Resources

Here you’ll find the resources to help you on your journey to becoming a Physician Assistant in Canada

Pre-PA Resources

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Recommended for: Preparing for the Multi-Mini Interview

Reading this book will give you a better understanding of how Multi Mini Interviews (MMIs) are conducted. This draws from the author’s personal experience, to help you prepare and increase your confidence in this interview setting. There are cases and scenarios within this book help you with the MMI format and guide your practice sessions.

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Recommended for: Approach to Multi-Mini Interview (MMI)

The guide includes great tips that some might miss,  sample MMI questions and answers, two full length Mock MMIs and access to a sample mock MMI simulator. There is also an excellent section on “stress management” – a component not talked about often enough. The book teaches you an approach that can apply to any type of MMI question.

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Recommended for: Preparing for the Multi-Mini Interview

This book is a case-based approach to ethical dilemmas that occur in medicine. It has been touted by many students as being extremely helpful with providing a framework and strategy for interview questions that deal with ethics.

PA School Interview Guide by Savannah Perry

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Recommended for: Preparing for the PA Panel Interview & Multi-Mini Interview

The Author is a Pre-PA Admissions and Interview Coach in the United States, and she has some great strategies and tips for how to answer traditional PA school questions, behavioural questions, ethical questions, and MMI questions. She covers what to do before and after the interview takes place, a Master Question List (over 300!) and a Mock Interview Guide.

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