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As a newer medical school, our students will help shape a new culture and build lasting community. Reflect on a time when you embraced ambiguity, sharing specific examples where you contributed to creating a culture of growth, collaboration, and adaptability.
Give an example of when you had to work with someone who was difficult to get along with. Why was this person difficult? How did you handle that person?
Please describe your most meaningful leadership positions.
Describe a situation in which you chose to advocate for someone who was different from you or for a cause or idea that was different from yours. Define your view of advocacy. What risks, if any, might be associated with your choice to be an advocate?
What do you value most as a leader and as a contributor? What attributes do you possess as a leader and as a team member and how do you apply them on a daily basis?
Describe a time when you demonstrated leadership by guiding a group or organization toward a shared goal.
Please provide an example that indicates your ability to function effectively as a productive member of a team...
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Please share some personal examples of problem solving in a team environment and/or leadership experience...
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Write a short paragraph describing a significant experience you have had working in a team setting.
Describe an experience that required you to persist, adapt, or rethink your approach in order to create meaningful progress. What kept you engaged, and how did the experience influence the way you approach leadership, accountability, or future challenges? (1000)
To be successful as a student at SIU School of Medicine and as a practicing physician, you must be flexible and committed to cultivating critical interactive and learning skills. Describe your experiences that demonstrate contribution in a teamwork setting; engagement in self-directed, life-long learning; and exposure to the small group tutorial process used in a problem-based learning environment.
Please describe an experience/situation when you advocated for someone else.
Please list any leadership positions (clubs, organizations, paid work) you may have held.
Describe your most unique leadership, entrepreneurial, or creative activity.
Describe a time when you have made a decision that was not popular and how you handled this.
Describe a time when you were on a team that was dysfunctional in some regard. How did you address the situation?
Have you ever been in the middle of a situation where there was poor communication? What did you do to improve it?
Servant Leadership is a core value and attribute we deem essential for our students to possess. Share an example where you took initiative to support others while putting their needs ahead of your own. What personal values guided your actions, and how will those values shape the way you care for patients?
Describe a time when you were part of a team working toward a common goal. This experience can be within or outside of the healthcare field. What was your role on the team, how did you contribute to its success collaboration with your peers? Reflect on what this experience taught you about collaboration and how it has prepared you for a career in medicine.
Can you please recount an experience from your academic or personal life where you actively collaborated with others...
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Tell us about how you have embodied one or more of these attributes in your path to medicine thus far. In which of these areas do you see the most opportunity for personal growth and why?
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Describe examples of leadership experience in which you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
The University of Michigan Medical School strives to be a place of empowerment, advocacy and change in health care. What experiences have you had in empowerment and advocacy for others that would help to advance this mission?
Describe a time when you were part of a team that was struggling to meet objectives. How did you react? What would you do differently? What did you take away from this experience that will influence your approach to working on a team in the future?
Please share an example of how you have used critical thinking and communication skills to develop a creative or innovative solution to a challenging problem.
What is an issue you have encountered working on a team and how did you address and resolve this issue?
Expand and reflect on leadership and team experience. This may include a summary of leadership roles or teamwork in employed positions...
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Describe a time you worked with others in a collaborative process, challenges encountered and how you overcame these challenges.
Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a practitioner in the future. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal/objective. What was your role as a part of the team and what did you learn from working with others? How did you deal with conflict on the team and/or working with a team member who you disagreed with?
Describe a time when you learned in a team. How will this experience help you as a medical student?
Describe a group project or activity that you are most proud of
Describe a time you did something because it needed to be done even though it wasn't your responsibility.
Please share an experience that demonstrates how you have collaborated with others.