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PA School Interview

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If you were a villain which would you be
-thanous
-bring balance to world
What type of cookie would you like to be?
-Oatmeal Raisin
-I'm very over-looked and often chosen accidentally, in comparison to a chocolate chip cookie, however I am always found to be just a surprisingly unique and satisfying surprise
What would you do if a bear was chasing you?
-Retreat slowly
-Get up a tree
As a PA school instructor. Should I recommend my students offer abortions?
-Unethical
-Provide a neutral education
-Further education for those seeking it
You're trapped in a car during a blizzard. Stranded. What do you do?
-Where am I stranded?
-Am I in walking distant?
-If close enough I would chose to walk however,
-Always have supplies, thanks to my grandma
If you had a pencil, tell me three things you would do with the pencil beside write or erase
-Put my hair up with it
-Use it for eyeliner
-Use it as a splint
-Kindling for fire
What would you do if you were drafted tomorrow in the army?
-Fate
-Purse my medical career
Would you rather be a catcher or the pitcher?
-Catcher
-While your not the star of the show, you have the best view of the field
-You make the important decisions of how to pursue
-Unvalued position
-Most vocal and the glue
-Comparison to PA Profession
Why do applicants frequently tend to say they want to work in rural areas, but we still have a lack of providers in these areas?
-PA Students know what to say to get them in
-However, I have demonstrated my passion toward the demographic and have every sense of counting that
If you are a physician assistant and you post a status on Facebook that offends one of your patients, how do you handle the situation?
-take down the post, if it offend one person it will offend another
-As a professional, every social media occurrence needs to be monitored
-Verbally apologize for the post
-Listen to their side of the situation and empathizes their views
-turn it into a lesson
When was the last time you cried?
-This morning
-I am a very emotional person which can influence my decisions however never effect my ethical compass
What was the last movie you saw?
-The Ant Bully
What would you do if you won the power ball?
-Make my family comfortable
-Take a nice vacation
-Invest
-Hire a finical accountant (some people are better at different things)
Where would you go if you could travel anywhere in the world and why?
-North Korea
-To see their culture and their perceived normal
What would you do if one of your patients came up to you on the street before a long weekend and asked for their prescription? Their only other option they have is a $300+ emergency visit?
-I would go back to the office, check the chart, and call in a prescription (given her physical standing)
-My preceptor would do that for me, for example with birth control
-Medication depending
What was your favorite gift you've ever given?"
-A baseball cross to my brother
What do you believe will be your legacy?
-To be the best PA in Planned Parent hood
-Push for funding and women's right
-Foster a safe space for women
You have discovered your patient has non-treatable cancer, and his wife and son request you not tell the patient the truth about his diagnosis - what would you do?
-Determine if the patient is competent enough to fully understand the diagnosis
-they still deserve the autonomy to act in their own care
-Check for HCP
-Honesty and inclusion of care. -Do what is best for YOUR patient,
-Work with the family to understand why
-Ask if the patient wants the news
If you can agree with me that a transaction takes place when you go to a physician assistant (your insurance or your cash pays the doc for his service), then what is the product that a physician assistant provides in one word?
-An inference
How would you consult with a family who has a son that needs a leg amputated?
-State the facts of the case and how there isn't another option however offer them to get a second opinion (time depending)
-Present the details of a great life without a leg and reference the statistics of those living with missing limbs
You have said you are in a relationship. Would your boyfriend move out to Bridgeport with you for PA school?
-My relationship, while strong, comes second to my carreer
-I have supported my boyfriends carreer for two years and am ready to make my own
-We are a couple of equal opportunity with my success being a point of intreset for his love
Who is your favorite musical artist?
-Dixie Chicks
-Great music for any occasion
-Political Activists
-I respect there freedom of speech
If a patient was brain dead and on life support, how would you make the decision on whether to discontinue life support?
-Confirm brain death
-Speak to the family, it is their choice (autonomy)
-Not my choice I can only present the facts and support their decision
-present the advantages and disadvantages
What attracted you most to your husband?
-His love for life and passion to find fun in the little things
-I get so caught up with being perfect, he reminded me to slip up some times
If you were an MLB player, what would be your up-to-bat song?
-YMCA
-Gets the whole crowd involved/ family favorite
How would you solve the obesity epidemic we see in America?
-Large project to tackle
-We can provide as much education as we would like but simply put it is expensive to eat healthy
-More chemically engineered fruits/vegetables make them more affordadbe
-Then work on education
Thirty-percent of PA students report symptoms of depression during PA school. How do you feel your experiences will aid you if you experience similar symptoms during school?
-I went through the same situation in undergrad
-I know there is a beautiful end waiting for me and I just have to have faith in the process
-"this too shall pass"
How do you feel about not being close to a mall?
-I have a poor fashion sense and love buying from amazon
-I was raised not close to mall, I'm more concerned about where I am going to buy food
-Undergrad didn't have a mall
s your GPA an accurate representation of your knowledge base? It is very high. Did you actually retain all of that information?
-My GPA is an accurate representation of my work ethic
-While I did not retain all of it, my persistent speaks volumes
ow do you feel about abortion; follow-up: how do you feel about contraceptives?
I fully support both but respects other opinions not to
My 90-year-old mother with dementia needs a hip replacement surgery. If you are her PA would you try to convince me to allow the surgery? Why or Why not?
-I would not
-"note experiences as NA"
-the ability to recover is not there
I'm a father of four, and you found out I have stage IV pancreatic cancer how are you going to tell me?
-No easy way going about doing this
-Ensure him that we are going to do everything that was can to bring him back home to his family
-Give him the options
-Ask if he wants help telling his family
Explain what you would do if a classmate came to you feeling overwhelmed and is considering dropping out after their first year
-Provide support
-share my undergraduate experiences
-Lay out supplemental options
-Help them look at the big picture
-Offer to help or simply be a friend
If you could invite anyone alive or dead to supper, who would it be?
-Trump
-To hear his side of the story
-Filtering through media which a lot of the population doesn't know how to do
If I was a genie and you could grant you one of two wishes, which would you choose: Never make a mistake in your medical career or that every patient you have fully comprehended what problem they're having and how to take care of it?"
-The second
-Culturally and educationally many don't understand and therefore can not make decisions and we are breaching their rights as patients
My son is joining a fraternity! What are they like?
-While they are fun they have deeper routes
-Leadership opportunities
-Community service
-Community outreach
-Gives you a sense of belonging
-Networking, however not the proper place for better career growth
What was a time that you were a minority?
-At a PA school interview
- I had never felt like I was sitting in a room with no chance
-At that moment, while I knew there was nothing to discriminate against I felt like I was the odd one out and the odds were not in my favor
What percent of remission should there be to override a patient's parents on the treatment of cancer?
-No percentage
-The only thing you can do is give them the facts and not coriose their decision
-however, it would depend on the age of the patient
Can you tell me about a book that changed your perspective on life?
-Ferinhit 451
-Desyopia in which books are outlawed
What would you tell your patient who doesn't believe in vaccinations for their newborn?
-Provide proper information (lack of side effects)
-Speak to consequences while still giving them there right to choose
-Speak to the greater community goals
Complete the sentence: My friends love me so dearly that they put up with my ______.
-Phone calls to my mother
-Time permitting I talk to her about a half and hour
How would you handle a patient with strict eastern medicine beliefs?
-Allow them to practice there beliefs
-My beliefs are different in their culture and I wouldn't bend mine to fit their medical standards
If you could choose to have one superpower, what would it be and why?
-Power to see other people perspective
-I spend a lot of time trying to please everyone so I make assumptions how others are feeling
-I could be a better person and practitioner with this power
Discuss a time when you had to see something from someone else's perspective.
-Older mentally disabled person with Parkinson
-Family was doing everything to keep him alive
-Physically draining and frustrating
-I had to see the family perspective to keep them alive
How do you help a patient who has the means to be healthy but has no interest in doing so?
-Turn hobbies into healthy habits
-Dancing
-My parents play cornhole every Monday night
What is cultural competency to you?
-Understanding that every person has different beliefs and while you don't have to agree you have to make the effort to see the views from their point of view and respect their beliefs without questions
Describe the differences between Medicare and Medicaid.
-Medicare: medical coverage for those over 65 that everyone is entitled to
-Medicaid: medical coverage based upon finical standing
How would you respond to a patient who was coming on to you?
-I would polity laugh in off
-If it continued I would explain the professional boundaries
What activities and honor societies were you involved in during high school?
-National Honor Society
-YES Leads
-SADD
-Sports
What will you do if you get into PA school and you find yourself failing the first year?
-I would seek out help (I would probably ask for help prior to getting in that situation
-Speak to second year students
-Use the resources available
-Everyone struggles at some point, I wouldn't be embarrassed for that to be happening to me
What is your favorite movie and if you could be any character from the movie, who would it be and why?
-HP
-Hermoine
-Smart, brave, driven
-Doesn't let her limitations stand in the way and beats the odds
What was the hardest class you had and how did you overcome it?
-Genetics
-The topics were extremely hard to follow on a linear powerpoint format
-The Professor had her doctorate in the topic
-I read the book through and through and memorized definitions prior to understanding concepts
What have you learned in your current job?
-I learned how to interact with a patient outside of the medical aspect
-I learned how to provide comfort to both the patient and the family
-I was the sounding board compared to the nurses and doctors
-I learned how to find the right amount of autonomy for the elderly patient
How did you like your undergraduate institution?
-I really enjoyed it
-Small class sizes and therefore a one on one education
-Opportunities to have you hand in every pot
Who is someone that embodies professionalism in your eyes, and why?
-My sorority advisor
-He acts in our best interest against our requests
-wrote one of my evaluations
What non-medical related books have you read in the past three years?
-Prince of Tides
-Girl Wash your face
-The summer I turned pretty
What do you like to do in your free time not related to academics, medicine, research?
-yoga
-traveling/day trips
-spending time with my grandparents (drinking tea)
Is there a time where you witnessed a physician assistant interacting with a patient in a manner you believed to be unprofessional?
-Not yet, however I saw a nurse
forcing a patient to get a CHG bath who was dying because it was protocol and didn't want to look bad
-Came down to an ethical decision
-compromised by washing around the PICC line
How do you think physician assistants learn to be compassionate?
-I believe many have it as an embedded trait
-I think they learn to be compassionate after the take a walk in their patients shoes and go through a situation
-If you don't have compassion I believe the field will shape you to have it
What else have you done in college that is not on your application?
-Trained as a firefighter
-I attended Zumba regularly
-I put on tutor sessions for my peers before exams
Out of all the items listed on your application, which would you say is your greatest accomplishment?
-reciving the Paul B. Orivis Award
-At the time I didn't realize I was doing anything too special
-I was surprised I got it and then I realized how hard I had worked
How do you approach academic challenges?
-knock out the easy things first to give me time to focus on the big thing
-I wake up early and hit the ground running
-I reach out to others to for help
-I watch tutorial videos
What person has most influenced your decision to go PA school?
-My family practitioner
What personal accomplishment is memorable/valuable?
-Paul B. Orvis award
-All my hard work paid off
-No one knew how hard I worked and it was finally shown
-My dad cried
-At the time college wasn't something I thought I could accomplish
Have you shadowed a PA?
-Yes in a neurosurgery practice
-The PA was nearly independent and assisted in surgery
-The attending physician trusted him
Would you like to work in a private practice or a hospital?
-Begin in a hospital to gain experience and then transition to a private practice to provide more individualized and reoccurring care
-Like to follow patients not just discharge them
What specialty are you interested in pursuing and why?
-family practice
-get to know my patients from the ground up
-Approcah the medicine from a holistic view
How would you work in a group environment?
-I like to divide and concur
-Everyone has an equal role to add to the greater picture
Sometimes PAs have to make tough choices for their patients. Can you think of a moral problem that might come up?
helping a patient kill themselves (euthanasia)
Are you really ready for PA school?
-yes: I have gained a detailed array of extensive experience and have primarily pursued a difficult course load to prepare me for the course load
-While I still have much more to learn I know that I have prepared myself to take on the challenges
Describe where you grew up.
-I grew up in a rural area outside of Binghamton NY on the boarder of PA.
-My neighbors were a creek and a cemetery
-Where I lived shoes and a shirt are not a requirement to get the mail
-I grew up in a area where very few people leave and those who did typically find their way back for the wrong reasons
Did anyone discourage you from pursuing PA school?
-Many people:doctors tell me to either be a doctor or be an NP. -NPs and nurses tell me to be an NP and some PAs regret their decision
-Nonetheless, I have established my own inferences and know that this is the path for me
Tell me something interesting about yourself that can't be found in your essays.
-I have a munckin cat
-Ive lived in a camper for the last year
What pushes your buttons - what kinds of things make you angry?
-Inconsiderate people because I am so over the top considerate
-People who don't act fast and waste time
-People who take advantage of me
How would you cope with having to give bad news to kids/parents/anyone?
-I usually prepare what I am going to say; that way I get out everything that has to be said and I don't stumble over it
-As for medical bad news, I have yet to be in the position to have to give it however I am sure through my studies I will learn the correct way and or at least tips on the best way to go about doing it
Tell me about your university and why you decided to pick that school
-I picked my school because it allowed me to attend for almost nothing
-MY achievements in high school allowed me to be granted the presidential scholarship that covered room board and tuition
-It was something my family couldnt pass up
What sort of relationship, long-term or short-term, would you like with your patients?
-long term
-individualized
What do you think will be the worst part about going through PA school and becoming a physician assistant?
Worst part about school will be trying to retain every little thing. In the medical profession nothing is minute
Which discovery do you think has had the greatest impact on medicine?
Alexander Fleming and the discovery of penicillin
What is an aspect of the world or culture you would like to change?
-I would to like to change our societies push towards acceptance
-We loose yourself trying to fit in
What are the pros and cons of EMRs and integrating more technology into healthcare?
-everything is centrally located
-If the system crashes, everything is lost; note personal experience of systems crashing
What would you do if a patient refused a blood transfusion due to their beliefs?
Present them with the advantages and disadvantages and respect their beliefs
What change would you like to see in medicine and how are you going to contribute to that change?
-continuity in care
-Follow up with patients
-When I refer them to someone make sure they know the whole story before going in
What would your family think if you didn't enter medicine?
As long as I was doing something I loved, I would have their full support regardless of my career choice
Tell me about a time that you cared for someone else.
-My patients in Watertown and my own grandparents
-As a nursing assistant I was responsible for bathing, feeding, help ambulating and everything in between
What if you discovered a fellow student had a drug problem? What would you do?
-I would go tell the dean. Having a drug problem effects everyone and isn't a habit that can coexist with medicine. As much as I wouldn't want to rock the boat, I wouldn't want to see any patients suffer
Name a time you have shown resiliency in your life.
-When I bit off more than I could chew
-President of my sorority
-18 credit hurs
-EMT training
-Promised myself I would maintain a healthy lifestyle
-Pushed through and got done what needed to be done
What was your most meaningful volunteer or community service experience and why?
-When we made night night bags and delivered them to the women's shelter
-I saw the strenght of the women and children despite them looking battered
-When we cleaned a food pantry
-I saw how dirty the place was and how little food they had left
-I left and went to the store and bought food
If not medicine, what would you do?
-I would be a professor
Define "resilience" and rate yourself on a scale of 1-10
-The ability to overcome difficult times and I would rate myself an 8 however I have yet to experience true hardship that many people are faced with
How have you explored cultural diversity?"
-through a class in undergrad
-my current living situation in Texas
What offends you?
-I am offended when I tell people I am going to be a PA they tell me they prefer to see the doctor
What do you think will be a personal challenge for you as a physician assistant in the future?
-I will become very emotionally attached to my patients and their families
-As a NA I struggled to leave the sad days at the hospital
Name a quality you saw in one of the physician assistants/doctors/etc. you shadowed that you DO NOT want to embody as a physician assistant.
-In a clinic I shadowed in, the PA was quick to give pain medication.
-He would barely talk to the patient, because he didn't have time, and would simply refill their prescription without even touching them.
-I thought it was terrible to see patients wait months to get into the office only to have the appointment last three minutes with no more medical advice than when they came in
In your experience working with doctors, nurses, etc., what characteristics did you see that you liked the most and liked the least?
-most: passionate in helping their patients, speaking to the patient as an equal, works fast and efficiently
-Least: stubborn in regards to taking others opinions, having a "god complex", not taking time to answer questions
Should you always follow the law?
-Yes, I believe you should always follow the law, it is there for a reason
How do you handle stress?
-I take a hot bath or go for a drive and blast some music, call my mom
How do you define perseverance?
-The strength in pursing something despite its difficulty
What are your hobbies?
-Yoga
-Cuddling with my kitten
-Arts and crafts
-Softball
-Corn hole
What's your biggest weakness going to be going into PA school?
-maintaining my personal health
-I get so caught up with learning I forget to take time to go to the gym and work on myself
How have you changed since freshman year of college?"
-I am more confident in myself and my decisions
-I stand up for myself now opposed to being walked all over
-I found a voice to publicly speak and speak on behave of what I believe to be right
Do you see any potential ethical problems with medical mission's trips?
-yes, you become attached to the area that we may one day go to war with
-Cultural barriers and forced westernization
How do you approach and talk to a transgender patient?
-I talk to them as I would talk to any other of my patients
What are you doing to better yourself?" (especially important for reapplicants)
-I am getting more relevant experience opposed to haphazardly throwing together hours
-I am learning and appreactiting the experience opposed to forcing it
Would you consider yourself mature?
-Yes I would consider myself mature
-I look at all angles of everything and consider the outcomes
A patient in your clinical trial feels like they are being used as a guinea pig. What do you do?
-I explain to them the process of a clinical trail and empathize with those feelings but assure them that I am acting in their best interest to provide them with the best possible outcome
How would you deal with an ungrateful patient
-I would still treat them with the same respect and care as I give to any patients. -I go above and beyond for each and every patient and they would require even more kindness. -Their ungratefulness is probably being shown through as scariness and it is important to understand that in a stressful situation that is not normal
Are any of your friends applying to PA school? If not, what do they do for a living?
-Most of my friends are now architects or forensic scientists. My program was a deviation form the FS program. Many have chosen to pursue the degree in topics just as toxicology and fingerprinting
What motivates you to get up in the morning?
-Knowing that I have been given another day that many people wish they could be given and my mom, everything I do..I do for her
Tell me about a leadership experience
-President of my sorority
-Paperwork and figure head that others in the community looked up to
How would your friends describe you?
-passionate, persistent, and a little obsessive
-AULTERISTIC
Who is your best friend?
-My Mother
How do you define integrity?
-having a strong moral compass to do the right thing when no one is looking
What is altruism? give an example of a time you were altruistic
-Alteruism is the concern for happiness for other people.
-I believe I am nearly all the time.
-One specific time is when I volunteered to sit with a patient over night when he had no one else and I was the only person who could calm him down
What is one trait you wish you could change about yourself?
-Sometimes I wish I was a little more selfish.
-Everything I do, I obeys over how it will effect other people and sometimes that limits me
If I were to look at your transcript, what would be the lowest grade on it? And why?
-Organic chemistry 1 and microbiology
-I took them both in the same semester and got too caught up with a social life become apart of a sorority
-I was also medical excused for two weeks due to a bad case of strep throat
Tell me about an ethical issue you've thought about, and argue both sides of the issue
The right to die
For:
Against:
What do you think is the number one problem facing PAs today?
-After over 50 years of services our profession is still not understood
What did you gain the most from your undergrad institution?
-The ability to think for myself
-I was able to have small classes where we could speak freely and we and time to go beyond the cookie cutter information
How do you handle conflict?
-I try to go right to the root of the problem and lay everything out on the field.
-In this profession there isn't time for conflict because patient care will be compromised
-If I and the other person cant work it out I can include a mediator
-The biggest step in handling conflict is seeing the other point of view
How would you balance school and social life?
-School will always be my number one priority however, allowing for a few hours a week act a destressor.
-Take the time will improve my mental health and I believe make me a better provider in the long run
Do you have any regrets?
-Not dedicating my summers to gaining experience
-I spent the time with my family traveling and going to my brothers baseball games
What is the bravest decision you've had to make?
-The decision to move away from home and grow as my own person
How are your time management skills?
-In my opinion they are great, I cant go on without getting what I need to do done, otherwise it weights over me.
-My biggest help is waking up early and knocking things out before anyone else is even up
What would your high school friends think of you today?
-They would say that I have grown from insecure caterpillar to a confident butterfly
What one experience have you had that made you say that's how I want to treat my patients?
When I sat with a patient before surgery and waited until after he got out because I was his only support system
If you could have your ideal practice, where would you practice medicine?
-in a rural town
-I would focus on more preventive medicine and health education
What is the most negative aspect of your current job in healthcare?
While NAs spend the most time with the patients they are the least respected and recognized. It is assumed that I am going to be doing that forever and never got an education
Do you enjoy teaching others? Why?
-I do because I believe it makes me more knowlagdeable
-Referencing subbing position
-Working toward a coming goal
-Study session
Is there one thing in your life you're especially proud of?
-my relationship with my family, not to may people have that
With so much available knowledge on how to live healthily and lose weight, why do you think so many people still don't take care of themselves or are still obese?
-They believe there will be a medical solution to help them
What makes you laugh, and what makes you angry?
small animals makes me laugh and social obliviousness makes me angry
If you could change one aspect of your personality with a snap of your fingers, what would you change?
-That I worried less about the small stuff
Do you think a physician should tell a patient he/she has eight months to live?
-yes, patients have the right to know about their health and health care
-it is not up to us to decide things like that
-The only thing we can do is provide information and offer services to help them through their tough times
How do you make a patient feel cared for?
-you listen to their concerns and address them in a way they can understand
-many patients feel blind to their care and have many questions
-While these questions are offend answer, they aren't answered in a common way therefore the patient feels left out of their own care
-Simply taking the time to talk to them, shows them that you care
What will you do if you don't get into PA school?
-I will be a PA no matter how long it takes me
How do you plan to finance your PA school education?
-given the generous scholarship I was granted for undergrad, money and taking out loans is not a problem
Would you practice in the inner city? What do you think happens to people who practice medicine there (attitude changes, etc.)?
-My preference I would not choose to work in an inner city even though I believe it is just as much in need as rural areas.
-I believe they get burned out and turn into a prescription factory. And with that comes a disconnect from patients and proper care.
Why do you think so many people want to become a physician assistant?
-It is a very rewarding career with a lot of room for vertical and horizontal job growth. It gives those who want to start medically assisting patients the opportunity to began right away opposed to going on to medical school
Tell me about a time when you were criticized unfairly.
-I once wrote a paper for an English class that was political by topic. I had a different stand point than the professor and he called me out on my ideas in the comments portion of my paper
-it set the ton for the rest of the semester
Do you see yourself working in a community or academic setting?
-I see myself working in a community setting
What have been some of your life experiences with diversity?
-I have a lack of experience with diversity but recognize its importance in the fiel
What is one reason you think that causes qualified candidates like yourself to drop out of PA school?
-family problems or money problems.
-If you already have a family of your own it can be asking a lot to take two to three years away without bringing in any money
If you have the choice of giving a transplant to a successful elderly member of the community or a 20-year old drug addict, how do you choose?
-consult UNOS
-all life is precious and the decision would not be mine to make independently
-If I had to choose I would say the 20 year old drug addict
How do you go about making important decisions?
-I mentally weight out the pros and cons of with decision in regards to both the present and future
If you could start your college career all over again, what would you do differently?
-I would not
-I got the best possible education and college experience that I could ask for
-I would have gotten more involved sooner, but during my freshman year I wanted to focus on getting into the swing on college academics
Give me a situation where a patient's rights interfere with their well-being
-When cultural beliefs impair medical decisions
-blood tranfusions with johaovs witnesses
-jews and pig valves
What did you learn from your struggles your first year in college?
-I learned to take one day at a time
-to be mentally strong
What are your feelings about euthanasia?
-I am in support of support my patients right to autonomy however I believe I personally would struggle being the one to do it
What is your relationship with your family?
-Something you would see in a sappy hallmark movie.
-They still know everything I do and I wouldn't change a thing
Have you an alternative career plan?
-I do not, my heart is set on a becoming a PA and I will stop at nothing to become one
When you need counseling for personal problems, who do you talk with?
-my mom
-my brother; he doesn't sugar coat anything
How do you think your personal background will affect your practice of medicine?
-I will be able to understand the financial struggles of medical care as well as the strain of even seeing how patients are labeled noncompliant without giving them the adequate resources
What experiences have you had in community involvement that demonstrate your commitment to medicine?
-Volunteer EMT
-ran almost every weekend because we were so short staffed
If you see a patient fall and cut an artery and you remember that this is an AIDS patient would you have any reservations in your actions?
-absoulty not
-that patient deserves to be saved as much as the next person
-I wouldn't think twice about it
Describe a situation in which you were dependable or demonstrated initiative. One in which you were not as dependable as you would have liked
-When I founded project Night Night
-When I was the president of my sorority the last semester and I was too focused on my life after college to dedicate the right amount of time to the house
Choose a close friend or family relative that you will want him to be sitting here now. What good things and bad things will that person say about you.
-My mom
-She would say that whatever I set my mind to I would accomplish
-But she would also say that I am hesitant to make decisions and still lack the confidence the trust my instinct
What excites you about medicine in general?
-The uniqueness of every day and the opportunity to be in a field that is constantly
't evolving and requires continuous education
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
-I would educate them on the advantages and disadvantages and then support them in their decisions
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
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As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
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As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
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As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
A member of your family decides to depend solely on alternative medicine for treatment of his or her significant illness. What would you do?
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As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
As a woman how has your gender impacted your decision to pursue a medical career?
-Being a women has not impacted my decision
An eighteen-year-old female arrives in the emergency room with a profound nosebleed. You are the physician assistant, and you have stopped the bleeding. She is now in a coma from blood loss and will die without a transfusion. A nurse finds a recently signed card from Jehovah's Witnesses Church in the patient's purse refusing blood transfusions under any circumstance. What would you do?
-Contact family and attempt to find out there wishes, get the ethics comity involve and site previous cases
A 14-year-old patient requests birth control pills from you and asks that you not tell her parents. What would you do?
-You respect the patents wishes and prescribe her the medication as long as the patient is medically competent
A patient with Downs Syndrome became pregnant. The patient does not want an abortion. Her mother and husband want the patient to have an abortion. What should a physician assistant do in this situation?"
-A pt with DS is considered medically competent unless otherwise noted and in that case I would have to protect my patents autonomy and support her decision
-however, i would also suggest counseling to her family
If we contacted your references now, what do you think they would say about you?
-They would say that I am a dedicated and hardworking person who takes everyone into account. They would tell you that they know and trust me in any task they give me.
What is your opinion about stem cell research using fetal tissue?
I believe that research is ethical for helping the greater good in the future
Have you ever seen somebody die?
-I have not, however I have had experience with postmortem care and autopisies
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