UNMC PA School Interview Prep

Tell me about yourself

Fact, story, relevance

1. rural Iowa

2. NHD

3. CNA

4. wellness ambassador/psych major

5. Paige update, PA

What do you want to make sure that the interviewer knows when asking you any of these questions?

What do you like to do for fun?

Tell me about some of your hobbies. What is the last book you read?

What is your life saying?

Tell me what your typical day looks like.

introduce yourself.

What makes you unique?

Discuss a pastime you enjoy.

hobbies: outside, time with family, cooking with mom, entering baking in the fair

Fact, story, relevance

1. rural Iowa

2. NHD

3. CNA

4. wellness ambassador/psych major

5. Paige update, PA

Why do you want to be a PA?

1. collaboration and a higher level of care for patients

2. advocating for wellness of others

3. lifelong learning from medicine and patients (volunteering)

What do you want to make sure that the interviewer knows when asking you any of these questions?

What made you interested in medicine?

How did you find out about the PA profession?

What stood out to you about the profession?

Why do you want to be a PA for the rest of your working career?

Are you passionate about this profession?

What have you done to prepare for PA school and your future career as a PA?

Have you ever considered medical school?

Did you ever want to be a PT?

Why dont you want to be a doctor?

What influenced your decision to become a PA?

Tell me your motivations for becoming a PA.

What part of becoming a PA and practicing medicine are you looking forward to the most?

Why do you want to be a PA?

1. collaboration and a higher level of care for patients

2. advocating for wellness of others

3. lifelong learning from medicine and patients (volunteering)

Why UNMC?

What makes you unique?

What makes you a good candidate for this program?

What can you bring to the class? How would the class benefit as a whole from having you as a member?

What makes you diverse?

What would our class be missing if we did not pick you?

Why should we pick you?

What sets you apart?

What is appealing about the location of CSU?

What qualities or skills do you have that would make you a valuable student and classmate?

Why did you decide to choose a program thats out of state?

Why did you apply to a program thats close to/far away from your hometown?

what strengths do you offer the program?what life experiences could be useful to help others understand a variety of backgrounds?

Why UNMC:

-5 months of elective clerkships

-100% PANCE pass rate

About the UNMC Program:

length?

mission?

28 months (didactic and clinical education phases)

-being an innovative leader is important, team-based care to patients, evidence-based medicine

-original purpose was to become primary care providers for rural and underserved areas of nebraska (want applicants that want to serve in medically underserved areas)

What is your understanding of what a PA does?

What interactions with PAs have you had?

Behavioral Questions -specific stories How should you phrase your answer?

1. explain scenario and establish your role

2. acknowledge why this situation was relevant to the question

3. discuss your response and the outcome of the scenario

4. explain what you gained from the situation

5. relate your story back to PA school or being a PA