def METHOD_NAME(self, phys_address: int) -> int:
    out_buf = self.read_physical_mem(phys_address, 2)
    value = unpack('=H', out_buf)[0]
    self.logger.log_hal(f'[mem] word at PA = 0x{phys_address:016X}: 0x{value:04X}')
    return value