Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Secondary Essay Prompts

These are the secondary application essay prompts for Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.

about Northeast Ohio Medical University

Secondary Deadline: December 2, 2024
Secondary Fee: $95
FAP Waiver: Yes
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates:

Mission

The College of Medicine at NEOMED, through education, research and public service inspires medical students to become exemplary patient care centered physicians. We seek to improve the health and quality of life of the communities of Ohio and beyond, including those both diverse and underserved.

Vision

We aspire to be a national leader in community-centered medicine, recognized for challenging and empowering its students and faculty to be leaders of transformational change to further the health of Ohio communities and address Ohio health care challenges.

Values

Leadership, innovation, and community care provided with:

  • integrity
  • curiosity
  • compassion

2024-2025

1. Describe your NEOMED legacy relationship. “Legacy Relationship” is defined as parents or siblings of NEOMED alumni, current NEOMED students, or parents or siblings serving as NEOMED faculty (either course instructors or clinical faculty). (Optional/If this applies to you) (100 characters)

2. If you answered “yes” to any of the preceding questions, explain here. Be sure to indicate the level of offense (e.g. misdemeanor, felony, etc.) (Optional/If this applies to you) (5000 characters)

a. Please explain any traffic violation(s) here: (Optional/If this applies to you) (5000 characters)
b. Please explain any academic violation(s) here: (Optional/If this applies to you) (5000 characters)
c. Please explain your dismissal (from a medical education program) here: (Optional/If this applies to you) (250 characters)

3. Please complete a brief personal statement of 5,000 characters or fewer addressing the question below:
What do you hope to achieve from your experience as a NEOMED student?

2023-2024

1) NEOMED Personal Statement Please complete a brief personal statement of 5,000 characters or fewer addressing the question below: What do you hope to achieve from your experience as a NEOMED student?

**Optional explainers**:
1) (Optional) Describe your NEOMED legacy relationship. “Legacy Relationship” is defined as parents or siblings of NEOMED alumni, current NEOMED students, or parents or siblings serving as NEOMED faculty (either course instructors or clinical faculty). (100 characters)

2) yes/no
a) Have you been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, any criminal offense in a court of law?
b) Have you ever been convicted of a crime related to the manufacture of, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance?
c) Have you ever been found in a dependency action (RCW 13.34.040), domestic relations proceeding (Title 26 RCW), disciplinary board hearing or protection proceeding (Chapter 74.34 RCW), to have sexually assaulted or exploited, sexually or physically abused a minor or developmentally disabled person OR to have financially exploited or abused a vulnerable adult?
d) Have you ever been judged liable for civil monetary penalties for conduct related to the delivery of services, supplies, or other participation in Medicare/Medicaid or any other state or federal healthcare program?
e) Have you ever been excluded from providing services or supplies under Medicare/Medicaid, or any other federal funded healthcare program? If you answered “yes” to any of the preceding questions, explain here. Be sure to indicate the level of offense (e.g. misdemeanor, felony, etc.) (5000 characters)

3) Please explain any traffic violation(s) here (5000 characters)

4) Have you ever been found responsible for any academic violation(s) while enrolled in college/university level coursework (after high school) (e.g. plagiarism, academic dishonesty. etc.)? Please explain any academic violation(s) here: (5000 characters)

5) Have you ever been dismissed from a medical education program? Please explain your academic dismissal here (250 characters)

2022-2023

Please complete a brief personal statement of 5,000 characters or fewer addressing the question below:
1. What do you hope to achieve from your experience as a NEOMED student?

2021-2022

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

2020-2021

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

2019-2020

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

2018-2019

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

2017-2018

1. Provide a specific example of how you promoted diversity in your community. (2000 char)

2. A social justice approach should be central to medicine and utilized to be central to public health. This could be very simple: the well should take care of the sick.” Paul Farmer, M.D. “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” Martin Luther King, Jr. How has your view of social justice in medicine been influenced by a specific experience or activity? (2000 char)

3. A physician does many activities during the workday. What physician activity will be most meaningful to you? Provide a specific life experience that affirms the meaningfulness of this activity. (2000 char)

2016-2017

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

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