Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
These are the secondary application essay prompts for Rocky Vista University 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 Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Secondary Deadline: April 15, 2025
Secondary Fee: $60
FAP Waiver: Yes
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates:
Mission
To educate and inspire students to become highly competent osteopathic physicians and lifelong learners prepared to meet the diverse healthcare needs of tomorrow through compassionate service, relevant research, and innovative education.
Vision
To establish RVUCOM as a premier educational program providing excellent osteopathic physicians in the Mountain West.
Values
RVUCOM adopts the RVU Institutional core values: Collegiality, Compassion, Diversity, Equity, Excellence, Inclusivity, Innovation, Integrity, and Service.
2024-2025
What noteworthy characteristics, abilities, or skills do you possess that will help ensure RVU achieves new heights in medical education?
(no limit)
2023-2024
What unique characteristics, abilities or skills will you bring to help advance the mission and vision of RVUCOM? (No limit)
2022-2023
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2020-2021
1. If not currently in school, what have you been doing since you were a full-time student?
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school? If so, please state number of hours worked per week and type of work.
3. Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician?
4. Why do you want to attend RVUCOM?
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skills will you bring to RVUCOM and the Osteopathic Profession?
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school? If so, please state number of hours worked per week and type of work.
3. Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician?
4. Why do you want to attend RVUCOM?
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skills will you bring to RVUCOM and the Osteopathic Profession?
2019-2020
1. If not currently in school, what have you been doing since you were a full-time student?
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school? If so, please state number of hours worked per week and type of work.
3. Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician?
4. Why do you want to attend RVUCOM?
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skills will you bring to RVUCOM and the Osteopathic Profession?
6. Add any additional information that you consider pertinent or that you feel will be of benefit as a student or as an osteopathic physician.
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school? If so, please state number of hours worked per week and type of work.
3. Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician?
4. Why do you want to attend RVUCOM?
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skills will you bring to RVUCOM and the Osteopathic Profession?
6. Add any additional information that you consider pertinent or that you feel will be of benefit as a student or as an osteopathic physician.
2018-2019
1. If not currently in school, what have you been doing since you were a full-time student?
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school? If so, please state number of hours worked per week and type of work.
3.Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician?
4. Why do you want to attend RVUCOM?
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skills will you bring to RVUCOM and the Osteopathic Profession?
No word limits.
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school? If so, please state number of hours worked per week and type of work.
3.Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician?
4. Why do you want to attend RVUCOM?
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skills will you bring to RVUCOM and the Osteopathic Profession?
No word limits.
2016-2017
1. If not currently in school, describe present activity and activity since you were last a full time student. Feel free to include a resume.
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school?
3. Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician? **Required
4. Why do you wish to attend Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine? **Required
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skill will you bring to the college and to the Osteopathic profession? **Required
6. Have you ever been charged with a criminal offense? All information regarding offenses must be disclosed regardless of adjudication (including juvenile offenses, sealed, expunged or dismissed charges; any charges that are pending; any charges regardless of how much time has elapsed since the incident, etc.). Failure to disclose could result in the revocation of your acceptance to RVU. Further, any incidences occurring after acceptance and prior to matriculation must also be brought immediately to the attention of the Executive Director of Admissions and Marketing. Any incident occurring while you are a student at RVU must be reported immediately to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. An additional background check will be run prior to starting clinical rotations at the end of your second year. Any blemish on the background check may result in dismissal from RVU, failure to be accepted for clinical rotations, not being considered for a residency program, or failure to receive a license to practice medicine. RVU reserves the right to request additional information as needed regarding anything appearing on the background check and is not responsible for consequences occurring as a result of any information contained on any background check.
Select One: Yes/No **Required
If yes, explain completely
8. Add any additional information that you consider pertinent or that you feel will be of benefit as a student or as an osteopathic physician.
2. Were you employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate school?
3. Why do you want to become an Osteopathic Physician? **Required
4. Why do you wish to attend Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine? **Required
5. What unique characteristics, abilities, or skill will you bring to the college and to the Osteopathic profession? **Required
6. Have you ever been charged with a criminal offense? All information regarding offenses must be disclosed regardless of adjudication (including juvenile offenses, sealed, expunged or dismissed charges; any charges that are pending; any charges regardless of how much time has elapsed since the incident, etc.). Failure to disclose could result in the revocation of your acceptance to RVU. Further, any incidences occurring after acceptance and prior to matriculation must also be brought immediately to the attention of the Executive Director of Admissions and Marketing. Any incident occurring while you are a student at RVU must be reported immediately to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. An additional background check will be run prior to starting clinical rotations at the end of your second year. Any blemish on the background check may result in dismissal from RVU, failure to be accepted for clinical rotations, not being considered for a residency program, or failure to receive a license to practice medicine. RVU reserves the right to request additional information as needed regarding anything appearing on the background check and is not responsible for consequences occurring as a result of any information contained on any background check.
Select One: Yes/No **Required
If yes, explain completely
8. Add any additional information that you consider pertinent or that you feel will be of benefit as a student or as an osteopathic physician.
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