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SUNY Upstate School of Medicine Secondary Questions

Here are State University of New York Upstate School of Medicine’s secondary questions.

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2023-2024

1. If you earned your baccalaureate degree prior to this past June (2023), please provide a brief statement indicating your plans for the upcoming academic year.

2. Which medical specialty do you currently plan to pursue?

3. You might consider yourself disadvantaged if you grew up in an area that was medically or underserved or had insufficient access to educational opportunities. Do you consider yourself within this description? If you answer Yes please explain your particular circumstances regarding why you consider yourself a disadvantaged applicant.

4. Upstate Medical University is strongly committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for the patients we serve and all who work at, study at, or visit our campus. In 500 words or less, please answer the following question:
As a potential partner in this effort, please describe your commitment to eliminating health inequities, discrimination, or other forms of social injustice

5. If you are interested in Primary Care, are you interested in receiving more information about potential scholarship opportunities?

6. We understand that the COVID-19 crisis disrupted many aspects of our lives. Please share if you had any curricular impacts during this time, for example, change to pass/fail courses or to online coursework or if you anticipate any deficiencies in experiences as a result of COVID-19.

2021-2022

  • If you earned your baccalaureate degree prior to this past June, please indicate your plans for the upcoming academic year (1800 character limit)
  • Which medical specialty are you thinking about pursuing at this point? (1800 character limit.)
  • We understand that the COVID-19 crisis in Spring 2020 disrupted many aspects of our lives. Please share if you had any curricular impacts during this time, for example, change to pass/fail courses or to online coursework or if you anticipate any deficiencies in experiences as a result of COVID-19. (1800 character limit)
  • Are there any areas of weakness in your application that you would like to clarify for the Admissions Committee? If yes, please describe. (1800 character limit)
  • Upstate Medical University is strongly committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for the patients we serve and all who work at, study at, or visit our campus. As a potential partner in this effort, please describe your commitment to eliminating health inequities, discrimination, or other forms of social injustice. (500 words)

2019-2020

Which medical specialty are you thinking about pursuing at this point? (Please note, answers have a 1500 character limit.)

2018-2019 

Has anyone in your family graduated from the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University? (1500 characters, name, program, year)

Please indicate the last MCAT exam you have taken and/or are you planning to take any upcoming MCAT exams and if so, when? Please remember that the deadline for completing your application is December (Please note, answers have a 1500 character limit.)

Have you completed your baccalaureate degree? If you earned your baccalaureate degree prior to this past June, please indicate your plans for the upcoming academic year: (Please note, answers have a 1500 character limit.)

If you haven’t completed your baccalaureate degree yet, will you be doing so this academic year?

Which medical specialty are you thinking about pursuing at this point? (Please note, answers have a 1500 character limit.)

2017-2018

If you earned your baccalaureate degree prior to this past June, please indicate your plans for the upcoming academic year:

Which medical specialty are you thinking about pursuing at this point?

Are there any areas of weakness in your application that you would like to clarify for the Admissions Committee? Yes/No
If yes, please describe:

(1800 characters for all)

Good luck to everyone applying!

 

2016-2017

Regular admissions prompts (word/character limit not stated)

If you earned your baccalaureate degree prior to this past June, please indicate your plans for the upcoming academic year.

What medical specialty are you thinking about pursuing at this point?

Are there any areas of weakness in your application that you would like to clarify for the Admissions Committee?

Rural Medicine prompts (no character limit specified)
1. Why do you consider yourself suited to rural medical practice?
2. If you have lived in a rural community, please describe it and indicate how long you have lived there.
3. Describe your understanding of an issue or challenge facing rural communities now or in the future.
4. Describe any relevant medical encounters that either you or your family has experienced. How has this influenced your desire to practice rural medicine?
5. What are your future career goals?

2015-2016

There were no essay prompts in the secondary application for the 2015-2016 cycle.

2014-2015

There were no essay prompts in the secondary application for the 2014-2015 cycle.

 

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