Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (Arizona) Secondary Essay Prompts
These are the secondary application essay prompts for Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – Scottsdale, Arizona. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.
about mayo clinic school of medicine
Secondary Deadline: November 1, 2023
Secondary Fee: $120
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes Post Interview/Email
Mission
To educate and inspire a diverse workforce of physicians and scientists through excellence in medical education, research and clinical care; to alleviate human suffering by providing compassionate and culturally sensitive care; to enhance the biomedical sciences through discovery and innovation; and to advance the national health care system through population science and leadership.
- Physician leaders. Physicians model servant leadership in a wide variety of professional settings.
- Patient-centered. Exemplifying humanism and Mayo Clinic’s unique model of patient-centered health care.
- Science-driven. Supporting evidence-based medicine and accelerating discovery and innovation using traditional and emerging sciences, and improving the health care system by applying tools from the science of health care delivery.
- Team-based. Working and studying in collaborative groups and facilitating interdisciplinary, collaborative team-based practice.
- High-value health care. Advancing the science of health care delivery by mastering the necessary knowledge to improve quality, safety and service within health care systems.
- Resilient. Adjusting and thriving in an evolving health care landscape, through deliberate training in wellness and resilience and ongoing reflection and effective change in self and in others.
- Diverse and culturally competent. Recognizing, valuing and respecting the richness of diversity and cultural differences.
Vision
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine will transform heath care for both patients and society through excellence in education, discovery, innovation and leadership.
Values
- Lead
- Transform
- Heal
2023-2024
1. Why are you specifically interested in pursuing your medical education at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine? Please tell us in a few sentences why you are interested in the top choice track you indicated.
2. Each of us relates to others through characteristics that make up our individual diversity. Tell us how your diversity is reflected not only in your personal and professional activities but also in your relationships with others, particularly in diverse learning environments.
2022-2023
2. We are all differentiated from or connected to one another by individual inflections that constitute our diversity. Explain how your relationship with your own diversity and to the diversities of others manifests in your personal and professional activities. (500 words)
3. Share with us your thoughts about the relevance – or not – of diverse learning environments in which you wish to learn medicine. (500 words)
2021-2022
2020-2021
2. We are all differentiated from or connected to one another by individual inflections that constitute our diversity. Explain how your relationship with your own diversity and to the diversities of others manifests in your personal and professional activities. (500 words max)
3. Share with us your thoughts about the relevance – or not – of diverse learning environments in which you wish to learn medicine.(500 words max)
2019-2020
All prompts have a 500-word limit.
1. Why are you specifically interested in pursuing your medical education at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine even if you gain acceptances to other highly ranked medical schools?
2. We are all unique in different ways. Explain how your personal diversity manifests in your personal and professional activities.
3. Share with us your thoughts about the relevance – or not – of diverse learning environments in which you wish to learn medicine.
2018-2019
1. Why are you specifically interested in pursuing your medical education at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine even if you gain acceptances to other highly ranked medical schools?
The first step to answering this question is to do some research on the program website to understand some of its nuances. Is it very strong in a particular field of research, or perhaps in community clinical work for the underserved? If one of these aspects aligns with your strengths or interests, explain how you are a great fit for this reason. Outline how these opportunities will help you grow toward your career goals as you envision them. Think about the opportunities the location provides in terms of clinical experience and social experience as well. Be sure to tailor your answer to the unique aspects of Mayo Clinic Arizona and detail why it stands out to you above other medical schools. Remember even it is not your top choice, without explicitly stating that you will have to convey why you are strongly interested in the program.
2. We are all unique in different ways. Explain how your personal diversity manifests in your personal and professional activities.
Start by brainstorming what is unique about you and your background. Is it your place of birth, your family, your culture, or you path to medicine? Also consider prior adversity you have had to overcome and how that has shaped your values. Consider 1-2 of these characteristics to focus on. Now consider how they affect your personal and professional behavior and tendencies. You will need to answer how these unique aspects of your nature manifest in your personal and professional life. Weave a story which shows how your unique characteristics will contribute to your medical school class. Consider the effect you might have on your peers, professors and patients.
3. Share with us your thoughts about the relevance – or not – of diverse learning environments in which you wish to learn medicine.
It is likely important to most people to have diversity of training in terms of environment, patient population, learning modalities. Discuss what about this is important to you and how it will help you become a better physician. You might consider looking into the different training sites that Mayo Arizona has and how they offer different learning opportunities. You can incorporate this into your answer to make it more specific. Do not focus on this though as the crux of the prompt is your general thoughts on diversity of learning environments.
2017-2018
Please indicate whether you wish to be considered for the AZ/FL 2+2 Track (select one)
NOTE: A maximum of eight (8) students will be selected each year for the FL 2+2 track from the entire MCSOM applicant pool. Students admitted to this highly competitive program will spend Didactic Years 1-2 based on the MCSOM Campus in Scottsdale, AZ and will complete the clerkship Years 3-4 based on the MCSOM Campus in Jacksonville, FL. For more information on the Florida 2+2 Track, please visit our website at www.mayo.edu/mayo-clinic-school-of-medicine.
1. SHORT ANSWER: Please tell us in a few sentences why you are interested in the AZ/FL 2+2 Program (50 words or less. Please leave blank if you DO NOT wish to be considered for this program.)
2. Please tell us why you are specifically interested in pursuing your medical education at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – AZ even if you gain acceptances to other highly ranked medical schools? (500 words)
3. Please tell us how you would contribute to the diversity of your medical school class at Mayo? (500 Words)
Disclaimer: The information on this page was shared by students and/or can be found on the medical school’s website. Med School Insiders does not guarantee the accuracy of the information on this page.
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