Describe a disappointment from your life. - answerWhen I left to serve a proselyting mission for my church in Chile, it was expected that I serve for 18 months. I deferred from school, and said goodbye to friends/family. When I got sick, and was told that I needed to go home and recover, I was extremely disappointed that I wasn't able to finish. Even though my mission didn't go as planned, it fundamentally altered what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I was blessed to be treated by such great health care workers, which eventually led me to the physician assistant career. I found that if I had never gotten sick on my mission, I might not have found what I wanted to do so I'm grateful for that disappointment. I believe that this disappointment, will also make me a great PA. I understand what it is like to not be in good health, and to have doctors who understand and treat you with respect. I want to recripcate that with my future patients. Describe one time when your boss had to confront you about an issue with your work. - answerI currently work as a physical therapy technician. About a month into the job while I was working my boss told me that I was doing ultrasounds wrong, and was moving the probe too fast. Though I felt a little embarrassed, I asked if I could watch him do it the next time a patient came in so I could see the correct way to do it. He agreed, and I was able to do it correctly from then on out. He explained why the probe needed to move slower, and I was able to learn from it. Describe a past situation in which your ethics were challenged. - answerA few years ago I was taking a test at our testing center at BYU. I noticed that a guy next to me had notes (which he was pretending was scratch paper). I was nervous to say something in case I was wrong...maybe it was just scratch paper. I felt that it was my responsibility to say something to someone so I told the supervisor at the testing center. Though I don't know what happened, I felt good knowing that I did what I believed was right, even though it was difficult. Describe a time when you used teamwork to solve a problem. - answerIn my advanced anatomy class, we did medical case studies every few weeks. We were divided into groups, and given background information and medical history. As a group we had to figure out the diagnosis of the patient. At first, we really struggled with this, always running out of time before we could figure out what was wrong. However, as we learned to work as a team we got significantly better. We would create a google doc, divide out what each person was going to research, take turns discussing what we found out, and would go from there. Each person had a job, and we were all contributing, and we were able to figure out the diagnosis so much faster. Have you ever been at odds with a coworker? How did you handle this? - answerYes. When I was working as a physical therapy technician, I worked with my coworker Ryan who wasn't participating and contributing much to our team. I decided to talk to him about it, and just suggest that we switch off tasks because I was taking on all of the tasks that he hadn't been doing. He ended up taking it really well and was really nice about it. I'm glad I addressed the problem with him directly to come up with a solution. What is the greatest challenge you have ever faced and what did you do to overcome it? - answerThe greatest challenge I ever faced was when my dad was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatisis about a year ago. I'm extremely close with my dad, and I've seen him fight cancer and go through other health problems. The hardest part about this was being far away, and not knowing what was going on. As well, as feeling like there was no way to help because he was so far away. To overcome this, I decided that the only thing I could do was to learn as much as I could about it. I couldn't change his diagnosis, but I could learn about it so I could understand what was going on. What quality or personality trait is most important in the PA profession? - answerI believe that you should look for candidates that are empathetic. While good grades and gpa are important, I think it is even more important to look for individuals who can understand patients and what they are going through. To be able to get down on their level, and put themselves in their shoes. Though we might not have gone through exactly what they are going through, we have all felt disappointed or scared (or whatever they are feeling), and apply that to the situation. I believe that great health care stems from empathy. Do you get frustrated or angry? - answerAnger to me means loss of control. I do not lose control. When I get stressed, I step back, take a deep breath, thoughtfully think through the situation and then begin to formulate a plan of action. For instance, when I am given multiple projects to complete in a short amount of time, rather than feeling frustrated, I come up with a strategy for how to complete the work in a steady, methodical manner that will not overwhelm me. Tell me about a time that you made a mistake at work? - answerWhen I first started my physical therapy technician job, I once had a new patient call in to schedule an appointment. I was frazzled with other patients and forgot to ask which insurance they had. When they came in, I had to be the one to tell them that we didn't take their insurance and apologized profusely. Thankfully, we did offer a competitive self pay rate, which she ended up doing and had a good experience at our clinic despite my mistake. Since then, I learned to be extremely careful about focusing on one task at a time. What do you do if a patient refuses to be seen by a PA? - answerFirst off, everyone is entitled to what kind of provider they want to see. I would tell them what a PA is and that I work together with the physician to give the best possible care. I would also tell them about my education. If they still insist on seeing a physician, I would thank them for listening ot me, and have them see the physician. If the patient isn't comfortable with the provider or doesn't trust them, then we are not giving them the best possible care. Imagine that you witness your attending doing something that in your opinion does not fit the standard of care. How would you react? - answerI would take a step back and analyze the situation and try to understand the thought process of why the physician made that order -If I was still unsure I would consult the ordering physician and try to determine why he chose that treatment bc it could have been a mistake- made by me or by physician - If I know with 100?rtainty that it is a mikstake, I would not follow those orders and tell the supervising physician that I am not comfortable with that Your supervising physician or fellow PA are drunk at work, what would you do? - answer- Tell them to go home and come back tomorrow because they are a danger to themselves and the patients. - If my supervising physician refused then i would have to report him to the medical board because it is my responsibility to ensure the safety of the pt's. - As a medical provider he or she should know better and have the maturity to not treat patients when they are intoxicated Your patient is diagnosed with Syphalis but does not want to tell his wife. What would you do? - answer-You respect the pt's wishes and protect his privacy -Medical provider does not impose personal belief or judgement on their patients -However, you can encourage patient to openly talk about it with partner