University of Minnesota Twin Cities Medical School

1. Why do you want to attend medical school in Minnesota? Please consider both the state of Minnesota and your interest in the University of Minnesota. (1500 characters)

2. If you have a specific interest in the study or practice of medicine, please share it here. Include specific experiences that have shaped your interest. (This question is optional.) (900-1500 words)

3. Briefly describe your reasons for wanting to attend the University of Minnesota Medical School at the Twin Cities campus. (1500 characters)

4. If you are a re-applicant, how has your current application changed, or what additional information would you like to highlight for the Admissions Committee? A re-applicant is defined as someone who has applied to any medical school in the past. (This question is not required unless you are a re-applicant.) (900-1500)

5. If you are a re-applicant, how has your current application changed, or what additional information would you like to highlight for the Admissions Committee? A re-applicant is defined as someone who has applied to any medical school in the past. (This question is not required unless you are a re-applicant.) 0 characters (min: 0, max: 900)

6. If you are a re-applicant to the University of Minnesota Medical School, how has your current application changed, or what additional information would you like to highlight for the Admissions Committee? (characters – min: 1, max: 900)

7. In what ways do you align with the goals of this school?

8. Q13: Please describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated, please indicate what you have been doing since graduation and what your plans are for the upcoming year.

9. Q14: FOR REAPPLICANTS ONLY: What steps have you taken to enhance your medical school application?

10. Have you considered alternative career options, aside from medicine, to fulfill your commitment to providing healthcare?

1. 7. Briefly describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated, please indicate what you have been doing since graduation and what your plans are for the coming year. (Characters – min: 1, max: 900)

2. Q6: Briefly describe your career plans if you do not attend medical school.

3. Q7: Briefly describe what you are currently doing. If you have already graduated, please indicate what you have been doing since graduation and what your plans are for the coming year.

1. Q7: Have you ever struggled to be both honest and compassionate at the same time? Describe the situation, the challenges you faced, and, if applicable, the resolution.

2. What does lifelong learning mean to you?

3. What are your recreational and leisure activities?

4. Q11: Medical school can be stressful. What coping skills have you used in the past to manage stressful situations?

1. 1. In addition to what you have written in your AMCAS Personal Comments and the Experience section, please describe your medically related experiences and how they have contributed to your understanding of medicine and your motivation to pursue this career. (characters – min: 1, max: 900)

2. Q4: How have you gained familiarity with the field of medicine?

3. Q1: In addition to what you have written in your AMCAS Personal Comments and Experience section, please describe your medically related experiences and how they have contributed to your understanding of medicine and your motivation to pursue this career.

1. What additional relevant information would you like to share with the Admissions Committee? This is an opportunity for you to discuss an aspect of your journey to medicine that you have not already included in your application. You may also update us on any current experiences that were not part of your AMCAS application. (Optional) 900 characters

2. All prompts have a limit of 1,500 characters unless otherwise specified.

3. What additional relevant information would you like to share with the Admissions Committee? This is an opportunity for you to discuss an aspect of your journey to medicine that you have not already included in your application. You may also update us on any current experiences that were not part of your AMCAS application. (900 characters) OPTIONAL

4. If you are not submitting an MCAT score with your application, please briefly explain why. This question is required for any applicant who ultimately will not include an MCAT score in their application. OPTIONAL.

5. If you selected "Other," please provide a brief explanation for your choice.

6. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony?

7. If you answered YES, please provide a full explanation below.

8. What additional relevant information would you like to share with the Admissions Committee? This is an opportunity for you to discuss or highlight any aspect of your journey to medicine that you may not have already presented in your application. You may also update us on any current experiences that were not included in your AMCAS application. (This question is optional.) (900-1500 words)

9. If you selected "OTHER," please provide a brief explanation for your choice. (0 characters; minimum: 0, maximum: 1500)

10. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony? Yes No

11. What additional information would you like to share with the Admissions Committee? This is an opportunity for you to discuss or highlight any aspect of your journey to medicine that you may not have already presented in your application. You may also update us on any current experiences that were not included in your AMCAS application. (This question is optional.) 0 characters (min: 0, max: 900)

12. 12. What additional relevant information would you like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee? This is an opportunity for you to discuss or highlight any aspect of your journey to medicine that you may or may not have already included in your application. (characters – min: 1, max: 900)

13. Q12: Please use this space to update the information in your AMCAS application. Indicate any grades earned, changes to your proposed coursework or graduation dates, additions to your extracurricular activities, and anything else you believe the Committee should know.

14. What additional relevant information would you like to share with the Admissions Committee?

1. Describe a time when you overcame a non-academic setback. How did you identify the setback, and what steps did you take to recover? (1500 characters)

2. Please describe your identity and how it has influenced the development of your values and your attitude toward others, especially those with differing values. Additionally, how will this impact your future patients in the practice of medicine? (1500 characters)

3. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented countless challenges, losses, and uncharted territory in public health. Please share your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in navigating COVID-19. Additionally, describe any impact this experience may have had on your path to medical school. (1500 characters)

4. Describe a time when you overcame a non-academic setback. How did you recognize the setback, and what steps did you take to recover?

5. 2020 has proven to be an unprecedented time and uncharted territory in global health. Please share your thoughts and experiences in navigating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This could include the barriers you have faced in applying to medical school this cycle, feelings of complicated grief and loss, thoughts on the role of health care professionals, challenges associated with racial health inequities as more Black and Brown people are disproportionately impacted, or other reflections on living through a global pandemic crisis. OPTIONAL

6. Reflect on your background and the impact it has had on the development of your values and attitudes toward others, particularly those whose values differ from your own. Please include how your values and attitudes will contribute to fostering a positive learning environment during your training and benefit your future patients in the practice of medicine. (1500 characters)

7. Beyond what you have shared in question two, please provide information about important aspects of your personal background or identity that relate to your desire to pursue medicine. Examples may include, but are not limited to, cultural context, disabilities, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, lived experiences, race/ethnicity, religion or spirituality, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. (This question is optional.) (900-1500)

8. Please describe a challenging life experience and how you handled it. (1500 characters)

9. Please explain any gaps in your education and work experience since high school graduation that have not been previously described in your application.

10. Please share information about important aspects of your personal background or identity that relate to your desire to pursue medicine. Examples may include, but are not limited to, cultural context, disabilities, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, lived experiences, race/ethnicity, religion or spirituality, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. (This question is optional.)

11. Q5: How have your volunteer experiences shaped your life goals?

12. Q2: Please describe a challenging life experience and explain how you dealt with it.

1. Why do you want to attend medical school in the state of Minnesota? (This question aims to understand your interest in the state of Minnesota, not specifically in the University of Minnesota.)

2. Are you a resident of Minnesota?

3. If you are a non-resident applicant, do you have any special or significant ties to the state of Minnesota? (Non-resident applicants are not required to have ties to Minnesota, and answering this question is optional.)

4. 6. Are you a resident of the state of Minnesota? Yes No Other

5. If you are a non-resident applicant, do you have any special or significant ties to the state of Minnesota? (Non-resident applicants are not required to have ties to Minnesota, and this question is optional.) 0 characters (min: 0, max: 1500)

6. 5. Are you a resident of the state of Minnesota? (Characters: minimum 1, maximum 900)

7. How familiar are you with life in a rural setting or within an American Indian community?

8. Q3: What are some of the professional and personal advantages and disadvantages of practicing family medicine in a rural setting?

9. Q15: Describe your connections to the state of Minnesota.

10. Q5: Are you a resident of Minnesota?

1. Tell us about a time when you observed, personally experienced, or acted with implicit or explicit bias. In either situation, we are interested in what you learned. (1500 characters)

2. Our country is confronting its history, including racism, racial injustice, and particularly anti-Black racism. Please share your reflections on your experiences with systemic racism and the most important lessons you have learned. (1500 characters)

3. Describe a time when you observed, personally experienced, or acted with implicit or explicit bias. If you observed or personally experienced implicit or explicit bias, what actions did you take to address the situation, or what would you do in the future? If you were implicitly or explicitly biased, how did you become aware of this, and what steps did you take to address the situation, or what will you do in the future? In either case, we are interested in what you learned.

4. Please describe your identity and explain how it has influenced the development of your values and attitudes toward others, especially those with differing values. Additionally, discuss how your values and attitudes will contribute to a positive learning environment during your training and benefit your future patients in the practice of medicine.

5. Right now, we are experiencing a watershed moment in American history as the country confronts issues of race, racism, racial injustice, and particularly anti-Black hatred. If you feel comfortable, we invite you to share your reflections on, experiences with, and the most important lessons you have learned about systemic racism, which has gained international attention due to the murders of numerous Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, including but not limited to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Vanessa Guillen, Rayshard Brooks, and Elijah McClain. OPTIONAL

6. Please describe your experiences in intentionally expanding your cultural awareness to promote acceptance, respect, and inclusivity. (1500 characters)

7. The University of Minnesota strives to ensure diverse educational experiences that promote acceptance, respect, and inclusivity. Please describe your experiences with diversity and diverse groups of people. Reflect on your background and the impact it has had on the development of your values and attitudes toward others. Additionally, please explain how your values and attitudes will foster a positive learning environment during your training and benefit your future patients in the practice of medicine. 0 characters (min: 1, max: 1500)

8. Q3: The University of Minnesota strives to ensure diverse educational experiences that appreciate individual differences by creating learning environments that promote acceptance, respect, and inclusivity. Please describe your experiences with diversity and diverse groups of people by reflecting on your background and the impact it has had on the development of your own values and attitudes toward others. Additionally, please explain how your values and attitudes will foster a positive learning environment during your training and benefit your future patients in the practice of medicine.

1. Tell us about a time when you advocated for someone or something. What did you learn from that experience? (1500 characters)

2. Describe a time when you contributed to improving a process. How did you identify the areas that needed improvement, and what steps did you take to implement the changes?

3. Q8: Describe an experience you have had working in a team (other than a sports team), the role you played, and your comfort level in that role.