As a Physician's Assistant you will work closely with residents and medical staff. How will you approach building relationships with medical learners and staff?
As a Physician Assistant, it will be essential that you build healthy and trust-filled workplace relationships. The Admissions Committee at Midwestern University would like to know more about your interpersonal skills and how you approach building relationships. Some ways that you can establish strong workplace relationships include:
- Owning up to your mistakes and fixing them promptly
- Respecting other people's focus time and personal space
- Being timely with your follow-ups and meeting your deadlines
- Treating everyone equally, regardless of their job title, status, or tenure
- Showing common courtesy and being respectful in your communication
- Reaching out to new team members and helping them to feel comfortable
Discuss how you plan to build relationships with medical learners and staff when you are a PA. If you already have strong interpersonal skills, highlight your current success in making great connections with your peers and leaders.
"Trust is a significant component of relationship building, and trust is something we earn over time. I will earn this trust and build great relationships by being transparent in communicating, doing what I commit, and delivering my work on time. Now, as a nurse, I earn the trust of my leaders, co-workers, and medical learners by being helpful, doing what I promise, and being honest with them when feedback is required. With strong trust, teams can accomplish great things together, and I sincerely look forward to this important component of teamwork when I am a Physician Assistant."
