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University of California Irvine School of Medicine

Motivation and Fit

  • 1. What personal accomplishment are you most proud of and why?


    2023-2024
  • 2. Please describe to the Admissions Committee a challenge or disappointment you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience.


    2023-2024
  • 3. This essay is only for applicants that have already received their baccalaureate degree. Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities since receiving your undergraduate degree.


    2023-2024
  • 4. MSTP: What research accomplishment are you most proud of and why?


    2023-2024
  • 5. MSTP: Please describe to the Admissions Committee a research challenge you have overcome and what you learned from that experience.


    2023-2024
  • 6. MSTP: Please list all posters, manuscripts (published or planned) you would like the Admissions Committee to consider.


    2023-2024
  • 7. What does being an MD/PhD mean to you?


    2021-2022

Personal Attributes and Characteristics

  • 1. What personal accomplishment are you most proud of, and why?


    2018-2019 2020-2021 2022-2023
  • 2. What personal accomplishment are you most proud of, and why? (1500 characters, not including spaces)


    2021-2022
  • 3. What personal accomplishment are you most proud of, and why? (1500 characters with spaces)


    2018-2019

Other

  • 1. MSTP: What does it mean, to you, to be an MD/PhD?


    2023-2024
  • 2. Do you hold a baccalaureate degree? (Y/N)


    2018-2019

Personal Experiences and Challenges

  • 1. MD (1500 characters each) 1) What personal accomplishment are you most proud of, and why? 2) Please describe a challenge or disappointment you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience. 3) (Optional) Do you identify as part of a marginalized group, either socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education or healthcare? If so, please describe how this inequity has impacted you and your community. 4) (If you already have an undergraduate degree) Please clarify your activities (school, work, volunteer, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree for the Admissions Committee. You may list them in chronological order or incorporate them into an essay, explaining why you chose particular activities. If you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year, please discuss your plans for the current year.


    2023-2024
  • 2. Please describe a challenge or disappointment you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience to the Admissions Committee.


    2022-2023
  • 3. This essay is intended only for applicants who have already received their baccalaureate degree. Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (such as school, work, volunteer work, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list these activities in chronological order or incorporate them into an essay, explaining why you chose particular activities. If you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year, please discuss your plans for the current year.


    2022-2023
  • 4. Please describe a challenge or disappointment you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience for the Admissions Committee. (1500 characters, not including spaces)


    2021-2022
  • 5. This essay is intended only for applicants who have already received their baccalaureate degree. Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (such as school, work, volunteer work, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list these activities in chronological order or incorporate them into an essay, explaining why you chose particular activities. If you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year, please discuss your plans for the current year. (1500 characters, not including spaces)


    2021-2022
  • 6. Do you have a baccalaureate degree? (Y/N) This essay is intended only for applicants who have already received their baccalaureate degree. Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (such as school, work, volunteer work, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list these activities in chronological order or incorporate them into an essay, explaining why you chose particular activities.


    2020-2021
  • 7. Please describe a challenge you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience to the Admissions Committee.


    2018-2019

Community, Diversity, and Equity

  • 1. Do you identify as being part of a marginalized group socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education or healthcare? If so, please describe how this inequity has impacted you and your community.


    2023-2024
  • 2. (Optional) Do you identify as part of a marginalized group, either socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education or healthcare? If so, please describe how this inequity has impacted you and your community.


    2022-2023
  • 3. (Optional) Do you identify as part of a marginalized group, either socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education or healthcare? If so, please describe how this inequity has impacted you and your community. (1500 characters, not including spaces)


    2021-2022
  • 4. Do you wish to be considered for the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community? (Yes/No)


    2018-2019
  • 5. Please describe how you have served your community (such as your school, neighborhood, or city) and how these experiences have prepared you for PRIME-LC.


    2018-2019
  • 6. Please describe your reasons for wanting to be trained as a physician leader for the Latino community. Additionally, explain how you plan to utilize the PRIME-LC specialized training to impact community health and health services for this community.


    2018-2019

Academic and Research Experiences

  • 1. Additional MSTP prompts (1500 characters each): 1) What research accomplishment are you most proud of, and why? 2) Please describe a research challenge you have overcome and what you learned from that experience to the Admissions Committee. 3) What does being an MD/PhD mean to you? 4) Please list all posters and manuscripts (published or planned) that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider.


    2023-2024
  • 2. What research accomplishment are you most proud of, and why?


    2021-2022