QUESTION 13 OF 30

As a PA, you will be the first-assist in surgeries. This means being subject to difficult scenarios, such as handling blood and other bodily fluids. How do you feel about this?

When working as a Physician Assistant, you will face various sights and experience numerous scenarios that might make a person feel queasy. Pace University's PA Program Admissions Committee wants to know that you can handle these sights and experiences.

Keep your answer straightforward by discussing your ability to handle events involving blood and other bodily fluids. If you have encountered a relevant situation, consider telling a brief story that provides evidence of your ability to manage these scenarios. If you tell a story, consider forming it using the STAR framework. STAR is an acronym for Situation, Task, Action, Result.

"I have never been a queasy individual, and I fully understand the types of cases that I will see in my career as a PA. Currently, I work as a medical assistant in an emergency clinic. Here, I am subjected to bodily fluids and other fluids daily. I have also been lucky to see various surgeries while working as a surgical circulator in a surgery center. I have witnessed many different scenarios and am excited to be more directly involved. When faced with a situation involving blood or other bodily fluids, I focus on the fact that it's a human who needs my help. I believe this mentality will get me through any scenario I face as a Physician Assistant."

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As a PA, you will be the first-assist in surgeries. This means being subject to difficult scenarios, such as handling blood and other bodily fluids. How do you feel about this?

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