University of Louisville - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .Why are you choosing to apply to the University of Louisville School of Medicine?

2 .List the individuals who are providing letters of recommendation as a component of your complete secondary application (for example, Committee letter/institution name, Professor Smith/academic subject, etc.) The letter of recommendation policy can be found by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser Submit Letters of Recommendation — School of Medicine University of Louisville.

3 .Describe your most significant personal accomplishments and/or experiences and how these may relate to your potential to contribute to the medical community.

4 .What has been your most significant contribution to your community, through service or volunteerism? What was its impact on the community and on you?

5 .Academic productivity and the ability to engage in extracurricular achievements can be impacted by a number of challenges. For example, students who come from rural areas, who held regular employment during college years, or who are the first in their families to graduate from college may not have the same access to opportunities and support as students from other environments. Adversity can shape both the person you are and what you have to offer your future classmates, colleagues and patients. Please describe any challenges that you consider significant in your lived experience.

6 .The University of Louisville School of Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of our patients and the diverse communities we serve through excellence and leadership in education, patient care, research and community engagement. Describe how your life experiences and personal attributes prepare you to provide excellent and equitable care to diverse patient populations.

7 .List and describe any additional experiences, interests, hobbies, or skills not included in other areas of your application or that you have completed since submitting your AMCAS application.

8 .Discuss briefly why you have decided to pursue medicine and how your personal characteristics align with those you believe are most needed by physicians.

9 .Practice after residency: How do you see yourself practicing medicine after residency training? (Please include choice of medical practice and location).

10 .If you are a reapplicant, what has changed from your previous application or your approach to this year's admissions cycle?

11 .If you are not a Kentucky resident, please explain any personal or familial ties to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. If you are a Kentucky resident type Not Applicable" in the text box below. "

12 .Please list each place of permanent residence, beginning from birth, including the City, County, State, years in residence, and estimated population size.