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Situational Judgement Question Bank 1 Instructions
Use this question bank to practice Situational Judgement questions.
You will be presented by a set of hypothetical scenarios based in a clinical or educational setting and may involve a student or clinician at their center. You will be asked to make judgments as to the appropriateness or the importance of a series of statements in response to the scenario.
It is in your best interest to answer all questions as there is no penalty for guessing. All unanswered questions will be scored as incorrect.
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A group of five second-year medical students are undertaking a group project which forms part of their grade. One of the group members Alex has turned up 20 minutes late to their third team meeting. He has been late to every single meeting. Sarah, the team leader is becoming slightly frustrated as Alex’s lack of punctuality is disrupting the group’s progress.
How appropriate are each of the following responses by Sarah in this situation?
Explanation
The correct answer is D.
By reporting Alex to their tutor before trying to address the issue, Sarah is unnecessarily escalating the situation. Remember, you should always try and address the issue before escalating it further. Therefore, this action would be very inappropriate.
Top Tip: When you have concerns about a colleague, you should always try and address them directly first before escalating it to someone more senior.
A group of five second-year medical students are undertaking a group project which forms part of their grade. One of the group members Alex has turned up 20 minutes late to their third team meeting. He has been late to every single meeting. Sarah, the team leader is becoming slightly frustrated as Alex’s lack of punctuality is disrupting the group’s progress.
How appropriate are each of the following responses by Sarah in this situation?
Explanation
The correct answer is A.
This is the ideal course of action as it allows Sarah to address the issue of Alex’s punctuality whilst being respectful to him. This is in line with GMC guidelines which states “Persistent inappropriate attitude or behaviour [for medical student includes] poor time management [and] non-attendance]” (Achieving Good Medical Practice: Guidance for Medical Students, p48) and “You must treat colleagues fairly and with respect” (Good Medical Practice, p14). Therefore, this action would be very appropriate.
Top Tip: When you have concerns about a colleague, you should always try and address them directly first before escalating it to someone more senior.
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:56:29
WHY NOT INAPPROPRIATE BUT NOT AWFUL. Sarah isn't doing something very wrong. She is just trying to get to the root of the problem of Alex's poor attendance and if that involves in her reporting him to the tutor, she as a group leader, should be able to do that.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:10:29
To Js comment, it's because they haven't discussed anything with him. There might be a problem he is facing that might need help
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:14:05
this should be appropriate but not ideal. it is always appropriate to report unprofessional and problematic behaviour (in this case Alex's repeated lateness) to a tutor. however in this case, it is not ideal as the problem should be addressed with Alex individually, before it is escalated to involve a tutor.
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 22:01:34
i think this should be inappropriate but not awful