University of Kentucky College of Medicine

1. Why have you chosen to apply to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine?

2. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine's mission promotes a diverse and inclusive environment. Please describe how your past experiences or plans contribute to enriching and enhancing the learning environment at UKCOM.

3. Please indicate your campus choice and elaborate on why this is your preferred campus.

4. Why did you choose to apply to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine?

5. UKCOM offers MD programs at four campuses: the Lexington Campus, the Morehead Campus (Rural Physician Leadership Program), the Bowling Green Campus, and the Northern Kentucky Campus. You will apply to one of these four UK College of Medicine campuses. Please indicate your campus choice and elaborate on why this is your preferred campus.

1. Please share unique, personally important, and/or challenging facts in your life and/or work experiences and discuss how they have influenced your goals for a career in medicine.

1. What competencies and qualities do you believe a physician should possess?

2. Please elaborate on the personal characteristics, accomplishments, and experiences that you believe demonstrate your potential to contribute to both the college and the profession of medicine.

3. In providing patient care, should physicians maintain emotional distance or empathize with their patients' emotional states?

1. Your combination of life experiences makes you uniquely you. Talk about one such experience and how it has helped you prepare to be a physician.

1. If you are a non-Kentucky resident, please elaborate on your Kentucky ties (personal, familial, etc.).

2. Describe an experience or situation which made you feel grateful?

3. Describe a situation where you were not in the majority.

1. Your combination of life experiences makes you uniquely you. Discuss one such experience and how it has prepared you to be a physician.

2. Describe an experience or situation that made you feel grateful.

3. Please share unique, personally significant, and/or challenging experiences from your life and work. Discuss how these factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.

4. It is impossible to have predicted the drastic impact of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. Describe how this has affected your social interactions, connections with peers, and perception of teamwork.

5. It is impossible to have predicted the drastic impact of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. Describe the effects you have observed from this pandemic on those around you.

6. Please share unique, personally significant, and/or challenging aspects of your background, such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, culture, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, or life and work experiences. Discuss how these factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.

1. If you are not a Kentucky resident, please elaborate on your ties to Kentucky, if applicable (e.g., personal or familial).

2. Please indicate your preferred campus choice and explain why you have selected it.

3. If you are not a Kentucky resident, please elaborate on your ties to Kentucky, if applicable (e.g., personal, familial). This is optional.

1. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine's (UKCOM) mission statement promotes a diverse and inclusive environment that provides excellence in education, equitable health care, and transformative research to improve the health and wellness of Kentuckians and beyond. Please describe how your past experiences or future plans will contribute to enriching and enhancing the learning environment at UKCOM.

2. Describe a situation in which you were not part of the majority.

3. Describe a personal activity involving advocacy and/or community service that has influenced your values regarding the delivery of equitable patient care.

4. Describe a personal activity related to advocacy, social justice, or civic engagement that has influenced your values regarding the delivery of equitable patient care.