Touro University Physician Assistant Interview Questions
Go Back1. Do you find it difficult to handle blood and other bodily fluids?
2. Do you have a pet peeve that would benefit your profession?
3. Describe what drives your passion for working in the medical field.
4. Who's your mentor or a figure of inspiration in your life?
5. How do you see the delivery of health care evolving?
6. Tell us what you're reading right now.
7. Tell us something about yourself that didn’t make it into your CV.
8. If there was anyone in the history of medicine you could meet, who would it be, and why?
9. In your studies so far, what area of medicine do you enjoy the most and the least?
10. What quality do you feel is the single most important for a PA to possess?
11. Why should we accept you over another student with the same qualifications?
12. How do you keep yourself from burning out on your studies?
13. Is there an area of improvement you’ve struggled with where Touro University could help grow?
14. To maintain your PA-C certification, you need to complete 100 hours of continued education every 24 months. What is your continued education plan?
15. As a physician’s assistant, you’ll need to gain certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Have you taken steps to prepare for the PA-C exam yet?
16. At Touro University, we’re interested in the mutual participation of the development of our students, both professionally and personally. What is your self-development plan?
17. What do you presently consider the most pressing concern in the medical industry?
18. Tell us about a time you had a conflict with a professor.
19. What are your views on privatized versus socialized health care?
20. Have you ever worked on a school project with someone you didn't get along with?
21. How would you go about expressing your views on controversial topics like abortion, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, and cloning?
22. Tell us about the research you performed that led you to apply to Touro University.
23. What can you tell us about Touro University?
24. What sources do you rely on for current on medical news, developments, and trending events?
25. What other schools have you applied to, and where does Touro University rank among them?
26. What questions do you have about Touro University?
27. What experiences do you have relating to people with backgrounds different from your own?
28. How does it make you feel when you receive critical feedback on your work?
29. How do you feel about your interview performance so far?
30. How does it make you feel when you suffer a setback, and how hard it is to continue your work during or after?
31. What are you most proud of so far on your journey to becoming a physician’s assistant?
32. How do you measure the accuracy of your work?
33. What hands-on experience as a care-giver do you have, if any?
34. Where have you excelled in your overall academic performance so far, and where do you feel you have room for improvement?
35. What can you tell us about your current GPA?
36. Let’s say you discover a classmate is cheating. What would you do?
37. How do you like to spend your free time?
38. Does your family support your decision to pursue a career as a physician’s assistant?
39. Tell us about a time you hit a roadblock in your studies. How did you get around it?
40. You have a five milliliter tube and a three milliliter tube, but you need to measure exactly one milliliter of medicine. How do you do it?