interact with each other and what those relationships are like. Look at how the residents and faculty interact. Look at how faculty interact with each other. Because this is the culture.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
This is what you're looking for as a fit into, you know, what's the day to day like? What is it like to, you know, call people? What is it like to be taught by these people? What is it like to rely on these people? So it's really about understanding, you know, what the culture is that's created between these people. And there's a lot that you can learn from seeing those interactions.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And I think in the end, as I mentioned before, I think you can go to so many places and get amazing training. And so this is not about picking the one place that can train you. It's about finding the place that can train you to do what you want to do. And that's going to get you to your eventual goals. So think about it not, you know, for me, the interview is all about the applicant.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
It's an opportunity for the applicant to really find a good match for themselves. We know they're qualified as programs. We've already selected them for interviews. So we know that anyone we interview is going to be a great resident. But this is a chance really for an applicant to figure out where they want to be, where they have a support.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
supportive environment where they think they're going to be able to accomplish what they want to. So I always want applicants to feel like they're in the driver's seat. And I think it takes some of the stress away and helps people realize that you're not comparing, oh, does one program have one more day of call or does one program have, you know, one more of this or that?
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
In the end, those things aren't important. What's important is the fit to the program.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And to that end too, I would just add, don't worry about disappointing anyone. We all want our students to be happy and to thrive. And don't, as a student, when you're making a choice, make their choice that's right for you. You're the one who's living that reality and You may feel like you're letting down mentors or people who have supported you. And I can assure you, you are not.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
We want you to be happy in the long run. And I remember when I was an applicant, I was having a very tough time making a decision of, you know, putting together my rank list. And at the time I was at the University of Michigan, David Bloom was the chair and I called him in tears the night before the rank list was due and said, Dr. Bloom, I just... I feel like I don't know what to do.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And he said, Lindsay, take a deep breath. You know what to do. Just don't worry about disappointing anyone else. You do what is right for you. And he was right. I did know. And what was holding me back was feeling like I should, you know, do make choices for other people or, you know, to placate other people.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And in the end, you've got to sit down with the decision yourself, your own values, your own goals, and think about what's really right for you.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Yeah, I agree. I think just know that you may reach out to the program and it's totally fine if you do, but they probably won't write back to you. And that's not because they don't like you. It's just because it's the rules and we're trying to abide by the rules and make sure that we're not giving anyone an unfair advantage. So if you want to send a thank you note, if you want to say, you know.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
specific things because you feel like there's a certain fit with a certain program, that's totally fine. But just don't be offended if you don't hear back from anyone. And I always warn people that when we have them interview with us, I tell them, don't expect communication with us afterwards. And it's just part of the rules of making sure that we're all playing the same.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And that's the same place that the programs are going to to get their guidance as well. So we're all getting the same information from the same place. It's great that we have that kind of common resource.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
I think a lot of the things we've said are be yourself, have fun, you know, enjoy the process. This is a really a chance to meet people that you may have read about or heard about or, you know, had an opportunity to think about working with. So it's a really exciting time during interviews and it should really be something that's fun for you.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
So have fun with it because the more fun you have with the interviews, the more fun the interviewers have as well.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
All right. Well, thanks, everyone, for joining us. We hope this is going to be a useful segment of our podcast. And hopefully going into interview season, it'll be something that serves as a resource for a lot of medical students preparing for interviews. And we look forward to seeing you on the interview trail. Thanks for joining.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
you're feeling like well i already read the application i kind of already knew some of the basics and now i'm being talked at instead of in a conversation and interviews are way more fun when you're in a conversation with people so have a mind have an eye on the clock and if you realize that you're kind of droning on about something wrap it up so that you can continue on with other parts of the interview and make it more fun
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Check yourself. If you're ever answering a question for more than two or three minutes, you should probably find a way to wrap it up because you really want to give an opportunity to talk about many different aspects. And it may feel comfortable to talk about something you know for a long time, but I can tell you as the person sitting on the other end of that interview that
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And I think I would say to piggyback on Gina, you know, and thinking about, well, how do you navigate the in-between? What about those hybrid situations? In my mind, in-person is really a benefit to the applicant, and I don't think it changes as much for the program. I think those intangibles that Gina talked about can really be a benefit for the applicant themselves.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
So I think if you get offered a hybrid, if there's a hybrid situation, you can pick one or the other. pick the one that's right for you. If it's hard to travel, if it's expensive, if it's just feasibly impractical, then do the virtual option if that's what works better for you. Because in the end, I don't think that programs really change their assessment virtual versus in-person.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
I think the in-person really benefits the applicant themselves because they actually get to walk the halls of the hospital. They get to sleep in the city. They get to see other applicants in person. And so I think the benefits of the in-person option are really mostly for the applicant and people should feel like they can definitely choose the virtual option if that one works better for them.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Yeah, I really agree with Gina. And I think it's really, for me, the interview is really about allowing applicants the chance to understand the culture, because that's something that you may not be able to experience or understand on paper or online or from going to an open house.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
You're getting a chance to talk to people, see how people interact with each other, see how people interact with residents. And this gives you a real sense of the culture because there's fantastic training programs across the country. And so you're going to go somewhere and you're going to get great training. The question is, is it the training you want?
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Is it the training that fits where you want to be in the future? Is it a program that's going to support your goals for the future? And similarly, as Gina said, are you going to be a fit for what they're looking for? So I think it's really important in terms of understanding the culture. The other thing I would say is Gina's right. We already know that everyone we're interviewing is qualified.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And so the interview is not understanding what they've accomplished. It's more about understanding how they got there. So what was their path? What did they overcome? What drove them to do all the things that are listed in their application? So for me, in an interview, I'm really trying to understand what's motivating and driving somebody because I already know what's on paper.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
I know what they've done already, and I want to understand the why behind it.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think there's so many questions during interview season that you can anticipate. So why not prepare for those? Everyone's going to want to understand why urology, right? Like, why are you dedicating five or six years and the rest of your career to this field? So you want to have a good answer for that. And I think really you want to be able to tell your story.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Your application is a list of accomplishments, but we want to, as I kind of mentioned before, I think we want to hear the story of how you got here, why you got here, why was it unexpected or inevitable? What was your path to getting here? And then, you know, where you want to go. So you want to have in your mind what that story is and how it makes sense.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And I think a lot of people get there by working on their personal statement. It helps to kind of flesh that out for themselves. Often, there's a lot of generic questions that will be asked around obstacles or hurdles that you've encountered, examples of teamwork that you can give, accomplishments that you're really proud of, or things that are unique about you.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
So I think practicing those types of more generic interview questions with your friends can be really helpful because Being in the interview situation is so stressful.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
If you've already kind of practiced and you've thought of the words and you've thought of some things that you want to say, I think it comes out so much more fluidly and probably takes away a lot of the anxiety when you go into those first few interviews. And I'll just say, I think in the beginning, everyone's so nervous, but by the end of interview season...
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
people realize that it's actually, you know, not a nerve wracking experience. It's really fun. You're meeting these incredible people from across the country. But at the beginning, it does feel very scary. And so the way to take away those nerves is really just to practice on the things that you know you can.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
Yeah, I really agree with that. And just to reiterate, you know, check yourself. If you're ever answering a question for more than two or three minutes, you should probably find a way to wrap it up because you really want to give an opportunity to talk about many different things. aspects.
BackTable Urology
Ep. 195 BackTable Resident Edition: Tips for Virtual and In-Person Urology Residency Interviews with Dr. Mihir Shah, Dr. Lindsay Hampson, Dr. Gina Badalato, and Yash Shah
And it may feel comfortable to talk about something you know for a long time, but I can tell you as the person sitting on the other end of that interview, you're feeling like, well, I already read the application. I kind of already knew some of the basics and now I'm being talked at instead of in a conversation. And interviews are way more fun when you're in a conversation with people.