University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

1. If you choose: I will NOT be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program… provide a thorough explanation of all activities planned between now and your matriculation into medical school (Fall 2025).

2. Discuss any elements of your application that you feel might be concerning to the Admissions Committee. (This could include explanation of metric trends, institutional actions, legal violations, etc.).

3. What is your specific interest in the UCCOM program? What opportunities would you take advantage of as a student here? Why?

4. What specific aspects of the UCCOM program interest you? What opportunities would you pursue as a student here, and why?

5. We are committed to excellence, diversity, and integrity in our students, faculty, staff, and all of our activities. How do you embody these values in your own life?

6. Please explain both of the following: 1) the specific reason(s) you have chosen to apply to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and 2) how you plan to utilize the unique features of our curriculum, institution, city, and/or mission to achieve your career goals. (2000 characters)

7. Please describe the reasons you have chosen to apply your skills specifically to a career as a physician, and explain how your personality, talents, and attributes will contribute to the practice of clinical medicine. (2000 characters)

8. Please explain both of the following: 1) the specific reason(s) you have chosen to apply to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and 2) how you will utilize the unique features of our curriculum, institution, city, and mission to achieve your career goals.

9. Please describe the reasons you have chosen to apply your skills specifically to a career as a physician, and explain how your personality, talents, and attributes will contribute to the practice of clinical medicine.

10. Briefly describe the specific resources or opportunities offered by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine that you intend to utilize as a medical student, and explain how these align with your own interests. Please consider the uniqueness of our opportunities, our institution, our city, and/or our mission.

11. Briefly describe the specific resources or opportunities offered by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine that you intend to utilize as a medical student, and explain how these align with your own interests. Please consider the uniqueness of our opportunities, our institution, our city, and our mission.

12. Briefly describe your reasons for wanting to enroll at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. If applicable, please include any personal connections you have to the University of Cincinnati, our medical school, the Cincinnati area, or our academic health center.

1. Cincinnati is a vibrant and multicultural city. You will be exposed to cultures and languages different than your own… Please describe an experience in which you collaborated or were exposed to diverse backgrounds that would inform your own vision for patient-centered care. (2000 characters)

2. How has your academic work beyond the traditional pre-medical requirements… prepared you for medical school and for a career in medicine?

3. In 1,000 characters, please provide a detailed explanation of all activities you plan to engage in between now and your matriculation into medical school in Fall 2025.

4. How do you envision positively transforming our community and society in measurable ways?

5. If you will not be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program between now and matriculation, please provide a detailed explanation of all activities you plan to engage in between now and your matriculation into medical school (Fall 2019).

6. If you will NOT be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (e.g., you are completing a gap year) between August 2016 and June 2017, please click the button below. Then, in 1,000 characters, provide a detailed explanation of all activities you plan to undertake between now and your matriculation into medical school in Fall 2017.

1. Innovation involves challenging existing practices and paradigms while discovering the unknown.

2. Have you ever received an institutional action (e.g., disciplinary action, probation, suspension, or dismissal) from any college, university, or medical school due to unacceptable academic performance or a conduct violation, even if such action did not interrupt your enrollment or require you to withdraw? If yes, please explain fully below. Your response to this question is limited to 750 characters.

1. Have you ever been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to, any moving traffic violations (moving violations include speeding tickets)? If yes, please explain fully below (include information even if charges were dropped, dismissed, or otherwise mitigated).

2. Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any moving traffic violations (moving violations include speeding tickets)? If yes, please provide a full explanation below, including information even if the charges were dropped, dismissed, or otherwise mitigated.

3. If you choose this option, please indicate that you will NOT be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (e.g., you are taking a gap year for educational purposes or are employed after completing your studies) between August 2024 and July 2025.

4. Cincinnati Medicine is preparing for a hybrid interview season, offering both in-person and virtual interviews. If you are invited to interview with Cincinnati Medicine, please indicate your interview preference below:

5. Please provide a brief explanation of your interview preference:

6. We foster an inclusive environment that encourages innovation and the freedom of intellectual inquiry.

7. The application begins with a series of checkboxes regarding possible convictions and previous matriculations, allowing for 750 characters each for explanations.

8. Were you ever the recipient of an institutional action (e.g., disciplinary action, probation, suspension, or dismissal) by any college, university, or medical school for unacceptable academic performance or a conduct violation, even if such action did not interrupt your enrollment or require you to withdraw? If yes, please explain fully below.

9. Have you ever participated in a pre-conviction program or been convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered a no contest plea for a felony or criminal offense? Please include this information even if the charges have been dropped or dismissed. If your answer is yes, please explain below.

10. Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any moving traffic violations (moving violations include speeding tickets)? If yes, please provide a full explanation below.

11. Have you ever enrolled in or attended any medical school as a candidate for the M.D. degree? If yes, please explain below.

12. If the healthcare profession did not exist and we did not need healthcare providers, what other occupation(s) would you personally find desirable, and why?

13. Have you ever participated in a pre-conviction program or been convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered a no contest plea for a felony or criminal offense (please include information even if charges have been dropped)? If yes, please explain below. Your response to this question is limited to 1,000 characters.

14. Have you been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any moving traffic violations (moving violations include speeding tickets)? If yes, please provide a full explanation below. Your response to this question is limited to 750 characters.

15. Have you ever enrolled in or attended any medical school as a candidate for the M.D. degree? If yes, please explain below. Your response to this question is limited to 750 characters.

16. If you are not currently enrolled in a degree-granting program, please click the button below and briefly describe your major activities that are not listed on AMCAS. Your response to this question is limited to 1,000 characters.

17. Imagine a world where illness and injury do not exist, and all medical facilities and schools have closed because there is no longer a need for these services. What would you choose to do with your life in such a world?

18. Have you ever received an institutional action (e.g., disciplinary action, probation, suspension, or dismissal) from any college, university, or medical school due to unacceptable academic performance or a conduct violation, even if such action did not interrupt your enrollment or require you to withdraw? If yes, please provide a full explanation below. Your response to this question is limited to 750 characters.

1. Discuss any aspects of your application that you believe may raise concerns for the Admissions Committee. This could include explanations of trends in your metrics, institutional actions, legal violations, and so on. If you have no concerns to report, please enter N/A.

2. (Optional) Please explain, if applicable, any ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic specifically and negatively impacted your academic performance or caused significant hardship between March 2020 and September 2021. (2000 characters)

3. (Optional) We recognize that all applicants have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please use the space below to describe any personal (i.e., non-academic) life-altering experiences or changes to your plans related to the pandemic that occurred between March 2020 and September 2021. (2000 characters)

4. Please explain, if applicable, how the COVID-19 pandemic specifically and negatively impacted your academic performance or caused significant hardship between March and September 2020.

5. We recognize that all applicants have been impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis. Please use the space below to describe any specific and significant disruptions you experienced that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider while reviewing your application.

1. Cincinnati is a vibrant and multicultural city where you will encounter cultures and languages different from your own while living and studying here. Given our mission to enhance health and well-being through compassionate, patient-centered care, please reflect on an experience in which you collaborated with or were exposed to diverse backgrounds that shaped your vision for patient-centered care. Describe the impact this experience had on you.

2. Inclusion: Intentionally engaging with people and valuing the contributions of diverse ideas.

3. How do you embody the spirit of collaboration, inclusion, and service in your work, particularly in educating and training the physicians, scientists, and health professionals of tomorrow, advancing knowledge through impactful and innovative research, and improving health and well-being through compassionate, patient-centered care?

4. The University of Cincinnati is deeply committed to selecting and nurturing students who can transform the field of medicine through their unique talents and attributes. Please explain how you contribute to the "diversity of thought" in our incoming class. Additionally, consider sharing unique, personally significant, and/or challenging aspects of your background that illustrate the diversity you bring. (2000 characters)

5. The University of Cincinnati is deeply committed to selecting and nurturing students who can transform the field of medicine through their unique talents and attributes. Please explain how you contribute to the "diversity of thought" in our incoming class. Additionally, consider sharing unique, personally significant, and/or challenging aspects of your background that illustrate the diversity you bring.

1. How has your academic work beyond the traditional pre-medical requirements (such as introductory biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and introductory physics) prepared you for medical school and a career in medicine? Please highlight any service-learning activities you have participated in.

1. Teamwork is important, and each member of a team has a unique role to play. What does ‘teamwork’ mean to you? What teamwork experiences have you had? How do you navigate your role and the role of other team members?

2. Teamwork is important, and each member of a team has a unique role to play. What does "teamwork" mean to you? What experiences have you had with teamwork? How do you navigate your own role and the roles of other team members?