Texas Tech University - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is responsible for providing primary health care to 108 counties of West Texas. We are interested in hearing about the areas of medicine that interest you. Please indicate the area(s) of medicine you are interested in and briefly describe your significant activities for each respective interest in the available text box. (150 Words Each) Practice in an underserved area and/or work with an underserved population Rural/Border health Medical Research/Academics Primary Care Other (Please describe below)

2 .Have you experienced any road bumps in your academic career? (Low academic performance, dropping, retaking, or failing courses, etc.) If so, please explain your circumstance.

3 .As a part of your journey, please share any instances when a goal of yours was deterred or even halted. What lessons did you learn from this experience, and how did it shape your approach to future challenges?

4 .If you are applying to a dual degree program, please rank them in order of preference. MD/MBA MD/MPH FMAT MD/PhD MD/JD MD&E

5 .Have you experienced any hardship or adversity, personally or professionally? If yes, please share your experience with us.

6 .Please tell us about your favorite recreational/leisure activities

7 .Please share with us your ideal practice. For example: Where would you practice? Who would your patients be? What would your specialty be?

8 .Do you consider yourself from West Texas or as having West Texas ties? If yes, what town or county did you reside in, or what other factors would you cite?

9 .Do you consider yourself to be first generation? If yes, please explain your reasoning (Examples of Definition: both of your parents are born outside of the USA, both of your parents have education or a degree outside of the USA, both of your parents do not have an education higher than high school).

10 .Have you ever participated in any TTUHSC special programs? *Checklist* Middle School to Medical School (M2M) Early Dedication to Medical Education (EDME) Future Healthcare Professional’s Experience (FHPE) Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) Premedical Enrichment Program (PEP) Graduate Medical Education Sciences (GMES) N/A

11 .[MD&E] Describe your motivation to pursue this program at TTUHSC, be sure to include how you expect to benefit from our program.

12 .[MD&E] How do you anticipate this program making you a more efficient caregiver?

13 .[MD&E]Please list the highest-level math/chemistry/physics course you have taken or are currently taking.

14 .[MD&E]What projects have you been involved in that require programming and/or machine languages? What languages do you prefer?

15 .[FMAT]What motivates you to participate in the FMAT program

16 .[FMAT]What experiences have you had that would prepare you for this intensive program

17 .[FMAT] What, in your opinion, distinguishes Family Medicine from other medical specialties