Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine

1. What specifically interests you about the OHSU MD/PhD program?

1. Discuss a time in your life that demonstrated your resilience. (1550 characters)

2. Provide an example of personal feedback you received in the last few years that was difficult to accept. How did you respond? (1550 characters)

3. Discuss a time in your life that demonstrated your resilience.

4. Provide an example of personal feedback you received in the last few years that was difficult to accept. How did you respond?

1. Other than work-life balance, what do you anticipate will be your greatest challenge in becoming a physician? (1550 characters)

2. Aside from work-life balance, what do you anticipate will be your greatest challenge in becoming a physician?

3. Other than achieving work-life balance, what do you anticipate will be your greatest challenge in becoming a physician?

4. What do you anticipate will be your greatest challenge in becoming a physician?

1. What experience have you had that has given you insight into the patients you hope to eventually serve? (1550 characters)

2. Tell us about a time you went into a situation completely unprepared. (1550 characters)

3. Are there any additional ties to the state of Oregon you wish to share? If yes, use the space below. (1550 characters)

4. We know that many of our applicants in the OHSU UME Program may have familial relationships with individuals who are OHSU faculty, residents, staff, or current students. (No limit)

5. [While you were growing up, did you experience any of the following types of adversity?...]

1. Discuss a time in your life that demonstrated your resilience and ability to overcome adversity. (1550 characters)

2. In 1990, Salovey and Mayer defined emotional intelligence (EI) as the subset of social intelligence involving the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ emotions. Briefly describe one example of a time you harnessed your EI to resolve a difficult situation, AND one example of a time your failure to use your EI compounded a difficult situation. What did you learn about yourself in each of these situations? (2050 characters)

3. Give an example of personal feedback in the last few years that was difficult to receive. How did you respond? (1550 characters)

4. (Optional) Adversity Essay: Please describe the nature of the adversity you have faced, selecting specific degrees of adversity. (4000 character limit)

5. Describe a time when you did not receive what you believed you deserved, and explain how you reacted.

6. While you were growing up, did you experience any of the following types of adversity: economic, educational, ethnic/cultural, or familial? Please describe the nature of the adversity.

1. Based on your own experiences or the experiences of family and friends, do you believe that the area in which you grew up was adequately served by the available health care professionals? Please explain. (4000 characters)

1. What experiences have you had that have provided you with insight into the patients you hope to serve in the future? 1550 characters

2. Please discuss how your personal experiences demonstrate your ability to overcome adversity and contribute to diversity in healthcare. Additionally, provide insight into the diversity you would bring to the OHSU School of Medicine and the medical profession, in the context of OHSU's definition of diversity: Diversity at OHSU involves creating and sustaining a community of inclusion. We honor, respect, embrace, and value the unique contributions and perspectives of all employees, patients, students, volunteers, and our local and global communities. Diversity may encompass age, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. We also respect diversity of thought and ideas. Embracing diversity maximizes our true potential for creativity, innovation, quality patient care, educational excellence, and outstanding service. 1550 characters

3. What experiences have you had that have provided you with insight into the patients you hope to serve in the future?

4. Please discuss how your personal experiences demonstrate your ability to overcome adversity and contribute to diversity in healthcare. Additionally, provide insight into the diversity you would bring to the OHSU School of Medicine and the medical profession, in the context of OHSU's definition of diversity: Diversity at OHSU involves creating and sustaining a community of inclusion. We honor, respect, embrace, and value the unique contributions and perspectives of all employees, patients, students, volunteers, and our local and global communities. Diversity may encompass age, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. We also respect diversity of thought and ideas. Embracing diversity maximizes our true potential for creativity, innovation, quality patient care, educational excellence, and outstanding service.

5. Please discuss the diversity you would bring to the OHSU School of Medicine and the field of medicine.

1. Please describe your journey through the OHSU UME Admissions Recommended Premedical Competencies, paying special attention to experiences that are not reflected in your transcript. Do not include specific grades or test scores in your response. Refer to the AAMC's Core Competencies for Entering Medical Students and OHSU Recommended Prerequisites. 2050 characters.

2. Please describe your journey through the OHSU UME Admissions Recommended Premedical Competencies, paying special attention to experiences that are not reflected in your transcript. Do not include specific grades or test scores in your response. Refer to the AAMC's Core Competencies for Entering Medical Students and OHSU Recommended Prerequisites.

3. Thinking about one of your research projects, how could the results impact the way we diagnose and treat patients? If your research is non-biomedical, please describe how it contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge.

4. What experiences have you had that have provided you with insight into the patients you hope to serve in the future? (1500 characters) 2. What do you anticipate will be your greatest challenge in becoming a physician? (1500 characters) 3. Provide an example of a time when you made a significant effort to collaborate with a person or group, but the issues persisted. What did you learn from that experience? (1500 characters) 4. Describe a time when you did not receive what you believed you deserved, and explain how you reacted. (1500 characters) 5. Share an example of personal feedback you received in the last few years that was difficult to accept. How did you respond? (1500 characters) 6. Please discuss the diversity you would bring to the OHSU School of Medicine and the field of medicine.

1. Please discuss the roles Dignity, Respect and Deference play in how medical teams optimize patient care. (1550 characters)

2. Provide an example of a time when you made a strong effort to collaborate with a person or a group, but challenges persisted. What did you learn from that experience?