16 prompts in the archive
Please select 2 of the 5 below essay prompts to respond to (300 word count):
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Describe, as best you can, your vision for your future in terms of where you want to live and how you want to practice medicine. Is there any particular area or specialty that appeals to you? (300 words)
What attributes do you look for in your physician(s)? Which of these attributes do you need to develop? How will you develop them?
Describe a time when you advocated for someone whose social identity (e.g., race, gender, sex, religion, socioeconomic status, ability status, etc.) differed from yours. Explain the situation and why advocacy was necessary.
Describe a time when you learned in a team. How will this experience help you as a medical student?
Describe a time when you made a mistake. How did you acknowledge it, respond, and remediate the situation?
Scientific inquiry is important for being a physician. Define a time when you engaged in scientific inquiry and how do you think it would help you be a better physician?
Do you have any work experience and if so, how do you think those skills will help you as a physician?
What does health equity mean to you? How will you as a physician promote health equity and foster diversity and inclusion? (300 words)
John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch serves patients throughout Texas, focusing on Galveston County and the Gulf Coast Region. Are there particular characteristics of our school and/or the Galveston area in terms of location, history, or other attributes that make you especially interested in matriculating here?
Describe, if relevant, circumstances in your life that represent a hardship (e.g. financial difficulties, illness, educational disadvantage). How have these circumstances impacted you, and how do you believe they will impact your practice of medicine? (300 words)
Describe a situation where you have sought to enrich and/or improve the life of another individual.
Describe a time you navigated a challenging circumstance. How will this experience help you succeed in medical school or as a physician?
How do you define curiosity? Provide an example in which curiosity helped solve or expand your knowledge and experience outside of the academic environment.
Describe a time you were wrong. Why were you wrong? How did you respond?