Stanford University - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .Are there any current or pending disputes concerning your academic status? If yes, please explain.

2 .Was your enrollment status ever interrupted during your undergraduate or graduate program, not including summer term (e.g. medical, personal, or academic reasons, military service, other)? If yes, please explain.

3 .What do you see as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career? Choose the single answer that best describes your career goals and clinical practice setting: Academic Medicine (Clinical) Academic Medicine (Physician Scientist) Health Policy Primary Care Public Health/Community Health Global Health Please describe your motivation for this practice scenario: Why do you feel you are particularly suited for this practice scenario? What knowledge, skills and attitudes have you developed that have prepared you for this career path?

4 .How will you take advantage of the Stanford Medicine Discovery Curriculum and scholarly concentration requirement to achieve your personal career goals? (1000 characters)

5 .Describe in a short paragraph your educational and family background. E.g., I grew up in New York City, as the 3rd child of a supermarket cashier and a high school principal. I attended Mann High School where my major interests were boxing and drama. (600 characters)

6 .Are you a re-applicant to the Stanford Medicine MD Program? What experiences illuminate the most significant difference between the prior and current application? (Research, Community/Volunteer Services, Paid Employment, Awards/Honors)

7 .Please describe which aspects of your life experiences, interests, and character would help you to make a distinctive contribution to Stanford Medicine.

8 .Please describe how you have uniquely contributed to a community with which you identify.

9 .Please describe an experience/ situation when you advocated for someone else.

10 . Please include anything else that will help us understand better how you may uniquely contribute to Stanford Medicine?