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MMI station · Self-awareness · Intermediate2

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Tell me about a time you failed. What did you do next?
Resilience · Self-awareness
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1. Pick a real failure with stakes that was your responsibility. Not a disguised success like "I cared too much".
2. Set it up in two sentences, then own your part plainly: what you did or did not do.
3. Spend most of the answer on what you did next: how you repaired what you could, who you told, what you changed.
4. Prove the lesson stuck with a later moment where you handled a similar situation differently.
What makes it work
Ownership without self-punishment reads as maturity.
The later example turns a lesson into evidence.
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Blaming teammates or circumstances.
A failure so small it shows nothing, or so large it raises red flags you can't resolve.
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SituationalIntermediateMMI station PA
You're a PA in a rural clinic where you're often the only provider on site. A patient comes in with symptoms beyond your comfort level. How do you handle this?
Patient safety · Self-awareness
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How to approach situational questions
1. Start with safety: is anyone at risk right now?
2. Gather information before judging anyone involved.
3. Act in proportion: a private conversation first, escalation when needed.
4. Close the loop: follow up, document and reflect.
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