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Alice L. Walton School of Medicine

Bentonville, AR

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8 prompts in the archive

Describe how AWSOM’s mission and values align with your personal and professional goals. Please include how you believe AWSOM will help you develop into the kind of person and physician you hope to become.

1500 characters2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

The Admissions Committee holistically evaluates a range of student qualities and life experiences that complement demonstrated academic excellence. What unique qualities or individual lived experiences do you possess that make you uniquely suited to become a physician?

1500 characters2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Describe your experiences within multicultural settings and/or with disadvantaged or underserved populations and how they prepared you for a future as a physician.

No character/word limit2024-2025Historical

Trust and rapport are essential in your day-to-day interactions with people. How do you cultivate a relationship with a person who may be very different from you?

1500 characters2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

(Optional: Gap Year(s) if applicable): If you are taking time off between college graduation and medical school matriculation, please tell us why you made this decision and what you will be doing or have done during this gap time.

1500 charactersOptional2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Whole health considers the needs of the whole person with the goal of preventing disease, improving health outcomes, and sustaining wellness. How do you practice whole health in your personal life, and how do you aspire to incorporate whole health principles when caring for the community?

1500 characters2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

(Optional): Is there any additional information not included elsewhere in your application you would like the admissions committee to know?

1500 charactersOptional2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Describe your experiences engaging in the community, and how those experiences have prepared you for a future as a physician.

1500 characters2025-2026New