Chapter 1 of the Physician Assistant School Interview Guide, free to download now. Savanna's 210-page book on taking control of your PA school interview, written after hundreds of mock interviews with Pre-PAs.
Traditional, behavioral, ethical, MMI & group: what each format is actually testing, and how to prep for it.
300+ practice questions: the master list at the back, so nothing in the room is the first time you've seen it.
MMI station playbook: ethical scenarios, role-plays, and behavioral prompts with example answers.
Body language + voice: what changes on Zoom vs. in-person.
The 5 questions to ask them: that show you've actually researched the program.
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The hard part about PA interviews isn't the questions. It's not knowing what each format is testing. The book solves the not-knowing.
You vaguely Googled it. You know there are stations. You don't know what each station is scoring. (Most aren't scoring what you think.)
Because the answer you've been rehearsing was written for a personal statement. Interviews need a different version.
Not because you don't have values, but because you don't have a framework to walk through them in 90 seconds without rambling.
And it shows. The committee has heard "strong clinical training" twice today already, both before lunch.
You don't need a personality transplant. You need a map of the room. What's being asked, what's being scored, and the answer-shape that lands. That's this book.
Physician Assistant School Interview Guide
Tips, tricks, and techniques to impress your interviewers · 4.8★ from 695 readers. Paperback, Kindle & audiobook.
Chapter 1 gets you started. The book is the whole system. Part I on everything to do before the interview, Part II on every question format, and Part III with prep worksheets, a mock-interview guide, and a master list of 300+ questions.
A master list of 300+ interview questions: traditional, behavioral, ethical, MMI, and group
Question-by-question strategy: the motive behind each one, and how to build a mature answer
Interview preparation worksheets: self-reflection, program research, and your questions for them
Also available on Kindle and audiobook, the same system in whichever format you'll actually finish
Written after running hundreds of mock interviews. Real answers, real feedback notes, real failure patterns to avoid.
Traditional, behavioral, ethical, MMI, group, and on-site essays, with a breakdown of what each one is actually testing.
'Why PA?', 'Why not MD/NP?', 'Tell me about yourself.' Plus the full master list at the back of the book.
Ethical-dilemma scenarios, role-plays, and behavioral prompts with framework + example answers.
Zoom vs. in-person tells. What an interviewer is scoring without telling you.
The five questions that prove you've actually researched the program (and the two that don't).
Interview prep worksheets, a mock-interview guide, an FAQ, and what to do after you walk out.
Savanna Perry, PA-C
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The book is the framework. The mock is where you find out what your voice actually sounds like answering "why not nursing?" out loud at 9am. Most readers book this next:
Live full-format interview with a practicing PA + recording + 24h written feedback. Traditional, MMI, group, or mixed.
Stuck before you even prep? Talk through which programs to prep for, in what order, and which formats you'll face.
Before interview invites come, make sure the application earning them is solid. Full pre-submit audit.
Weekly group mocks with coaches. Monthly MMI station drills. A library of recorded interviews to learn from.