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CASPer Practice Test #2

Tom has been raised in a privileged home, attending an incredible school, which allowed him to apply to the best Universities countrywide and gain admission to most. However, he decided he wants to make his own decisions, be independent, and become a social media influencer. Tom’s parents want the best for his future and urge him to accept a college offer.

1. What are your thoughts on this situation?

2. If you were Tom, what would you do?

3. “Education is the key to success”, what are your thoughts on this quote?

Many medical school applicants aspire to be physicians because they want to “help people”. Of course, many professions offer the rewarding aspect of “helping people”.

1. What is one main reason you want to be a physician other than to “help people”?

2. What are some other professions where you could still satisfy that reason?

3. Given your answer to Q2, why are you still adamant to become a physician over those other professions?

You are a medical student in the operating room. Your team is fixing a rare disease. The surgeon asks you to take some photos of the disease using your smart phone to educate other surgeons in the future. The patient was not made aware that photos might be taken.

1. What are the ethical concerns in this situation?

2. How would you act in this situation?

3. Suppose the surgeon says, “It is acceptable to take the photos as long as the patient's face is not in the photo. Therefore, the patient will be unidentifiable.” Do you agree with him?

Life is full of fears. Medicine is no different. Whenever you do a procedure for the first time or encounter a very sick patient that you are unsure how to care for, it is common for medical trainees to experience fear and anxiety over the situation.

1. What is your greatest fear in life?

2. What is one thing you could do to conquer or lessen this fear?

3. Why can having fears be a good thing?

You are the CEO's assistant at the publicly funded Chronic Care And Rehabilitation Institute. One of your duties is to purchase office supplies for the hospital and your major suppliers are Company A and Company B, which offer products at similar prices and quality. Today, the CEO tells you that one of his friends runs Company C, an office products supplier that prices its products 10% more than companies A and B. You have no clue about the quality of products from Company C, but the CEO would like you to purchase solely from Company C from now on.

1. What are some of the reasons that led the CEO to make this suggestion?

2. How would you deal with the situation? Why?

3. Suppose the quality of products from Company C is slightly better than those from companies A and B. Would you ever purchase from Company C? Why or why not?

You are working as a cashier at a liquor store. A regular customer, Rachel, asks you if there are any wines to recommend, as she is a wine lover. She is also happy to tell you that she recently got pregnant.

1. Discuss the ethical issues around providing alcohol to a pregnant customer.

2. Who or what body should ultimately determine if pregnant women should be allowed to drink alcohol or not?

3. Suppose your store manager decides to sell the wine to Rachel. Rachel stops to chat with you for five minutes before she leaves the store. What would you say to her?

You are a medical student working with Dr. Rosen, a family physician. A couple comes into clinic today and tells you and Dr. Rosen that they area few weeks pregnant and would like to get an abortion. You know that Dr. Rosen is very religious and his beliefs are strongly anti-abortion. Dr.Rosen tells the couple, “Sorry, but it is against my religion to support abortion. | cannot help you. | advise you to seek your medical care elsewhere”.

1. Was Dr. Rosen's response appropriate? Why or why not?

2. What are Dr. Rosen's obligations as a physician in such a situation?

3. Given what Dr. Rosen has said, what would you do as the medical student?

You’re introduced to a new co-worker, Ben, and are surprised to find that he is the same person who sexually harassed a close friend of yours at his previous job. While Ben was fired from his last job and punished in other ways, the situation was not made public. You only happen to know the details because your friend shared them with you. How would you handle this?

1. How would you interact with Ben?

2. Would you inform your boss and/or other co-workers about Ben’s past behavior?

3. Should people who commit serious offenses be given second chances?

You are a firefighter and you recently saved a 12 year old boy, Tom, when his house caught on fire. When the incident occurred, Tom was the only person in the house and he would not have survived without your help. Unfortunately, your colleague, Frank, was severely injured during the same mission and passed away shortly after. Tom's Mother, Susan, came to visit you at work today and presented a $1000 cheque as a “thankyou” gift for you. She also gave you a $5000 cheque for you to pass on to Frank's family.

1. Which, if any of the cheques, would you accept? Why?

2. What would you say/suggest to Susan?

3. If you were to accept both cheques, how would you use them?

A church pastor hugs and kisses every congregation member. He is attentive to each of his churchgoers and does his best to have meaningful interactions with everyone he meets. One day it is announced that a group of women have accused him of sexual assault by inappropriate touching and unwanted advances. The reports describe his typically affectionate nature and usual greeting style.

1. What is going through your mind?

2. What would you do?

3. Describe a time you had to resolve conflict.

A male patient has been diagnosed with cancer. Sister tells you not to tell him because he expressed to her that if he has cancer, he will kill himself. You are concerned…duh.

1. Under what circumstances is it acceptable to not share information with a patient?

2. s it acceptable in this instance to follow the sister’s wishes? Why or why not?

3. What would be your plan for your very next meeting with the patient?

You work as a cashier. One day, you notice that money has gone missing. Your boss accuses you of stealing and he is pissed off.

1. How do you manage the sudden change in your working relationship with your boss?

2. Your boss decides to decrease your pay to compensate for what he thinks you stole. How would you manage the situation?

3. Suppose you know it was a friend and co-worker of yours that stole the money. This friend is in a difficult financial situation, and while you don’t condone what he did, you understand why he did it. How does this information change what you would do?

You are an oncologist and the chair of the admissions committee for your medical school. You notice one of the applicants this year is a patient of yours. She is a 20 year old woman who was recently diagnosed with leukemia and given 10 years to live.

1. Should her medical condition affect her chances of being accepted?

2. Should applicants be required to disclose their medical conditions?

3. In general, are there any personal factors you think should affect an applicant's chances of being accepted?

The City Council is planning to closing down half of its public libraries to save money. They believe students have access to the latest information while at school or home via the Internet. Also, many books in libraries are quite outdated. Your mother sits on the City Council and supports this decision. You are personally against it and want to help stage a public protest outside City Hall. However, your mother is worried that if the media sees you protesting, it will hurt her chances at the upcoming election.

1. How would you convince your mother that the city should keep the libraries?

2. Given your mother's concerns, would you publicly protest? Why or why not?

3. How could you support your beliefs of keeping libraries while not hurting your mother’s chances at the upcoming election?

You are sharing a hotel room with a co-worker, Lisa, during a business trip. She’s left her suitcase open and you notice a vial of marijuana in it. You ask Lisa about it and she tells you that she is epileptic and that it’s medical marijuana. Medical cannabis is legal in your state; however, your workplace has a strict no-drugs policy. What would you do?

1. Part of your company’s drug policy includes reporting other employees who disobey the policy. Would you report Lisa?

2. Say Lisa tells you that she only uses marijuana during off-work hours. Would that change your course of action?

3. Which is more important: Lisa’s medical needs or your company’s drug policy?