SUNY - Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

1. Rural Medicine prompts (no character limit specified): 1. Why do you believe you are suited for rural medical practice? 2. If you have lived in a rural community, please describe it and indicate how long you have lived there. 3. Describe your understanding of an issue or challenge currently facing rural communities or one that may arise in the future. 4. Describe any relevant medical encounters that you or your family have experienced. How have these encounters influenced your desire to practice rural medicine? 5. What are your future career goals?

1. Which medical specialty do you plan to pursue?

2. If you are interested in Primary Care, would you like to receive more information about potential scholarship opportunities?

3. If you earned your baccalaureate degree before this past June, please describe your plans for the upcoming academic year (1800 character limit).

4. Which medical specialty are you considering pursuing at this time? (1800 character limit.)

5. Which medical specialty are you considering pursuing at this time? (Please note that answers have a 1500-character limit.)

6. Which medical specialty are you considering pursuing at this time?

7. What medical specialty are you considering pursuing at this time?

1. Are there any weaknesses in your application that you would like to clarify for the Admissions Committee? If so, please describe them. (1800 character limit)

2. Are there any areas of weakness in your application that you would like to clarify for the Admissions Committee? Yes/No. If yes, please describe.

3. Are there any weaknesses in your application that you would like to clarify for the Admissions Committee?

1. If you earned your baccalaureate degree before June 2023, please provide a brief statement outlining your plans for the upcoming academic year.

2. Has anyone in your family graduated from the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University? If so, please provide their name, program, and year of graduation (1500 characters).

3. Please indicate the last MCAT exam you have taken and whether you plan to take any upcoming MCAT exams. If so, please specify when. Remember that the deadline for completing your application is in December. (Please note that answers have a 1500 character limit.)

4. Have you completed your baccalaureate degree? If you earned your degree before this past June, please describe your plans for the upcoming academic year. (Please note that answers are limited to 1500 characters.)

5. If you have not yet completed your baccalaureate degree, will you be doing so this academic year?

1. You may consider yourself disadvantaged if you grew up in an area that was medically underserved or had insufficient access to educational opportunities. Do you identify with this description? If so, please explain your specific circumstances that lead you to consider yourself a disadvantaged applicant.

2. We understand that the COVID-19 crisis disrupted many aspects of our lives. Please share any curricular impacts you experienced during this time, such as changes to pass/fail courses or a shift to online coursework, or if you anticipate any deficiencies in your experiences as a result of COVID-19.

3. We understand that the COVID-19 crisis in Spring 2020 disrupted many aspects of our lives. Please share any curricular impacts you experienced during this time, such as changes to pass/fail courses or a shift to online coursework, and whether you anticipate any deficiencies in your experiences as a result of COVID-19. (1800 character limit)

1. Upstate Medical University is strongly committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for the patients we serve, as well as for all who work at, study at, or visit our campus. As a potential partner in this effort, please describe your commitment to eliminating health inequities, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice.

2. Upstate Medical University is deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for the patients we serve, as well as for everyone who works, studies, or visits our campus. As a potential partner in this effort, please describe your commitment to eliminating health inequities, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice.