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, 2025
Secondary Fee: $100
FAP Waiver: Yes
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes
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.
2024-2025
1. Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine. (2000 Characters)
2. Being “Women and Men for and with Others” is one of the Jesuit tenets that is critical to CUSOM’s mission. How have your values and life experiences aligned with this tenet and reflect how you might to continue to do so while at Creighton? (2000 characters)
3. Using an example or examples, describe the effect that your experience(s) engaging with disadvantaged and/or underserved populations have had on you own growth and development. Reflect on how this/these experience(s) will impact your career as 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 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. (optional) (2000 characters)
6. 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 per activity)
Additional essays if “Yes”
1. Will you be applying to the Creighton University School of Medicine MD/PHD program?
A: Please state your reasons for applying to Creighton University School of Medicine MD/PHD program. Within the essay discuss:
- How the degree will enhance your medical career.
- Your personal career goals and how your goals relate to the healthcare community and society as a whole. (2000 Characters)
2. Will you be applying to The Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program? Please note that applying for the Program does not exclude you from our separate regular MD applicant pool.
A: What does global health mean to you and how does it apply to your professional goals?
(Reflect on your previous experiences in Global Health or share your future aspirations in this field.) (4000 Characters)
B: Discuss how the Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program will prepare you differently than a traditional MD program for a future in Global Health. (4000 Characters)
C: Explain why the additional program year obtaining an MPH degree is valuable for your future goals. (2000 Characters)
D: Describe how your personal experiences have shaped your understanding of cultural humility. Explain why cultural humility is important for your future in the field of Global Health or important for physicians working in Global Health. (2000 Characters)
E: What aspects of the Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships program do you foresee to be the most challenging and how would you respond to those challenges? (2000 Characters)
2023-2024
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
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
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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