University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine

1. How will your life experiences foster a positive educational environment and benefit your future patients?

2. What inspires you to apply to the UNC School of Medicine?

1. What motivates you to apply to the UNC School of Medicine?

1. Describe an experience where you attempted a task and realized during the process that you were not ready for it. How did this experience impact your approach to trying new things?

2. Applicants for the MD and MD/PhD Program should respond to prompts 1-3 in no more than 1-2 paragraphs, with a maximum limit of 1000 characters.

1. Prompt 1: Provide an example of how you made a difference in someone's life and explain what this experience taught you about yourself.

2. Prompt 4: Please use the space below to discuss anything related to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Possible topics include your biggest lessons and insights from the pandemic, creative ways you served your community during the crisis, hardships you faced as a result of the virus, and/or your experiences during quarantine.

3. Describe a situation or experience in which you were unsuccessful. What did you learn from this experience?

4. Provide an example of how you made a difference in someone's life, and explain what this experience taught you about yourself.

5. We have all attempted something and faced failure. Describe a situation or experience in which you were unsuccessful. What did you learn from this experience?

6. We have all attempted something and failed, whether it was a significant endeavor or a minor one. Describe a situation or experience in which you realized you were not up to the task, and share the life lessons you learned from that experience.

7. Provide an example of how you made a difference in someone's life—whether that person is a patient, friend, classmate, or family member—and explain what this experience taught you about yourself.

1. Discuss your involvement in a service activity that has impacted your understanding of healthcare and your desire to pursue a career in medicine.

2. Prompt 3: The UNC School of Medicine values diversity and inclusion throughout the institution. We believe that education and professional development are enhanced in environments that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe how your background and/or experiences would contribute to the UNC SOM community.

3. The UNC School of Medicine values diversity and inclusion throughout the institution. We believe that education and professional development are enhanced in environments that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe how your background and/or experiences would contribute to the UNC School of Medicine community.

1. Much of healthcare delivery involves teamwork. In what endeavor have you participated that required a team approach? What was your role, and what did you learn from working with this team?

2. Much of medical school education is based on team learning. What significant activity have you completed that required a team approach, what was your role in the outcome, and what did you learn from it?