An important skill to have that I have worked on the last couple of weeks is learning how to communicate and interact with professionals in neurology. In the past 2 weeks, I have contacted over 25 neurologists and professors, through email or phone. I was extremely surprised by the lack of responses I got, as I assumed I would be able to secure a couple of doctors after. Fortunately, I got a response from a pediatric neurologist and a neuroscientist at UTD.
I conducted a phone interview his past week, and I was able to get a lot more clarity on the field of neurology. However, one challenge I did encounter with the phone interview was that it was hard to type everything as he was speaking. I also wasn't able to listen as the connection was not clear, but luckily I had a copy of my interview questions handy and was ready for this interview. Since it was my first ever interview and happened to be on the phone, I was not fully prepared. However, this is a skill that does come with practice, and since I have an idea of how to interview work, I will be better prepared next time.
Another challenge I faced is many of the professionals who are neurologists have fully booked schedules for months ahead, making it difficult for me to have an interview with them. The issue I had was having to find specialists and exploring other settings where neurology is also present. Hopefully, this will give me a better range of interviews available.
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