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Interview Assessment #5

Date: ​10/8/19

Subject: ​Reflection on interview

Source: ​N/A

Assessment:

On Monday, September 16th I had my first interview with Megan Hubbard PA-C. We

had a phone interview that lasted about twenty minutes. During this time, I was able to ask her

questions regarding her profession and the clinic she works at. Megan is new to the profession of

physician assistants (PA) and works in a family practice clinic. I was able to connect with Megan

by her parents being my neighbors. Also, during the interview I was able to explain to Megan

more about what the Independent Study Mentorship (ISM) program entails. Megan seemed very

excited about the potential of mentoring me. I was very thankful for her willingness to let me

observe her in her professional field.

The PA profession is booming and the potential of shadowing someone new and fresh to

the field excites me. During the interview, Megan also expressed some problems she faces in her

clinic. These could work to be ideas for my original work proposal. Megan works at a clinic very

close to me, which would be great for commuting back and forth. Mentoring Megan would be

awesome because I would be exposed to many different aspects of the medical field due to her

specialization in Family Practice. After talking with Megan on the phone and emailing back and

forth I would love to be able to sit down and discuss a plan for the year.

This interview was my first ever phone interview; overall, I had mostly positive opinions

about interviews over the phone. I still believe that talking to a person face to face will always be
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the better option. However, in today’s society everyone is running around busy so having the

option of phone interviews is a beneficial factor. Some positives of phone interviews are that

they are flexible, less stressful and more comfortable as compared to in-person interviews.

In my phone interview, I tried not to be nervous by reminding myself that there was

nothing to worry or stress about. I was simply talking to a business professional in my desired

career to gain more knowledge on the occupation. Megan had an awesome bubbly persona about

her that made me feel more confident and curious about her field of practice. I was able to ask

her questions about physician assistant school, the clinic, how she likes working and so much

more. I also was able to explain what the class I am taking is and help give her some background

on how I became interested in the PA profession.

All in all, my phone interview was fantastic! I was able to get to know Megan more, learn

more about her roles as a physician assistant, and give her some information on me and this

class. At the end of the interview, Megan expressed her willingness to mentor me which was the

icing on the cake. So for my following informational interviews I plan to interview with two

physician assistants in different specialties to see if their roles change drastically or not.