Here are the secondary prompts for the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
2024-2025
- What are your medical practice goals?
- Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor’s degree (part-time, full-time, and dates):
- In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
- What area/specialty of medicine are you interested in at this time, if any? If you have an interest, what has led you to consider this area/specialty?
- Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
- Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.
- Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a practitioner in the future. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal/objective. What was your role as a part of the team and what did you learn from working with others? How did you deal with conflict on the team and/or working with a team member who you disagreed with?
No clear word limit.
2023-2024
1- (if applicable) What additional qualifications have you acquired since your last application?
2- (if applicable) Do you have any other ties to South Carolina that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider?
3- What are your medical practice goals?
4- Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor’s degree (part-time, full-time, and dates) (only if you have graduated)
5- In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
6- What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?
7- Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
8- Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.
9- Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a practitioner in the future. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal/objective. What was your role as a part of the team and what did you learn from working with others? How did you deal with conflict on the team and/or working with a team member who you disagreed with?
2022-2023
1. What are your medical practice goals?
2. Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor’s degree (part-time, full-time, and dates) (only if you have graduated)
3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?
5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
6. Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.
7. We desire to train students and physicians to work with the diverse patients of our state and nation. Please share at least one experience that has impacted your appreciation for diversity and your ability to relate to those who are unlike you. Do share what you learned from the experience as well.
2021-2022
No character limit for any question.
1. What are your medical practice goals?
2. Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor’s degree (part-time, full-time, and dates) (only if you have graduated)
3. In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
4. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?
5. Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
6. Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.
7. We desire to train students and physicians to work with the diverse patients of our state and nation. Please share at least one experience that has impacted your appreciation for diversity and your ability to relate to those who are unlike you. Do share what you learned from the experience as well.
2013-2014
In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?
Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
