Washington State University College of Medicine Secondary Essay Prompts

These are the secondary application essay prompts for Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.

about Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Secondary Deadline: December 1, 2023
Secondary Fee: $50
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
CASPer Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: No

Mission 

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine will be a unique resource for the State of Washington, converging on solutions to the health care triple aim of improving the patient experience of care, keeping populations healthy, and decreasing the cost of care, all while improving the work life of health care providers. Through a culture based on valuing the individual, we will be resourceful, agile, inventive and generous in serving the people of the state and beyond, to develop healthier populations through research, innovation, interprofessional education and patient-centered care.

Vision

Inspiring people to solve problems in challenging health care environments.

2023-2024

All prompts have a 300 word limit.

1. How will you contribute to the mission and vision of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine? Support your response with your experiences and/or attributes.

2. What experiences have you had with rural and/or underserved communities/populations? What have you learned from these experiences?

3. Describe your connections to Washington communities and your interests in practicing medicine in Washington.

4. How have you built your resilience?

5. Learning from others is enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe your personal characteristics or experiences that would add to the educational environment for your classmates.

6. If you are a re-applicant to WSU ESFCOM, describe what you have done since last applying to strengthen your candidacy for our medical school. If you are not a re-applicant to WSU ESFCOM, please leave blank.

2022-2023

All prompts have a 300 word limit.

1. How will you contribute to the mission and vision of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine? Support your response with your experiences and/or attributes.

2. What experiences have you had with rural and/or underserved communities/populations? What have you learned from these experiences?

3. Describe your connections to Washington communities and your interests in practicing medicine in Washington.

4. How have you built your resilience?

5. Learning from others is enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe your personal characteristics or experiences that would add to the educational environment for your classmates.

6. If you are a re-applicant to WSU ESFCOM, describe what you have done since last applying to strengthen your candidacy for our medical school. If you are not a re-applicant to WSU ESFCOM, please leave blank.

7. Please share any disruptions in your academic/volunteer/work/personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider (optional). 

 

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

Please submit an additional statement (< 500 words), addressing the following areas in your essay:

  1. How do you think you can or will contribute to the mission and vision of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in developing solutions?
  2. Your strongest or most important connections to the state of Washington and the people who live here
  3. Your motivation to train as a physician and serve the communities of Washington
  4. Your goals as a physician, including your interests in practicing medicine in rural or underserved communities
  5. Other relevant considerations

In addition to the autobiographical statement please answer the following 3 questions (less than 300 words each):

  1. How have you built your resilience?
  2. Learning from others is enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe your personal characteristics or experiences that would add to the educational environment for your classmates.
  3. If you are a re-applicant, describe what you have done since last applying to strengthen your candidacy for medical school. If you are not a re-applicant, please leave blank.

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. Please submit an additional statement (< 500 words), addressing the following areas:

How do you think you can or will contribute to the mission and vision of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in developing solutions?
Your strongest or most important connections to the state of Washington and the people who live here
Your motivation to train as a physician and serve the communities of Washington
Your goals as a physician, including your interests in practicing medicine in rural or underserved communities
Other relevant considerations

2. Describe a time or situation where you have been unsuccessful or failed. What did you learn from this experience and how have you applied this learning to your work and/or life? 300 words

3. Describe a meaningful relationship with a teacher, mentor, employer, coach, or others and aspects of the relationship that that were most important to you. 300 words

4. What would you like to contribute and be remembered for in medicine? 300 words

5. Matriculating students will be assigned to a Learning Community at one of four WSU campus locations. The Learning Community will be the location at which you will complete your clinical rotation experiences. Please rank your choices, (beginning with #1 for your first choice), of Learning Community assignment locations below. ESFCOM will make every effort to accommodate students’ priority choice but will make final assignments based on the availability of space at each campus.
Spokane, Everett, Tri-Cities, Vancouver

6. Please explain any extenuating circumstances you would like considered in the assignment of your Learning Community site location: 150 Words

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