University of Alabama - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .Are you applying to the Primary Care Track? Yes/No If yes: Describe what experiences have led you to apply to the Primary Care Track.

2 .Non-Alabama Resident with Ties to Alabama: If you are not a resident of Alabama, please describe any ties or meaningful experiences you have had related to the state of Alabama or UAB Medical Center.

3 . If the area you spent most of your life before college differs from where you currently consider your permanent address, please explain.

4 .Where do you see yourself in your medical career fifteen to twenty years from now?

5 .Describe a patient interaction with the healthcare system. This could be a direct patient observation (in person or virtual) during a shadowing/clinical experience or a personal experience within the healthcare system. What did you learn from this experience?

6 .Describe a fulfilling or challenging community service experience and how you grew personally from the experience. Examples of community service include, but are not limited to, face-to-face activities volunteering in a healthcare setting, nursing home, school, crisis center, food bank, or shelter.

7 .Describe a situation where you had to adjust your behavior or response based on new information or changing conditions.

8 .OPTIONAL: Please share any information you want us to know about you that is not included in your AMCAS application or in this secondary application (e.g., provide an explanation of any gaps in education or work or poor academic performance, a meaningful leadership or community service experience tied to healthcare).