University of Alabama - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .Non-Alabama Resident with Ties to Alabama: Describe any ties or meaningful experiences you have had related to the state of Alabama or UAB Medical Center.

2 .If the area you spent most of your life before college differs from where you currently consider your permanent address, please explain.

3 .Where do you see yourself in your medical career fifteen to twenty years from now?

4 .Learning from others is enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Please describe your personal characteristics or experiences that would add to the learning environment for your classmates.

5 .Describe a patient interaction with the healthcare system. This could be a direct patient observation (in person or virtual) during a shadowing/clinical experience or a personal experience within the healthcare system. What did you learn from this experience?

6 .Describe a fulfilling or challenging community service experience and how you grew personally from the experience.

7 .UAB Medicine provides quality health care and compassionate service to every patient, every time, regardless of their individual differences or circumstances. Our academic medical center attracts patients from across the world who represent many cultures, religions, lifestyles, and economic backgrounds. Why are you specifically interested in beginning your medical education in this environment, and how do you feel that your previous experiences will prepare you for this unique learning environment?

8 .Describe your identity and how it has impacted the development of your values and attitudes toward individuals different from yourself and how this will impact your interactions with future colleagues and patients.

9 .Please share any information you want us to know about you that is not included in your AMCAS application or in this secondary application.

10 .You have a separate page to add any experiences that you did not have listed on your AMCAS application