University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine Secondary Questions

Here are University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine’s secondary questions.

2024-2025

Please limit responses to 600 words per essay.
A) Describe how your background and your unique lived experiences will contribute to JABSOM’s mission. (600 word limit)
B) Describe how you have impactfully contributed to a community with which you identify. (600 word limit)
C) Describe any personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii and the Pacific that you may have. If you do not have a personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii, please describe why you have chosen to apply to JABSOM. (600 word limit)
D) If you are a re-applicant to JABSOM, please complete the following additional essay. Describe what efforts you have made to further improve your application to the MD Program. (600 word limit) Optional

2023-2024

Please provide responses to essay A, B, and C. If you are a re-applicant, also respond to essay D. Please limit responses to 600 words per essay.

A) Resilience is “the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.” Consider a challenge you have experienced. How are your attitudes and actions regarding your challenge a reflection of resilience? (600 word limit)

B) Describe your most important volunteer work and why it was meaningful. (600 word limit)

C) Describe any personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii and the Pacific that you may have. If you do not have a personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii, please describe your interest in attending JABSOM. (600 word limit)

D) If you are a re-applicant to JABSOM, please complete the following additional essay. Describe what efforts you have made to further improve your application to the MD Program. (600 word limit)

Letter of Recommendation Audit Form
To help track your letters for JABSOM, you are required to complete the Letter of Recommendation Audit Form. Please provide the name and organization of the letter writer (minimum 2) and/or indicate if a composite packet or committee letter is being forwarded from your college/university.
Please list the Name and Organization for the letter writer. (e.g. John Doe PhD, University of Hawaii) (up to 10 entries)

They also ask to match science prerequisites.

2022-2023

1.) Describe a personal experience that has demonstrated your resilience. What did you learn from that experience that may help you manage similar situations in the future? (600 words)

2.) Please select ONE of the three questions below: (600 words)

A. Discuss a time you tried to right a perceived wrong, felt moved to speak up for someone, or took a stand against a situation you felt was unjust.

B. Describe a situation that demonstrates that you are a person of integrity.

C. Describe a challenging situation in which you did not agree with a directive/rule and how you handled this.

3.) Describe any personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii and the Pacific that you may have. If you do not have a personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii, please describe your interest in attending JABSOM. (600 word limit)

4.) If you are a re-applicant to JABSOM, please complete the following additional essay. Describe what efforts you have made to further improve your application to the MD Program. (600 word limit)