Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
About Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Secondary Deadline: Within 21 days of your invitation, but the last day is March 1, 2026
Secondary Fee: $50
FAP Waiver:
Casper Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes
Mission
The Mission of the Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine is to train the Osteopathic physician of the future to provide effective, empathic, and innovative care to optimize the health of patients and their communities.
Values
KansasCOM sees it as a great privilege and opportunity to open the first college of osteopathic medicine in Kansas, and we intend to lead in a manner that reflects our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, community, humility and integrity, innovation, teamwork, and excellence.
2025-2026
Please limit each of your essay responses to 500 words or less.
1. Describe your ideal setting as a practicing physician. What specialty would you pursue, and what type of setting would you want to practice in (e.g., rural, urban, academic)? What do you hope to achieve in your career, and how do you envision making an impact on your patients?
2. What individuals and experiences have influenced your interest in Osteopathic Medicine, and why are you motivated to apply to Kansas Health Science University – Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine?
3. Is there anything you would like the Admissions Committee to know that you didn’t have the chance to explain in your AACOMAS application?
4. If you are a re-applicant, please describe what steps you’ve taken to strengthen your application since your previous application cycle.
2024-2025
1. What unique experiences, perspectives, and insights do you bring to the osteopathic medical profession? (2500 characters)
2. How will you contribute to a diverse and inclusive learning environment at Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine? (2500 characters)
3. Describe a significant challenge you have faced in your life and how you overcame it. What did you learn from this experience that will be valuable to you as an osteopathic physician? (2500 characters)
Community Service
4. Describe your most meaningful community service experience. What impact did you have on the community? (2500 characters)
5. How has your involvement in community service shaped your understanding of healthcare disparities and the importance of addressing them? (2500 characters)
6. Share an example of a time when you collaborated with others from diverse backgrounds to achieve a common goal in a community service setting. (2500 characters)
Leadership
7. Describe a time when you demonstrated leadership in a group setting. What were the challenges you faced, and how did you lead your team to overcome them? (2500 characters)
8. What leadership qualities do you possess that would make you an effective osteopathic physician and a valuable member of the Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine community? (2500 characters)
9. How do you envision yourself leading and collaborating with others in the healthcare field to address complex challenges and improve patient outcomes? (2500 characters)
Osteopathic Medicine
10. What is osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM), and why do you believe it is an integral part of osteopathic medicine? (2500 characters)
11. Describe a specific example of how OMM has been used to effectively treat a patient. How does this example illustrate the unique benefits of OMM? (2500 characters)
12. How do you see yourself integrating OMM into your future practice as an osteopathic physician? What role do you believe OMM can play in addressing the needs of your patients? (2500 characters)
Additional Questions
13. What are your career goals after graduating from Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine? How does attending Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine align with your long-term aspirations? (2500 characters)
14. What specific aspects of Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s mission and values resonated with you? How will you embody these principles as a student and future osteopathic physician? (2500 characters)
15. What questions do you have for us about Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine or osteopathic medicine? (2500 characters)
2022-2023
2. What have you found as the most effective way to prioritize your time?
3. What individuals and experiences have led to your interest in Osteopathic Medicine and motivated you to apply to KHSC-KansasCOM?
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