University of Pittsburgh - Secondary Essay Prompts

1 .The Three Rivers Curriculum features collaborative team based learning. Therefore, we value your perspective and experience working within teams. Describe a time you worked with others in a collaborative process, challenges encountered and how you overcame these challenges. Discuss any personal growth achieved through the experience.

2 .Describe a difficult situation you faced, how you responded to this situation and how this helped shape the person you've become.

3 .Respect for others of different backgrounds is integral to the successful practice of medicine, as is an understanding of the social determinants of health. Describe a situation you observed between a patient and the health care system that illustrates the impact of social determinants of health and/or the impact of racism on delivery of care. Describe what you learned from this situation.

4 .If you wish, use this space to tell the UPSOM Admissions Committee anything else about yourself.