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CASPer TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSDescribe a disappointment from your life. - Answers -
Describe one time when your boss had to confront you about an issue with your work.
Tell me about a time that you made a mistake at work. - Answers -About a month in,
working as a research assistant in a pancreatic cancer laboratory, some of my
Polymerase Chain Reactions for a specific gene were not working. My boss told me that
I my DNA extraction probably was not clean enough, or not enough DNA was properly
extracted. Though I felt a little disheartened, I asked if I could watch him do it the next
time so I could see the correct way to do it. He agreed, and I was able to perform the
extraction correctly from then on. He showed me how to correctly spot the DNA in the
extraction tube as to not lose it with the washing steps. This proved pivotal and the rest
of my extractions were perfectly clean without any contamination or too little DNA.
Describe a past situation in which your ethics were challenged. - Answers -In the past
month at my job as a clinical research assistant for Great Lakes Medical Research, the
CEO of a study company called complaining that we were screen failing too many
patients. I delicately explained that the reason the patients were screen failing was the
IRB approved questionnaire in which their protocol said the patient will fill it out (instead
of the doctor). The CEO tried to convince me that I, a study coordinator for the study,
should fill out the questionnaire based on the patient's answers, but change them where
I see fit (so the patient would not screen fail). After he yelled and tried every which way
to convince me, I could not be budged and after the phone call went to my supervisor to
explain the problem. I knew that it was my responsibility to report this because this not
only affected patient safety but also my own.
What is the greatest challenge you have ever faced and what did you do to overcome
it? - Answers -The greatest challenge I ever faced was when one of my close friends
committed suicide my junior year of high school. No one was expecting it, he was the
valedictorian, soccer captain, and one of the most genuine, caring friends. The hardest
part about this was looking back and thinking what could I have done to prevent this. At
the time, I knew nothing of the signs or symptoms of depression or even how to identify
someone going through a crisis. To overcome this, I read books and blogs, watched
YouTube videos, called help lines, eventually gaining the confidence that I could handle
such a situation at least enough to get the proper healthcare professionals involved.
Essentially, I became adept at perceiving the signs and symptoms of depression so I
could step in and offer a caring, benevolent hand to anyone I could see needing it.
Describe a time when you used teamwork to solve a problem. - Answers -For my
organization, Survivor: Time & Change, we scheduled a fire-making challenge for the
contestants a night where it started to thunder, lightening, and pour. With only an hour
until the challenge, we had to come up with an entirely new challenge, a new challenge
location, as well as reserve any needed supplies and the location. As a group, we split
up into teams, one solely dedicated to the challenge and supplies and another for
locating a classroom and booking it. At first, we felt extremely pressured by the time
, restraint, but as we worked together and just took a collective deep breathe, we
significantly improved. In that time span, we booked a perfect challenge location,
purchased all of the necessary supplies, and came up with an entirely, new, never-
seen-before immunity challenge which was one of our contestants' favorites. By
assigning tasks to each member, discussing our options, and making decisions as a
group instead of individuals, we were able to implement an excellent, exciting challenge.
Have you ever been at odds with a coworker? How did you handle this?
Disagreement/Unfair criticsm - Answers -Yes. During final tribal council of Season 2:
Our Honor Defend (Survivor: Time & Change), our president got extremely worked up
about having to move the planned location. The Ohio State band had an unscheduled
practice at the field behind the location so the film quality was terrible. Instead of
problem solving and working to come to a solution, he commenced yelling, blaming me
for not looking who booked the field, and upsetting the production crew members. I first
pulled him away from the other members of our organization and let him complain and
tell me his doubts about moving the challenge location. After emphasizing with him, I
strategized on how to improve our situation, hearing out all of his ideas and
brainstorming until we came to a mutual solution. I remained calm and collected, never
raised my voice to him, and kept reassuring him that we would find a location. After the
agreement, I distracted him, setting up camera shots in the new location and asking him
to continuously check them, keeping his mind and body at ease and continuously
working.
What I would do differently: I would go up to him right when I saw him start to break
down. instead of continuously verbally trying to calm him down and appease him- I
would use a "distract tactic" like I did by showing him how the camera angles all worked
and looked beautifully. How the stained glass in the background with the football player
perfectly described our season. I would put him right to work helping me set up and
benefit our situation. Actions do speak louder than words.
What quality or personality trait is the most important in the MD profession? - Answers -
Ingenuity- thinking anew, superior character- willingness to recognize failure, not to
paper over the cracks, and to change. constant searching for new solutions- betterment
is perpetual labor (live a life of responsiblity)
Do you get frustrated or angry. - Answers -While I do get stressed, as everyone does, I
never lose control or lose my temper. When I do get stressed, I distance myself
emotionally from the situation, take a deep breath, and think through the situation,
writing out the potential courses of action. For instance, when I am crunched for time
and have to complete a multitude of things, instead of getting frustrated and
disheartened, I strategize, plan out what needs to get done and when, and methodically
run through the formulated checklist to not overwhelm myself.
Recall a group situation when the group did not do what you wanted. Differently. -
Answers -During college in an engineering writing class, I was part of a group project
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