You should wear professional attire, and dress how you would want a physician associate treating you to be dressed. Physician associates and doctors in the UK dress identically, so think about how doctors dress when they are not in scrubs. If you are male, or identify as male, then wearing chinos and a plain shirt, with a smart and sensible pair of shoes, is a failsafe choice. You may choose to wear a suit – this is certainly acceptable and a good idea if it is an option that you feel comfortable in. If you are female, or identify as female, then a blouse and smart skirt is the most traditional option. You could also consider a jumper and blouse, or a suit. Again, try to find something in which you feel comfortable, but which best shows you as professional and smart.
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Try to avoid particularly bright colours, or anything that would stand out in the memory of an interviewer. The goal is to stand out through what you say, rather than through what you wear. Your outfit should merely fit an interviewer´s notion of a smart outfit, and when it has done that it should fade into the background.
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Below is an image of physician associate trainees at a UK Physician Associate University. All four students are dressed professionally, as one would expect someone studying to be a doctor or a PA to dress. These outfits would be a good choice to wear at your interview – note that there isn’t much variation between what they are wearing. This is perhaps a good indicator that you shouldn’t try too hard to break the mould either.Â