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Traditional one-on-one · Professionalism · With sample answers2
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Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone in authority. How did you handle it?
Professionalism · Communication · Integrity
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Sample answer outline
- Choose a disagreement about substance (a plan, a process, safety), not a personality clash.
- Show you checked yourself first: did you have the full picture?
- Describe raising it respectfully and privately, with facts and a suggestion.
- Give the result, and show you accepted the decision or escalated only when the stakes justified it.
- Reflect on what you learned about speaking up.
What makes it work
- It shows you can disagree without damaging the relationship.
- Proportion: escalating only when it truly matters.
Avoid
- A story where you were simply right and they were simply wrong.
- Practice this question nowSituationalIntermediateMMI station, Traditional one-on-one PA
A patient specifically requests to see 'the doctor' and not 'just a PA.' How do you respond?
Communication · Professionalism
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- Stay calm and don't take it personally. Ask what's behind the request: a past experience, a specific worry.
- Explain your role briefly and confidently: your training, how you work with the physician, what you'll do today.
- Offer a path: you'll start the visit and involve the physician if needed, or arrange for them to see the doctor.
- Respect their choice if they still prefer the physician.
What makes it work
- Confidence without defensiveness builds trust.
- Putting the patient's comfort first is the professional move.
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