"That is kind of a hard question to answer. I suppose if I had to choose something that I really dislike about being a surgical assistant, it would be that I never know how my patients are after they are discharged from surgical care. I am in the operating room and assist in some of the most critical times of a patient's life and then when we are finished, they are transferred to the recovery area and either to the hospital floor or discharged to home. There is no time to have a personal relationship with patients like there is for doctors or nurses in clinics or long-term care facilities. Still, I love what I do and wouldn't change careers for anything."

No matter what job a person has, there are things that we like and dislike. Remember to answer honestly, but cautiously. You don't want to say 'I don't like not being the surgeon.' You chose this career, and don't want it to look like you have regrets now. Try to make your answer be something that is something that interviewer could relate to whether he has worked as a surgical first assistant or not.

"The thing I dislike about being a surgical first assistant actually has nothing to do with my job title. What I dislike, like everyone in the healthcare industry, is having to acknowledge that we cannot heal or save everyone. Sometimes we go into a surgery and the patient tolerates a procedure well and recovers without incident. Other times, the patient's condition is too fragile and they do not survive. That is the most difficult thing about my job."