In a healthcare setting, you'll often encounter emotionally charged situations. This question aims to gauge your communication style, EQ, and mediation and negotiation skills. Your admissions interviewer is assessing how adept and effective you are at diplomacy and being able to deescalate a volatile situation.

As they state on their website under their admissions prerequisites, "Students must maintain the highest level of professional behavior. Students must possess and demonstrate the emotional maturity needed to participate fully in all aspects of PA training. Students must be able to exercise good judgment in all academic and patient care settings. The student must be capable of responsive, empathetic listening and must possess the sufficient interpersonal skill to develop mature, compassionate, respectful relationships with peers, patients, patient families, and all members of the academic and healthcare communities.

Students must demonstrate the ability to function effectively with composure when under stress and in uncertain, unpredictable, and physically or emotionally challenging situations. Students must be able to take responsibility for their learning, recognize limitations in their knowledge, skills, and abilities, and seek appropriate assistance when limitations are identified. Students must be able to contribute to collaborative learning, accept constructive feedback from others, and always strive toward excellence. Students must be capable of regular, reliable, and punctual attendance at all learning events and clinical assignments, understanding that this may require their presence during the day, evening, or overnight hours, and any day of the week, often with very early morning reporting times."

Consider this when formulating your answer.