Practice ubc interview prep

1. Tell me about yourself and your interest in working in the field of dietetics.

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Tell me about a time when you collaborated as part of a team. What was your role within that team?

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Tell me about your favourite time facilitating a presentation. What stood out for you about this experience?

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There are many alternative perspectives on nutrition and food. What steps do you typically take to establish rapport and come to an understanding with others who have different perspectives from your own?

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What is the achievement you are most proud of in your life?

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What does being a good leader mean to you, and how have you demonstrated leadership in your personal experiences?

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What information would you provide to an elementary school teacher concerned about the lack of healthy lunches and snacks that the children in her class are bringing to school?

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What are the top three strengths you believe a dietitian should possess and why?

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Greatest strength

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greatest weakness

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What do you perceive is the role of a dietitian

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What will you do if you are not accepted into this program?

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What would you do if the dietitian you were on rotation with gave misinformation to a patient/client

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Why do you want a masters degree

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Tell us about a time you received criticism that you didn't agree with. What did you do?

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Why are you interested in studying at this university?

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what unique attributes will you add to the student body

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anything else you would like to add

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what is the future of the dietetic profession

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what is your current area of interest

what are your expecttions of the program

what is the most difficult thing you have done or challenge you have overcome, how did you overcome it and what did you learn

Where do you visualize the field of dietetics to be in the next 5-10 years

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talk about a time you had to deal with an unhappy customer, what did you do and how would you approach it differently

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experience where you didn't live up to it it professionally or personally, how did you deal with it and what was your reaction

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what project or work from your undergraduate are you most proud of and why?

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how have your extracurricular activities

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you receive a consult for dietetic education for a pt. the pt is not interested in making any dietary changes. how do you handle this situation

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3 trends you would talk about at a health convention

1) gut health -

- lots of attention being brought on tik tok, and instagram with wellness influencers, from what i have seen a lot of it has an underlying eating disorder type of notion ("debloat" - everyone thinks their bloated) - steer in the direction of what foods you can eat to increase gut health (pro and prebiotics and fermented foods, as well as high fibre)

2) plant based diets

3) culturally inclusive foods

if you could take a workshop what would it be on

what does self directed learning mean to you

3 differences between t1d and t2d

1) t1d is autoimmune (attacking insulin producing cells in pancreas), t2d is genetic and lifestyle factors

2) t1d tend to be younger diagnosis, t2d tend to be older although we are seeing younger diagnosis

3) t1d needs insulin, where as t2 might be able to control with diet, exercise, or other blood sugar controlling medications such as metformin

how are dietitians viewed in a healthcare team

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how do i feel best supported

what do i want out of the program (expectations)