Creighton University School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts

These are the secondary application essay prompts for Creighton University School of Medicine. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.

About Creighton University School of Medicine

Secondary Deadline: January 15, 2024
Secondary Fee: $95
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: No
Accepts Application Updates: Yes/Portal

Mission

In Creighton’s Jesuit, Catholic tradition, the mission of the School of Medicine is to improve the human condition with a diverse body of students, faculty and staff who provide excellence in educating learners, health care professionals, and the public; advancing knowledge; and, providing comprehensive patient care.

Vision 

United by our Jesuit, Catholic identity, we transform learners into exceptional health care professionals and scientists who are leaders in advancing medicine, health, and well-being.

2023-2024

1. Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine. (2000 characters)

2. In Creighton’s Jesuit, Catholic tradition, the mission of the School of Medicine is to improve the human condition with a diverse body of students, faculty and staff who provide excellence in educating students, physicians and the public, advancing knowledge and providing comprehensive patient care to all persons. Please describe the role(s) you can play in helping the School of Medicine achieve its mission. (2000 characters)

3. Describe your experiences within multicultural settings and/or with disadvantaged or underserved populations and how they prepared you to for a future as a physician? (2000 characters)

4. Describe how you have dealt with a personal challenge or major obstacle that you have overcome. Focus on what you learned about yourself and how it will help you during the challenges you might face in medical school. (2000 characters)

5. Please reflect on your entire application, is there anything you would like to further share with the Admissions Committee? Gap(s) in your education, personal and/or academic challenges, etc. (2000 characters)

6. At Creighton we are committed to the service of others through non-medical volunteer activities. Please list all your non-medical community service hours post high school. Please list any experiences, including those previously described on your AMCAS application. Include a brief description, dates and number of hours for each event. (300 characters per description)

2022-2023

All prompts have a 2,000 character limit.

1. Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine. 

2. In Creighton’s Jesuit, Catholic tradition, the mission of the School of Medicine is to improve the human condition with a diverse body of students, faculty and staff who provide excellence in educating students, physicians and the public, advancing knowledge and providing comprehensive patient care. Please describe the role(s) you can play in helping the School of Medicine achieve its mission. 

3. How have your experiences with diverse populations prepared you for being a future physician? 

4. Describe how you have dealt with a personal challenge or major obstacle that you have overcome. Focus on what you learned about yourself and how it will help you during the challenges you might face in medical school.

5. Describe how the COVID pandemic prepared you for medical school? Include in your answer how it impacted your decision to apply to medical school and what you learned about yourself from the pandemic. 

6. Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student.

2021-2022

1.Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine. (2000 characters)

2.In Creighton’s Jesuit, Catholic tradition, the mission of the School of Medicine is to improve the human condition with a diverse body of students, faculty and staff who provide excellence in educating students, physicians and the public, advancing knowledge and providing comprehensive patient care. Please describe the role(s) you can play in helping the School or Medicine achieve its mission. (2000 characters)

3.How has your experiences with diverse populations prepared you for being a future physician? (2000 characters)

4.Describe how you have dealt with a personal challenge or major obstacle that you have overcome. Focus on what you learned about yourself and how it will help you during the challenges you might face in medical school. (2000 characters)

5.Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. (2000 characters)

6.If taking a gap year, Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student. (2000 characters)

7.At Creighton we are committed to the service of others through non-medical volunteer activities. Please list all your non-medical community service hours post high school. Please list any experiences, including those previously described on your AMCAS application. Include a brief description, dates and number of hours for each event. (300 characters for each activity)

2020-2021

All prompts have a 2,000 character limit.

1. Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine.

2. In Creighton’s Jesuit, Catholic tradition, the mission of the School of Medicine is to improve the human condition with a diverse body of students, faculty and staff who provide excellence in educating students, physicians and the public, advancing knowledge and providing comprehensive patient care. Please describe the role(s) you can play in helping the School or Medicine achieve its mission.

3. Describe how you have dealt with a personal challenge or major obstacle that you have overcome. Focus on what you learned about yourself and how it will help you during the challenges you might face in medical school.

4. Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student.

2019-2020

The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.

2018-2019

1. Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine. (2,000 characters)

2. In Creighton’s Jesuit, Catholic tradition, the mission of the School of Medicine is to improve the human condition with a diverse body of students, faculty and staff who provide excellence in educating students, physicians and the public, advancing knowledge and providing comprehensive patient care. Please describe the role(s) you can play in helping the School or Medicine achieve its mission. (2,000 characters)

3. Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student.

2017-2018

1. Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine. (2000 characters)

2. How will you use your specific attributes and experiences to reinforce the Creighton University School of Medicine Mission? (2000 characters)

3. Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student. (2000 characters)

2016-2017

The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.

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