University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

1. Please share your reasons for applying to the Perelman School of Medicine. (Note: 1,000-character limit) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Additional MSTP prompts: (very specific, including instructions on typing and formatting)

2. Please explain your reasons for applying to the Perelman School of Medicine, and limit your response to 1,000 characters.

3. Please explain your reasons for applying to the Perelman School of Medicine.

1. Have you taken or are you planning to take time off between college graduation and medical school matriculation? (Y/N, if yes 500 characters max)

2. Have you taken, or are you planning to take, time off between college graduation and medical school matriculation? If yes, please describe your plans in up to 500 characters.

1. If you were given the option to continue courses with a standard grading system or switch to Pass/Fail, and you chose Pass/Fail, please describe the reasons for your decision here (500 characters).

1. Please share your reasons for applying to the Perelman School of Medicine. (1000 characters)

1. During the COVID-19 pandemic, if you elected Pass/Fail, please describe the reasons for your decision. (500 characters)

2. Independently of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you taken any online courses for credit? (Y/N, if yes list the courses)

3. Have you participated in any global activities outside of the U.S. prior to submitting your AMCAS application? (Y/N, if yes 1000 characters max)

4. Did you participate in a pre-medical enrichment or pathway program during your undergraduate studies? (Y/N, if yes 1000 characters max)

5. How would your life experiences contribute to an inclusive atmosphere at PSOM? (Limit to 1000 characters)

6. Describe a time when you faced a situation that was ambiguous, confusing, or uncertain and how you navigated it. (3000 characters)

7. Do you identify as a first-generation college graduate and/or having a low-income background? (Y/N)

8. Have you or your family experienced economic hardships? (Y/N, if yes 1000 characters max)

9. Have you ever been employed at the University of Pennsylvania Health System or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia? (Y/N)

10. "Aside from the Covid-19 pandemic, have you taken any online courses for credit? (Y/N) If yes, please list them."

11. Have you ever been employed at the University of Pennsylvania Health System or the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and worked with a faculty mentor from the University of Pennsylvania? If yes, please provide the name, department, phone number of the faculty member(s), and the start and end dates (Y/N) (list only, no essay).

12. Have you taken any online courses for credit (not related to the COVID-19 pandemic)? If so, please list the courses.

13. Have you completed any online courses for credit?

14. Have you taken, or are you planning to take, time off between graduating from college and starting medical school?

15. Have you participated in any global activities outside of the U.S. before submitting your AMCAS application? If so, which country?

16. If you will be traveling outside of the U.S. during the application year, will you require special scheduling if invited for an interview? If so, please describe your situation and indicate the dates you will be in the U.S.

1. Have there been any changes to your academic, professional, and/or personal circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic that you would like to share with the committee? (Y/N) (If yes, please limit your response to 500 characters.)

2. During the Covid-19 pandemic, if you were given the option to continue courses with a standard grading system or switch to Pass/Fail, and you chose Pass/Fail, please describe the reasons for your decision here.

3. Have you taken, or are you planning to take, time off between your college graduation and your matriculation into medical school? (Y/N) (500 characters if yes)

4. We are all navigating challenging times both at home and abroad, and physicians and physician-scientists often encounter situations filled with uncertainty. Please describe a time when you faced an ambiguous, confusing, or uncertain situation, and explain how you made a decision without having complete information.

5. Do you identify as a first-generation college graduate and/or as having a low-income background? We recognize that the definition of "low income" can vary based on geographic location, zip code, and household size. However, there are some factors typically associated with being low-income, such as qualifying for free or reduced lunch in middle or high school, receiving Pell Grants or work-study aid during college, qualifying for Medicaid or Social Security benefits, or attending a high school with low per capita funding, Title I designation, and/or a low percentage of seniors receiving a high school diploma. (Y/N)

6. Have you or your family experienced economic hardships, regardless of your current income status? (Yes/No) (1000 characters if yes)

7. We are all navigating challenging times, and physicians and physician-scientists must confront many instances of uncertainty. Describe a time when you faced a situation that was ambiguous, confusing, or uncertain, and explain how you made a decision without complete information (3000 characters).

8. Were there any changes to your academic work or personal circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic that you would like to share with the committee? Yes/No. If yes, please describe these changes during this time.

9. Have you taken, or are you planning to take, time off between college graduation and medical school matriculation? If so, please explain.

10. Have you participated in any global activities outside of the U.S. before submitting your AMCAS application? If so, please explain.

11. Have you or your family experienced economic hardships? Please answer Yes or No, and then provide a response in 1,000 characters or less.

12. Have you taken, or are you planning to take, time off between college graduation and medical school matriculation? If your answer is yes, a prompt to elaborate in 1,000 characters will appear.

13. Are there any special, unique, personal, or challenging aspects of your background or circumstances that you would like to share with the Committee on Admissions that have not been addressed elsewhere (such as siblings or relatives at Penn, applying as a couple, your educational environment, culture, ethnicity, etc.)? (1000 characters if you answer yes)

14. Have you or your family experienced economic hardships? If so, please describe your experience in up to 1,000 characters.

15. Have you taken, or are you planning to take, time off between college graduation and medical school matriculation? Yes/No. If yes, please provide your response in 500 characters or less.

16. Are there any special, unique, personal, or challenging aspects of your background or circumstances that you would like to share with the Committee on Admissions that have not been addressed elsewhere (such as siblings or relatives at Penn, applying as a couple, your educational environment, culture, ethnicity, etc.)? Yes/No. If yes, please provide your response in 1000 characters or less.

17. Have you or your family experienced economic hardships? Please answer Yes or No. If yes, you have 1,000 characters to explain.

18. Have you participated in any global activities outside of the U.S. before submitting your AMCAS application? If yes, please describe your experiences in up to 1000 characters.

19. Are there any special, unique, personal, or challenging aspects of your background or circumstances that you would like to share with the Committee on Admissions that have not been addressed elsewhere (such as siblings or relatives at Penn, applying as a couple, your educational environment, culture, ethnicity, etc.)? (1000 characters if yes)

20. Have you or your family experienced economic hardships? (If yes, please respond in 1000 characters.)

21. Have you or your family experienced any economic hardships?

1. Have you participated in any global activities outside of the U.S. before submitting your AMCAS application? (Yes/No) (1000 characters if yes)

2. The Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) is deeply committed to recruiting a class that includes diverse perspectives and experiences. This commitment enriches our instruction, enhances team-based learning, and ensures that our students are prepared to address the health needs of a pluralistic society. How would your life experiences contribute to the student body, and how would you help foster an inclusive atmosphere at PSOM? Please explain and limit your response to 1,000 characters.

3. Have you participated in any global activities outside the U.S. before submitting your AMCAS application?

4. Sexual and Gender Identity (optional)

5. Have you participated in any global activities outside of the U.S. before submitting your AMCAS application? Yes/No. If yes, please provide your response in 1,000 characters or less.

1. Were there changes to your academic, professional and/or personal circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic that you would like to share? (Y/N, if yes 500 characters max)

2. Have you been nominated for or received an award from any state, regional, or national organization? (Y/N) If yes, please list the awards.

3. Did you participate in a pre-medical enrichment or pathway program during your undergraduate studies? (Yes/No) If yes, please provide details in 1000 characters or less.

4. Please use keywords or phrases, separated by commas, to specify your research interests. Do not use tabs or create new lines by pressing the enter key. The response is limited to 500 characters.

5. List your research experience chronologically, starting with the most recent, and include your anticipated experience for the remainder of this academic year. For each experience, please provide clear information about the time commitment. For instance, if you worked continuously in one lab for a year, putting in full-time hours during the summer and part-time hours during the school year, you might state: "full-time (about 50 hours a week) from mid-May until the end of August, continuing part-time (about 10 hours a week) from September to April." Note that if you worked two summers in the same lab but did not work in that lab at all during the school year, these should be listed as two separate research experiences.

6. If you have completed your undergraduate studies and are currently engaged in research, please list your primary institution for the upcoming year below. (This information will also be included in the summary above, but it is helpful for us to have it as a separate data field.)

7. How many months of full-time research experience do you expect to have completed by August of next year when you would join our program? We are required to report this data to the NIH for matriculants. Calculation Instructions: For many individuals, this value will reflect months of summer research experience or full-time research experience following college. Part-time research, such as during the school year, should be converted to full-time—e.g., 15 hours/week for 8 months equals 3 months. (Here's how the calculation works: when converting part-time to full-time, we use a standard 40-hour work week. So, we take 15 and divide by 40, which equals 0.375 (approximately 37.5% of full-time). Multiplying 8 months by 0.375 gives you 3 months). If you worked full-time in a lab for 6 months and averaged significantly more than 40 hours a week, it still counts as only 6 months of full-time experience—do not adjust for that. We only use the 40-hour standard when converting part-time experiences. Labs associated with a course, such as an organic chemistry lab, should NOT be included.

8. If you have publications resulting from your research, please provide the full citations here. It would be helpful to categorize them as follows: Published/peer-reviewed, published/not peer-reviewed, submitted, and under revision. Please note that manuscripts "in prep" should not be included. You may add other descriptors or information if it is helpful. If you do not have any publications at this time, please indicate that (e.g., by typing "no publications yet").

9. Have you been nominated for or received an award from any state, regional, or national organization? Please list them.

10. Have you been employed at the University of Pennsylvania Health System or the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and worked with a Penn faculty mentor? If so, please provide the name, department, phone number of the faculty member, and the start and end dates of your employment.

11. Please use keywords or phrases, separated by commas, to more specifically identify your research interests. Do not use tabs or create new lines by pressing the enter key. There is a limit of 500 characters.

12. List your research experiences in chronological order, starting with the most recent. For each experience, please provide clear information about the time commitment. For example, if you worked continuously in one lab for a year, putting in full-time hours during the summer and part-time hours during the school year, you might state: "full-time (about 50 hours a week) from mid-May until the end of August, continuing part-time (about 10 hours a week) from September to April." Please note that if you worked two summers in the same lab but did not work there at all during the school year, you should list these as two separate research experiences.

13. If you have publications resulting from your research, please provide the full citations here. If you do not have any publications at this time, please indicate that in the box (e.g., by typing "no publications yet"). Please note that there is an 8,000-character limit.

14. Have you been nominated for or received an award from any state, regional, or national organization?

15. Have you been employed at the University of Pennsylvania Health System or the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and worked with a faculty mentor from Penn? If yes, please provide the name, department, phone number of the faculty member, and the start and end dates of your employment.

16. Have you been nominated for or received an award from any state, regional, or national organization? Yes/No. If yes, please specify the award.

17. Have you been employed at the University of Pennsylvania Health System or the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and worked with a faculty mentor from Penn? If so, please provide the name, department, phone number of the faculty member, and the start and end dates of your employment.

18. Have you been nominated for or received an award from any state, regional, or national organization? If so, please describe it; each line allows for 100 characters. (Please do not list awards from high school or earlier.)

19. Have you been nominated for or received an award from any state, regional, or national organization? If so, please describe it; each line allows for 100 characters. (Please do not list awards from high school or earlier.) (3 lines)