Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts

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

About Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine

Secondary Deadline: May 1, 2025
Secondary Fee: $60
FAP Waiver: Yes
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes

Mission

Our mission at Noorda-COM is to empower our students with the essential personal and professional skills needed to be competent, confident and compassionate osteopathic physicians dedicated to meeting the healthcare challenges of the communities in which they serve.

Vision

Our vision is to become a leader in osteopathic medical education through innovative, progressive, and effective curricular offerings. We hope to instill values that embrace change, foster cultural awareness, diversity and ethical leadership, and inspire a servant’s heart towards caring for all people including the underserved.

2024-2025

Record a short video that answers the following questions:

  • Who are you?
  • What is your passion?
  • What does service mean to you?
  • Tell us about a physician you admire/want to emulate.
  • Why Noorda-COM?

2023-2024

Record a short video (maximum 8 minutes) that answers the following questions:

  • Who are you?
  • What is your passion?
  • Why osteopathic medicine?
  • Why Noorda-COM?
  • If you were accepted to Noorda-COM, what is something unique or unexpected that you would bring to the class?

2022-2023

Record a short video (maximum 8 minutes) that answers the following questions:

  • Who are you?
  • What is your passion?
  • What does service mean to you?
  • Tell us about a physician you admire/want to emulate?
  • Why Noorda-COM?

2021-2022

1. Instructions for Submitting Your Secondary Application Video and Headshot Through Box: Record a short video (maximum 8 minutes) that answers the following questions:
  • Who are you?
  • What is your passion?
  • Why osteopathic medicine?
  • Why Noorda-COM?
  • If you were accepted to Noorda-COM, what is something unique or unexpected that you would bring to the class?
Your video can be recorded in one take, edited into a short film, or anything in between. Feel free to answer the five questions in any order you wish. The maximum time allowed is 8 minutes, but you certainly do not have to fill all the time. Depending on your internet speeds, it may take some time for your file to upload—plan accordingly! Last year, it took some applicants several hours to upload their video. Most importantly—be yourself and have fun!

2020-2021

1. Submission of a 15-minute video that answers: “Who are you? What is your passion? Why osteopathic medicine? Why Noorda-COM? What will medicine look like in 20 years?”

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