Interview Questions Flashcards
What do you think will be your greatest challenge in completing physician assistant school?
My greatest challenge in completing physician assistant school would have to be getting accepted into the program, allowing me the opportunity to become a physician assistant. I know that the program will be demanding but I have prepared myself for the work and I am determined to accomplish it.
How did you, or do you, handle blood and gore?
Blood and gore do not affect me. I have witnessed many injuries that have included excessive bleeding, protruding bones etc. and I discovered that I’m not disgusted by those sights. I find the injuries intriguing rather than off-putting.
Why have you chosen to pursue this profession?
I want to become a physician assistant because it fuses my love of helping people with my fascination in medicine.
Describe your work ethic.
As an AP and honor student and a person involved in various extracurricular and community activities, I have discovered that my work ethic is excellent. I manage to make time for practice and meetings all while keeping a 4.0 gpa. I learned that I am able to handle the pressure of deadlines and balance my workload.
How would you describe your overall academic performance.
I am proud of my academic performance. I have worked diligently in earning the grades that I have, and I’m pleased to see that my hard work pays off. However I do not consider myself a step above the rest because I well know that there are many people who have the same grades or better.
What are the last two non-academic books you have read?
Dracula by bram stoker
Red riding hood by
If their were no need for pas what would you do
I would work as another health care professional
What do you have to offer our school?
I believe I offer a lot to this school. I am eager to learn everything I can about this profession and medicine, I take my academics very seriously, and I present skills such as teamwork and time management that make a person successful in both the classroom and in workplace environments.
Tell me about yourself.
I am a determined, hard-working, and passionate individual. When I set a goal, I make sure that I achieve it and I will not stop until I do, no matter how long it takes. My academics are a major priority and I value respect, kindness, friendship, and honesty. I grew up participating in the sport of rodeo, in which I still compete today. I have an uncanny fascination for medicine and the anatomical structure of the human body, as well as nutrition and dietetics.
How do you manage your time among school, work, and or other activities.
I try to find the happy balance between all my involvements. I manage my work on a day to day basis due to the unknown element of the amount of schoolwork each night.
What type of medicine will you practice?
At the moment I would like to pursue emergency medicine, but it will ultimately depend on how my clinical rotations go.
How would friends describe you?
Intelligent, reliable, kind, hard-working, task orientated, and trustworthy
Describe the people you work with best.
I work best with the people who are friendly and share my motivation. I enjoy a diverse group of people that all contribute something special.
If you are stressed, what signs occur and what do you do about it?
I know that I am stressed when I become overwhelmed with my tasks. To relieve this stress, I plan out my schedule and organize my tasks in order of highest priority.
What do know about physician assistants?
A physician assistant works under a physician. They can perform similar tasks to that of a doctor and even a nurse practitioner, however, also depending on the states laws, physician assistAnts cannot prescribe narcotics. Also physician assistants have the flexibility to change fields of practice.
Why did you choose pa over a doctor.
I want the flexibility that comes with being a pa while still giving excellent care for my patients.
Are you aware of options in the profession?
Yes physician assistants can work in many medical specialties including: geriatrics, obstetrics, surgery, pediatrics, dermatology, oncology and many others
What are the negative aspects of being a physician assistant.
The most negative aspect of being a pa is the number of conflicts that will occur upon any misdiagnosis, especially since today the health field
Is full of malpractice charges.
Favorite thing you observed or highlights of your observation experience.
The highlight of my shadowing experience had to be when I was allowed to review charts and hemoglobin sheets to help diagnose patients.
Discuss a medical ethics issue.
One of the values is to let the patient refuse or accept the proposed treatment. Sometimes, in doing this the patient refuses it and goes against another value, which is that the practitioner is supposed to act on patients behalf.
How would you control the cost of healthcare.
By not ordering as many tests.
Will you worry about any infections while performing work with patients.
When working with patients a strong effort is made toward maintaining the best possible sterile environment. With that being said, infections should always be in the back of ones mind.
What do you think are two major ethical issues facing the medical field today.
Abortion will always be an issue and whether or not to force a religious based hospital to provide contraception or procedures for sterility
Are you aware of the multifaceted nature of physicians
I believe that versatility is an attribute that people who work in the medical field should have
