Oregon University - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .What experience have you had that has given you insight into the patients you hope to eventually serve?

2 .Tell us about a time you went into a situation completely unprepared.

3 .Discuss a time in your life that demonstrated your resilience and ability to overcome adversity.

4 .In 1990, Salovey and Mayer defined emotional intelligence (EI) as “the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions”. The components of EI include self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Briefly describe one example of a time you harnessed your EI to resolve a difficult situation, AND one example of a time your failure to use your EI compounded a difficult situation. What did you learn about yourself in each of these situations?

5 .Give an example of personal feedback in the last few years that was difficult to receive. How did you respond?

6 .Please discuss the roles Dignity, Respect and Deference play in how medical teams optimize patient care.

7 .Are there any additional ties to the state of Oregon you wish to share? If yes, use the space below. If no, leave blank. Please note that this does not factor toward your consideration as an Oregon resident or Oregon Heritage.

8 .We know that many of our applicants in the OHSU UME Program may have familial relationships with individuals who are OHSU faculty, residents, staff, or current students who serve as evaluators in our admissions process. We have added this question in hopes to prevent perceived or actual conflicts of interest that can occur when an applicant has a family member (or someone with a similar close personal relationship) they may encounter through the admissions process. If you have any such connections, please list those individuals’ names and departments below. If no, leave blank.

9 .Based on your own experiences or the experiences of family and friends, do you believe that the area in which you grew up was adequately served by the available health care professionals? Were there enough physicians, nurses, hospitals, clinics, and other health care service providers and how did that affect your experience and relationship with health care? Please explain.

10 .While you were growing up, did you experience any of the following types of adversity? with options to select the severity of the following adversities: economic

11 .We acknowledge that our application is not fully comprehensive. If there is anything additional you would like to let us know about you, please briefly state it here.