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Describe yourself (1000 characters).
In the 'Work and Activities' section on your AMCAS application, you provided the following list of experiences. Please select the experience that you feel has been the most meaningful in influencing your desire to pursue a career in medicine, explain why, and also describe what aspect of that experience best equips you to make an impact in the medical profession. Describe what aspect of that experience best equips you to make an impact in the medical profession. (1000 characters)
What unique qualities or individual lived experiences do you possess that make you uniquely suited to become a physician?
Which trait do you think you embody most and how will that be valuable to patient care?
Which trait might you need to improve upon? How will you improve in this area and how will this be of value in your role as a physician?
Describe any personal qualities and/or lived experiences that add context to your application that shape who you are as an individual and aspiring healthcare leader.
Lifelong learning and intellectual curiosity are essential for continued professional development and growth. Please share an example of intellectual exploration you are passionate about and your approach to exploring this area.
What knowledge, skills and attitudes have you developed that has prepared you for this career path? (Select up to two areas of interest: Clinical Research, Healthcare/disparities/medical underserved communities, Academic Medicine, Community Health, Simulation in medical education, Health systems science, Telehealth, Advocacy)
At FCoM, our mission, vision, and values shape our purpose, set our aspirations, and inform our decisions. Please select which value you find most energizing and why. Discuss how this value has impacted your life.
Our curriculum centers around a whole-person approach to healing in a community of service-learning, inspired by the love and grace of Christ. Discuss how your spiritual experiences, faith, or personal beliefs have influenced your life and your decision to pursue medicine as a career.
Provide a timeline or narrative highlighting any notable aspects of your educational journey that you believe are especially relevant or significant to us better understanding who you are.
Did you have a Pre-Health Advisor at your undergraduate institution? If so, please tell us about your experience. How did it help you in your journey to to apply to medical school? If not, please let us know how you worked independently to find out more about applying to medical school and the path of your journey to apply?
What would be the best example that shows you are a person of integrity?
Show Us - How have you changed the lives of others? What have you experienced that has fostered a deep sense of compassion?
Show Us - How have you explored new interests, cultures, or people? Have you identified a need and taken the initiative to respond to that need?
Show Us - What are the ways you demonstrate you have an active mind? What innovative solutions have you employed in your work, healthcare, or hobbies?
Create an abstract-style narrative describing the impact of the experiences you included in your portfolio artifacts and how they have shaped your understanding of and connection to the Carle Illinois values of Compassion, Curiosity, and Creativity.
What inspired you to pursue a career in medicine, and how have your personal experiences...
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Is there anything about yourself that you feel self-conscious about?...
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What are two causes or activities you are most passionate about?...
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Share with us your story. This is your opportunity to allow us to know how you wish to be addressed, recognized, and treated.
Describe a time you put another person's needs before your own. What did you do, and what motivated your actions?
Please provide a description of your family.
Tell us what you do for fun and diversion (hobbies, special interests, etc.).
Tell us about your lived experiences that will enable you to provide quality care...
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List the five most important attributes you believe a physician should possess.
Describe your experience with the field of medicine (or a related field) that has prepared you for advanced study in this area. Specifically, how have your life experiences prepared you to pursue a degree in medicine, including: coursework, clinical work, experiences in overcoming adversity, work opportunity, volunteer activities, and/or research experiences?
Was your childhood home located in a rural, urban or suburban area?
Every future physician has a story. What's yours? Share the experience, insight, or connection that first made you see yourself in medicine—and how it continues to shape your path.
Lifelong learning is an essential process for continued professional development. This includes reflection and being open and responsive to constructive feedback. Please tell us about an area of intellectual exploration you're passionate about, and your approach to exploring this area.
What is the most fun you've had lately?
If you had to give yourself a nickname, what would it be?
What are three things you don't care about at all?
Briefly discuss how you define professionalism and how you will demonstrate professionalism in the classroom at the Kerkorian School of Medicine and in clinical training settings in our valley.
Applicants who are Nevada Connection are strongly encouraged to share more about their tie to Nevada in this essay.
Our medical curriculum integrates spiritual, ethical, and relational issues from the Christian perspective into the practice of medicine. Religion courses and weekly chapel services are part of this program. Please respond to the preceding statements as they relate to your personal educational and career goals.
What personal attributes make you a desirable candidate for admission to LLUSM?
Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experiences have influenced and been integrated into your daily life.
Please describe your current involvement (or reason for not being involved) with a church or religious group.
How has your chosen undergraduate course of study prepared you for the rigor and demands of the medical school curriculum?
Reflect on how your professional and lived experiences have shaped your identity. Tell us how these experiences will help you contribute to a collaborative learning environment, support your patients and colleagues, and advance Mayo Clinic's commitment to excellence.
From what you understand about the rigors of medical school, what do you think will be the biggest challenge for you? How do you think you are prepared for these challenges?
Describe how your unique experiences, interests, and talents have embodied one or more of these values, and how they will shape the way you plan to contribute to the MCW learning community.
Do you consider yourself to have been raised or to be residing in an area that is medically underserved or in a county that consists of medically underserved populations?...
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What unique qualities do you possess that make you uniquely suited to become a physician or physician scientist?
Describe the personal accomplishment that makes you most proud. Why is this important to you?
Describe a new hobby or activity you enjoy in your free time outside of school.
How has your academic work beyond the 'traditional' pre-medical school requirements...
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The mission statement of The Ohio State University College of Medicine is to 'improve people's lives' through innovation in research, medical education, and patient care. Please describe how your past experiences predict your potential to contribute in two of these three areas.
How does intellectual and academic struggle fit into your identity as a future physician?
Discuss your experience of recent personal feedback that was difficult to receive.
Describe a time when you had to reconsider or change a deeply held belief or perspective. What prompted this change?
Describe a time personal obligations had to be prioritized over school/work. What did it teach you about managing competing priorities?
Have you participated in any global activities outside of the U.S. prior to submitting your AMCAS application?
identify which value you selected and reflect on one of your experiences to discuss how you have built a foundation for this value
What will be your support system while in medical school?
Tell us about your lived experiences that will make you a better physician?
Describe in a short paragraph your educational and family background.
The Foster SOM honor code emphasizes upholding professional dignity, avoiding patient harm, protecting confidentiality, maintaining honesty and integrity, and reporting code violations. Describe past experiences or personal qualities demonstrating your alignment with these principles.
Please tell us about your favorite recreational/leisure activities
Do you consider yourself to be first generation? If yes, please explain your reasoning
Please tell us about your journey to medical school and how your background and experiences will positively impact your future as a medical student and physician...
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Who knows you best and how would they describe you?
Please list your hobbies and major non-academic interests
In 300 words or less, please share an example of when you received feedback and how you used that information for self-improvement or asked someone for help.
All Applicants: If the area you spent most of your life before college differs from where you currently consider your permanent address, please explain.
What about yourself are you most proud of? How will this shape the way you care for others and contribute to the well-being of the communities you serve?
What personal accomplishment are you most proud of and why?
This should be a true autobiographical statement
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Reflect upon your life experiences, values and/or personal background. Do any or all of these help frame how you envision your future contributions to the health and wellbeing of others as a physician and if so, how?
Your combination of life experiences make you uniquely you. Talk about one such experience and how it has helped you prepare to be a physician.
Describe an experience or situation which made you feel grateful?
Please share any relevant characteristic about your background and/or experiences not already described in AMCAS you feel may positively impact how you practice medicine in the future.
Choose one of our #MedCanes values and discuss how you exemplify that value.
Outside of medicine, and beyond what we can read in your application, tell us what you are curious about or what you have chosen to explore.
How have your individual experiences and identity shaped who you are and who you will be as a physician?
Please outline your motivation for pursuing the medical degree.
Please provide us with information about your connection to Missouri (Must be completed by all applicants.)
Are you the first person in your immediate family to pursue a career in healthcare?
What are you most proud of in your life?
Tell us something about yourself that will enhance the UNMC College of Medicine.
Medical education environments differ in structure, culture, and emphasis. Describe the kind of learning environment in which you believe you will thrive.
Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
Describe a time when you made a mistake. How did you acknowledge it, respond, and remediate the situation?
What attributes do you look for in your physician(s)? Which of these attributes do you need to develop? How will you develop them?
Do you have any work experience and if so, how do you think those skills will help you as a physician?
How has your understanding of what professionalism means evolved over time? Reflect on a personal experience that contributed to your understanding of your own core values.
Please reflect on the upbringing, background, and experiences in your life that have shaped who you are as a person and will help define the person you want to be in the future. In other words, what makes you who you are?
Who is a fictional character that is similar to you? Describe a time when you embodied that character.
From your list of 'most meaningful experiences' on the AMCAS application, choose one that has been the most formative in terms of your desire for a career in medicine. Why did that experience have such meaning for you in your decision-making process?
Summarize your activities during this academic year. Describe how your activities are preparing you for a medical career.
If applicable, please tell us about any special circumstances related to COVID-19 that could help us understand you better.
What unique values, skills, talents, and/or life experiences will you bring to WMed and the practice of medicine?
Please explain any connection you have to Southwest Michigan.
If you earned a medically related certificate/license, how many hours have you worked in that role since earning your certificate/license? If not, please enter N/A.
If you consider yourself a non-traditional candidate, please explain. If not, please enter N/A.