University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts
These are the secondary application essay prompts for University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.
About University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Secondary Deadline: January 15, 2025
Secondary Fee: $90
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: No
Accepts Application Updates: Yes
Mission
The mission of the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami Health System is to be a state-of-the-art academic medical center. This will be accomplished by:
- Delivering high-quality, compassionate health care
- Leading life-changing discoveries and transforming patient care through innovative research
- Educating the next generation of medical leader
- Promoting the health and well-being of our community
- Nurturing diversity, equity and inclusivity
2024-2025
1. Why are you applying to the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine? In your essay, please provide a response that clearly articulates how you believe our program specifically will enhance your education/training, what you feel you will uniquely contribute to our learning community, and/or what features of our medical school prompted you to apply. (5000 characters)
2. (Optional) In the space below, please discuss any experiences you may have had serving, working, living, and/or learning in broadly diverse environments that you believe would enable you to thrive in and contribute to our Miller SOM and Greater Miami community. (5000 characters)
3. (Optional) In the space below, we invite you to choose one of our #MedCanes values and discuss how you exemplify that value. (5000 characters)
- Integrity: Demonstrating honesty and fairness in our words and actions
- Collaboration: Working together in teams to achieve common goals
- Accountability: Taking ownership and responsibility for our actions and outcomes
- Respect: Treating others with dignity and compassion
- Excellence: Giving of ourselves in a way that exceeds expectations
2023-2024
2. Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible.
3. Please provide a chronological list with dates AND a brief description of your clinical experiences/shadowing.
4. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering.
5. Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills.
6. Please briefly discuss your research experience.
7. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment.
8. What have you done to help identify, address and correct an issue of systemic discrimination?
9. [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc. OR [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow).
10. [OPTIONAL] Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
11. [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience.
12. [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation.
For reapplicants (if applicable): If you applied previously, describe how you have strengthened your candidacy since your last application?
2022-2023
2021-2022
1. What have you done during the recent COVID-19 pandemic that will better prepare you to be a medical student and future physician?
2. Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible.
3. Please provide a chronological list with dates AND a brief description of your clinical experiences/shadowing.
4. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering.
5. Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills.
6. Please briefly discuss your research experience.
7. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment.
8. What have you done to help identify, address and correct an issue of systemic discrimination?
9. [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc. -OR- [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow)
10. [OPTIONAL] Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
11. [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience.
12. [OPTIONAL] Provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation.
2020-2021
1. What have you done during the recent COVID-19 pandemic that will better prepare you to be a medical student and future physician?
2. Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible.
3. Please provide a chronological list with dates AND a brief description of your clinical experiences/shadowing.
4. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering.
5. Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills.
6. Please briefly discuss your research experience.
7. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment.
8. What have you done to help identify, address and correct an issue of systematic discrimination?
9. [OPTIONAL] Please provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.)
10. [OPTIONAL] Please provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow)
11. [OPTIONAL] Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
12. [OPTIONAL] Please provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience.
13. [OPTIONAL] Please provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation.
2019-2020
All applicant narratives should be less than 500 words.
1. Briefly describe the one clinical experience you have had that has most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not replicate your AMCAS personal statement.
2. Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible.
3. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your clinical experiences/shadowing.
4. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering.
5. Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills.
6. Please briefly discuss your research experience.
7. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment.
Optional Questions:
8. Please provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.)
9. Please provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow)
10. Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
11. Please provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience.
12. Please provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation.
There’s an option to choose between different joint and dual degrees and there’s different secondary questions that vary.
2018-2019
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2017-2018
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2016-2017
1. Briefly describe the one clinical experience you have had that has most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not replicate your AMCAS personal statement. (500 words)
2. Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible. (500 words)
3. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your clinical experiences/shadowing. (500 words)
4. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering. (500 words)
5. Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills. (500 words)
6. Please briefly discuss your research experience. (500 words)
7. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment. (500 words)
8. (Optional) Please provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.) (500 words)
9. (Optional) Please provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow) (500 words)
10. (Optional) Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. (500 words)
11. (Optional) Please provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience. (500 words)
12. (Optional) Please provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation. (500 words)
13. (MD/MPH) Please describe any experience you have had in public health – -this could be experience in the field, in training, in education or other related experience. (500 words)
14. (MD/MPH) Please describe how you envision you would use the public health training provided in the joint MD/MPH in your future career as a physician. (500 words)
(MD/MPH) Is there anything else you want to tell us about your interest in the MD/MPH program? (500 words)
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