Physician - Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Posted Mar 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a surgical complication you managed. What did you learn from it?
What they are checking: Whether they reflect honestly on complications and use them to improve, not hide from them.
Tell me about a time you had to deliver bad news about vision loss to a patient.
What they are checking: Whether they communicate hard news with honesty and compassion and plan next steps with the patient.
What brings you to Marshfield, and what would make you want to stay for many years?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real fit with a smaller Wisconsin community, which predicts whether they stay.
What would you do
This role asks for a retina fellowship within a comprehensive team. How would you balance retina work with general ophthalmology?
What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable with a mixed practice and won't want to drop comprehensive care for retina only.
Call here is one in five. How do you handle retina emergencies on call when you're also covering general eye problems?
What they are checking: Whether they are ready to take full call and triage a wide range of urgent problems.
The department includes glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology. How would you work with those colleagues on shared patients?
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate across subspecialties and know when to hand off or co-manage.
You'd have clinic, hospital and ASC all attached. How do you like to structure your week to use that well?
What they are checking: Whether they think about practice efficiency and can grow volume in a busy practice.
How do you build a referral base with optometrists and primary care in a region?
What they are checking: Whether they understand practice growth depends on relationships and clear communication back to referrers.
About the work
Walk me through your approach to a patient with new wet macular degeneration, from diagnosis to injection schedule.
What they are checking: Whether their retina training covers imaging, anti-VEGF choices and treat-and-extend planning.
How do you manage diabetic retinopathy in patients who live far away and struggle to keep appointments?
What they are checking: Whether they adapt treatment plans to rural realities without lowering the standard of care.
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