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Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine

Bryan, TX

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23 prompts in the archive

Are you a reapplicant? Yes/No

No character/word limit2025-2026New

List the area (or areas) of medicine that appeals to you and briefly explain. (Limit your explanation to 50 words or 250 characters total) Do not leave blank. If not applicable, please so indicate. (50 words or 250 char.)

50 words or 250 char.2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

List the knowledge, skills, and experience you have acquired from extracurricular activities (non-coursework based) such as internships, research, student organizations, work experience, personal projects and hobbies, as well as any planned activities. Then, describe how these have prepared you to create innovative medical technologies. (Please answer this question in list format NOT as an essay or in a creative writing format) (250 words max)

250 words max2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Describe briefly any experiences and/or skills that have made you more sensitive or appreciative of other cultures or the human condition. (3500 characters)

3500 characters2021-2022, 2022-2023Historical

The Texas A&M College of Medicine embraces the Aggie Core Values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity and Selfless Service. Briefly discuss what activities demonstrate best that you would be a good custodian of these core values. (3500 characters)

3500 characters2021-2022, 2022-2023Historical

What creative, engineering, innovation, or entrepreneurship related activities have you participated in outside the classroom? Describe how these have prepared you to create innovative medical technologies. (150 words)

150 words2021-2022, 2022-2023Historical

Describe any circumstances indicative of some hardship, such as, but not limited to, financial difficulties, personal or family illness, a medical condition, a death in the immediate family or educational disadvantage not mentioned in your primary application essays. What strategies have you used to address these circumstances? (3500 char.)

3500 char.2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Describe what a work week would look like in your ideal future career; what activities would you engage in over the course of that week? (Please be concise and answer the question directly in a technical writing style. 250 word max)

250 word max2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Briefly describe any entrepreneurial activities you have participated in that showcase your passion for innovation (if none, leave this blank). (Please be concise and answer the question directly in a technical writing style. 250 word max)

250 word max2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Will you have completed a graduate degree in a discipline other than engineering or computer science by matriculation, excluding a pre-med post-bacc program? (250 words max, not required to answer if it doesn't apply to you)

250 words2024-2025Historical

How did you hear about the EnMed program? (Please select up to 3 ): EnMed Student, EnMed Faculty/Staff, EnMed Website, Faculty/staff/student - outside of EnMed, Web Search, Social Media, News Article, Conference, TAMU medical school application, Other

No character/word limit2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

How will the Engineering Medicine program meet your career goals and aspirations in ways that a traditional MD program would not? (Please be concise and answer the question directly in a technical writing style. 250 word max)

250 word max2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

What role do you envision yourself taking in the process of creating and translating new medical technologies during your future medical career? (150 words)

150 words2021-2022, 2022-2023Historical

What knowledge, skills, and experiences have you acquired inside the classroom during your education that are most relevant to EnMed? (150 words)

150 words2021-2022, 2022-2023Historical

If you do not have an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or computer science, what knowledge, skills, experiences, or other preparation do you have that will contribute to your success in the EnMed medical education program, and in your future career as a Physicianeer? (250 words MAX)

250 words2021-2022Historical

As a physician, you never know what type of patient you will serve. From your past experiences, please describe or highlight factors or situations that demonstrate your ability to work with individuals from multicultural communities. (3500 char.)

3500 char.2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

The Texas A&M School of Medicine embraces the Aggie Core Values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity and Selfless Service. Please elaborate on personal characteristics, values, accomplishments and/or any experiences that you feel will help to demonstrate your potential to contribute to the school and to the profession of medicine. (3500 char.)

3500 char.2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

At the end of your career, what do you want to have accomplished in order to consider yourself successful?

250 words2023-2024Historical

Will you have completed an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science by matriculation to EnMed? Yes/No

No character/word limit2024-2025, 2025-2026School Staple

Will you have completed a graduate degree in a discipline other than engineering or computer science by matriculation, excluding a pre-med post-bacc program? Please list each Degree (MS, PHD etc) and field. (250 words max)

250 words max2025-2026New

Do you have an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or computer science? (Yes or No)

No character/word limit2022-2023Historical

Explain your interest in the EnMed medical education program: (250 words)

250 words2021-2022, 2022-2023Historical

How will the EnMed medical education meet your goals and interests in ways that a traditional MD-only program would not? (150 words)

150 words2021-2022, 2022-2023Historical