East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine

1. The Quillen College of Medicine has a specific mission. What are your personal and professional goals as a future healthcare provider, and how do these goals align with the Quillen mission?

2. Quillen College of Medicine's curriculum is uniquely designed to foster excellence in clinical practice through active in-person participation and peer co-learning. This approach requires individual preparation and engagement in participatory class sessions. We believe in the importance of mutual coaching among peers to facilitate deep learning, and we recognize that valuable learning experiences extend beyond academic contexts and can be found in all areas of life. We want to know that you can thrive in our community. Please reflect on the significance of this learning model in your personal and professional development. To structure your response (1500 characters), consider the following points: Describe an instance where you navigated a challenging group learning process. What was your role, and how did you contribute to the group's success? Discuss the value you find in learning through the teaching and coaching of your classmates. How does this approach enhance your understanding and application of the material? Feel free to draw on experiences from both academic and non-academic contexts to illustrate your points.

3. What interests you about Quillen? Discuss your perceptions of how attending Quillen aligns with your future goals and your hopes for how it will shape you into the physician you aspire to be.

4. Discuss how your attitudes and perceptions will contribute to fostering a positive learning environment during medical school and how they will benefit your future patients in the practice of medicine.

5. What aspects of Quillen make it a good fit for you, and what qualities do you possess that make you a good fit for Quillen?

6. Why would you be a good fit for Quillen?

7. What endeavors, aside from medicine, have you abandoned or postponed to pursue your current path, and how did you make those decisions? Why would you be a good fit for Quillen?

8. Examples of issues that a candidate might address include, but are not limited to, the following topics: · If there have been breaks in your school attendance since high school, if you ever carried less than a full-time course load in college, or if you took more than four years to finish college, what did you choose to do with that time and why? · What endeavors other than medicine have you abandoned or postponed in order to pursue your current path, and how did you make those decisions? · Why would you be a good fit for Quillen?

1. What makes you interested in Quillen? Discuss how attending Quillen aligns with your future goals and shapes you as a physician. (1500 characters)

1. How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed your perspective on what medical school should prepare you to do?

1. Applicant choice: Select one of the provided questions to answer. (1500 characters)

2. Choose one of the following questions and indicate the letter (A, B, or C) of the question you are responding to (1500 characters):

1. Applicant choice. Please select only one of the following questions to answer, and indicate your choice by starting with the number associated with the question: 1. There is no doubt that the level of stress brought on by medical school can impact a student's mental health and emotional well-being. Discuss the ways you plan to manage your own health and well-being during medical school. 2. Describe an experience you have had in your life that has given you a unique understanding of human suffering and what you learned from this experience. 3. Use this space to share anything else about yourself that you have not had the opportunity to present elsewhere in your application.

2. What obstacles have you encountered in gaining experiences that are important for your medical school application, and what solutions did you implement?

3. Describe a personal challenge from which you learned something of lasting value. Explain how you believe this will influence your medical education and career.

4. The AMCAS application is not designed to capture unique, special, or unusual circumstances. With this in mind, what additional information would help the Admissions Committee gain a more comprehensive understanding of your candidacy?

5. If there have been breaks in your school attendance since high school, if you ever carried less than a full-time course load in college, or if it took you more than four years to complete college, what did you choose to do during that time and why?

6. What endeavors, aside from medicine, have you abandoned or postponed to pursue your current path, and how did you make those decisions?

7. If there have been breaks in your school attendance since high school, if you ever carried less than a full-time course load in college, or if it took you more than four years to finish college, what did you choose to do during that time and why?

1. Social justice, systemic racism, and equity for all have been central themes. Please share your reflections on how your life experiences have shaped your values and attitudes toward others. (1500 characters)

2. Social justice, systemic racism, and equity for all have been at the forefront of national conversations. Quillen College of Medicine recognizes that many barriers still exist for people of color and those from historically underrepresented communities. As a physician, you will have opportunities to foster an environment of change for your patients and community. Please share your reflections on how your life experiences have shaped your values and attitudes toward others, particularly those with backgrounds or values different from your own.