Physician Associate School Interview Questions (UK)

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Motivation and Insight into the career of a Physician Associate

Describe the role of a physician associate. How does it differ from that of a doctor?
When were you first aware of the role of physician associates?
Why are you interested in studying at this university in particular?
What do you think you will bring to our university’s PA program?
How can you show that your learning style will allow you to succeed in what is known to be a challenging program?
How does a physician associate’s role differ from a nurse practitioner’s?
What can you tell me about the history of physician associates in the UK?
What changes would you make to the NHS if you were made Health Secretary?
What is particularly attractive about the course at our university?
How do you think that the roles and responsibilities of physician associates will change in the next ten years? How about in the next twenty
Is it possible for a PA to work alone (independent of a doctor)?
Please describe this part of your personal statement to us in more detail.
Is there a particular part of the NHS that interests you? Are there particular specialties or areas of healthcare that you find more or less interesting?
Do you think that PAs will take on a greater part of the burden of care in the UK?
What are the most important current challenges to global health in general?
Tell us about COVID-19 and how it has affected the NHS.
What do you think healthcare will look like in 50 years? What about in 25 or 30 years?
Which body regulates physician associates in the UK?
What do you think a typical day looks like?
What can you tell us about the history of the NHS?
How is the NHS run today?
What are the 6Cs?
Tell us about COVID-19.
What healthcare topics have stood out to you recently, other than COVID-19?

Ethical Dilemmas

Should the NHS offer treatment for self-inflicted problems? As an example, should it treat smokers whose condition is due to their decision to smoke?
Where do you stand on the topic of physician assisted suicide?
How would you react if you found that junior doctors on your ward were not dealing with their responsibilities, and instead leaving them to you?
How would you react if you found that one of your fellow PAs had been belittling the nurses on your ward, and speaking about them in negative terms to patients?
Is it right for healthcare workers to be able to strike? Can you think of any particular examples of healthcare workers striking in the UK?
Is it right for parents to be able to smoke in front of their children?
Is the UK government’s drug policy working?
Imagine you discover that a senior surgeon in your hospital has been inebriated at work multiple times. How would you deal with this situation?
What would you say to a patient who was repeatedly sexist?
Should the NHS be privatised or altered in another way? Are its goals sensible in the 21st century?
Imagine that you are on a train as a qualified PA, and an announcement is heard through the speaker system, asking if there are any doctors on board. Would you immediately stand up and volunteer your services?

Communication Stations

How is empathy important to physician associates?
Can you explain the difference between sympathy and empathy?

Teamwork Tasks

Tell us about a time that a team that you were part of failed, and what you learnt from this.
Tell me about a team that you have learned in. Do you find that you learn well in teams in general?
What can you tell me about the role of the multidisciplinary team in Medicine in the NHS?
Please provide us with an example of your leadership ability.

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General / Personal Statements

Have you ever had to face adversity?
How do you deal with pressure in general?
What activities or hobbies allow you to relax?
What do you think of the city in which our university is based?
Imagine we asked your friends to describe you in three words or phrases. What would they say?
Imagine that we asked your friends to describe your greatest weakness to us in great detail. What might they say?
How do you organise your days in general?
Tell us about yourself. You have five minutes in which to give an overview of your life and your interest in the PA profession.

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