Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

1. Please discuss your main reason for wanting to attend the Medical University of South Carolina.

2. Are you a re-applicant to the MUSC College of Medicine? (yes/no) If yes, please describe what you have done since your last application (e.g., your activities, involvement, preparedness, etc.) to strengthen your candidacy for medical school.

3. If yes, please describe what you have done since your last application (e.g., your activities, involvement, preparedness, etc.) to strengthen your candidacy for medical school.

4. Please explain why you are applying to MUSC. This question must be answered.

5. Why do you want to pursue the dual degrees?

1. What are your goals for your medical practice?

2. What areas of medicine are you currently interested in, or which areas do you plan to pursue?

1. For re-applicants: Describe what you have done since last applying to strengthen your candidacy for medical school. (2000 characters)

2. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a distinctive applicant?

1. Please discuss your primary interest in attending the Medical University of South Carolina. (2000 characters)

2. Please share any important aspects of your background, identity, and/or experiences that have impacted your ability to relate to and work with diverse communities. (3000 characters)

3. Membership in professional organizations.

1. (Optional) The Admissions Committee strongly encourages you to share personal challenges that you have overcome, which are unique to you. These challenges may include economic disadvantage, limited access to healthcare, adverse life experiences, disability, and/or the quality of your early educational environment. Please discuss how these challenges have impacted your preparation and goals on your journey to medicine and how they may enable you to contribute uniquely to the MUSC College of Medicine. (Please describe.)

1. What additional qualifications have you acquired since your last application, if applicable? Do you have any other ties to South Carolina that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider, if applicable? What are your medical practice goals? Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor's degree (part-time, full-time, and dates), only if you have graduated. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine, and why? What areas of medicine are you currently interested in, or what areas do you plan to pursue? Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant? Please explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering, or employment plans. Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a future practitioner. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal or objective. What was your role within the team, and what did you learn from working with others? How did you handle conflict within the team or when working with a team member with whom you disagreed?

2. In which region of the country do you wish to practice medicine, and why?

1. We aim to train students and physicians to work with the diverse patients of our state and nation. Please share any important aspects of your background, identity, and experiences that have influenced your appreciation for and ability to relate to diverse communities and patient populations.

1. Please describe the type of research you wish to pursue in graduate school.