What injections have you performed to help relieve patients' chronic pain?

The interviewer is asking this question to determine which chronic pain injections the candidate has experience administering. There are many types of injections that an anesthesiologist assistant may need to administer to a chronic pain patient, such as epidural injections, facet injections, superficial injections, and trigger point injections. Not only is it important for the anesthesiologist assistant to be able to administer these injections, but it is also important for them to be able to make determinations as to which injections to administer. To successfully answer this question, the candidate should detail the types of injections they have experience administering.

"Because I have over ten years of experience working in pain management clinics, I have performed a number of different types of injections, including epidurals, facet injections, trigger point injections, and superficial injections. When I am working with a chronic pain patient and medications are not effective, I assess the specific clinical manifestations of their pain to determine which injection is appropriate and will provide them with relief. Performing injections for pain management is something I am very comfortable with, and I will be comfortable doing so at your organization as well."