13 prompts in the archive
The COVID-19 epidemic has changed the landscape of medicine. Please tell us how the COVID-19 epidemic has changed the landscape of medicine from your perspective. (You will have an opportunity to specifically discuss impacts to your coursework/grades in a separate item.
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. (1000 characters)
Describe yourself.
Please explain any inconsistencies in your university, graduate, or professional school academic performance and/or MCAT scores.
Has your college or university, graduate or professional school attendance been interrupted for any reason? If yes, please explain. Also, please explain any extended gaps in activity/employment in your post-graduate history. If the question does not apply to you, please put N/A in the box provided.
Tell us one thing about yourself that would help the Admissions Committee determine if you should be admitted to our program.
If your school has a Premedical Advisory Committee but you are not using that service, please indicate why.
Describe a significant challenge that has prepared you for the MD career path.
Please describe your personal experiences with the structural and social determinants of health in your life and community, how they shaped your engagement with medicine and your future ideas for doctoring.
If applicable, please use the space below to explain any ways in which your ability to meet the course prerequisite requirements were impacted by COVID-19. (1,000 characters)
Tell us about a community with which you identify and how you are involved with it.
Is there anything else you would like the admissions committee to know when reviewing your application? If so, please use the space provided.
If you have previously applied to medical school, but were unsuccessful, what do you believe are the major reasons for not being accepted and what have you done since to overcome these concerns?