University of New Mexico School of Medicine

1. What do you consider to be the most important characteristics of a physician, and how do you plan to cultivate these qualities during your training?

1. Mentorship and clinical experience are integral to developing an understanding of the challenges and rewards of being a physician. Reflecting on your journey to applying to medical school, what patient experience or mentorship moment has been most formative in your progression so far? Please share this experience and explain how it contributes to your motivation for pursuing a career as a physician.

2. What aspects of public health do you believe should be emphasized in the UNM SOM curriculum, and why?

3. While providing healthcare as a physician is often a rewarding career, it is also a profession that involves constant challenges. What do you consider to be the most significant issues the medical profession will face in the next 20 years, and what potential solutions do you propose for these problems?

1. Have you ever submitted an AMCAS application to the University of New Mexico School of Medicine? (Yes/No)

1. Please describe a personal or professional challenge or conflict you have experienced. How did you resolve it? What skills, resources, and/or strategies did you employ? Please do not write about the MCAT, a course, or any academic issues.

2. Please describe how COVID-19 has impacted your preparation for applying to medical school. Discuss any academic, personal, financial, or professional barriers or disruptions that may have arisen due to COVID-19.

3. Please describe how COVID-19 has affected your preparation for applying to medical school. Discuss any academic, personal, financial, or professional barriers or disruptions that COVID-19 may have caused.

4. There are multiple paths to medical school, and many obstacles along the way. Please describe the unique journey that has led you to pursue medicine, as well as any challenges or adversities you have overcome in achieving this goal. How will these experiences influence your career as a physician?

5. There are various paths to medical school, each with its own challenges. Please describe the unique journey that has led you to pursue medicine, as well as any obstacles or adversities you have overcome in achieving this goal. How will these experiences influence your career as a physician?

1. There is a physician shortage in New Mexico. What is your understanding of the factors contributing to this problem, and what ideas do you have to address it?

1. At the UNM School of Medicine, we are committed to creating a dynamic, productive, and positive learning environment while promoting cross-cultural and cross-racial understanding among students with diverse talents, experiences, opinions, and backgrounds. Please share any unique or challenging factors in your background, such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, culture, race, ethnicity, and life and work experiences. How will your background or experiences contribute to the diversity of a medical school class?

2. At the UNM School of Medicine, we are committed to building a community of diverse learners who will contribute to the diversity of the medical field. Are there any aspects of your experience that you are particularly proud of or that you feel you have not been able to highlight in your submitted application materials? If so, please explain how these experiences will contribute to the diversity of both the learning community and your future medical community.

3. Clinical outcomes are often the result of broader policies that affect health inequities. What public health policy has influenced the health outcomes of our community, either positively or negatively?

4. At the UNM School of Medicine, we are committed to creating a dynamic, productive, and positive learning environment while promoting cross-cultural and cross-racial understanding among students with diverse talents, experiences, opinions, and backgrounds. Please share any unique or challenging factors in your background, such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, culture, race, ethnicity, and life and work experiences. What unique contributions would you bring to our medical community?

5. Part of the goal of the UNM School of Medicine is to address the healthcare disparities facing New Mexico. Once you become a physician, how do you envision yourself helping to tackle the healthcare challenges that affect communities in the state?

1. Please describe a situation in which working with a team was challenging. What was your role? What made it challenging? How did you handle it? What did you learn from the experience?