Here are University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine’s secondary questions
2024-2025
There’s a few questions at the beginning about campus preference (KC vs St Joseph). Then they ask you to rank how likely you would be to accept an offer of admission to either campus (1-10).
1. We educate physicians/healthcare providers to provide care for individuals with various identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Describe any interests, abilities and/or experiences that prepare you to participate in and contribute to that learning environment. (1000 word limit)
Did either of your parents/guardians attend the UMKC School of Medicine? Y/N
If you are not a resident of Missouri, do you have any ties to the state or metro area? Y/N
2. Please describe how COVID-19 has impacted your pathway to becoming a Physician. The questions below will help you get started but do not limit your responses to these considerations: (2500 word limit)
- Academic: Did your school move to an online-only curriculum? Were you able to interact with your professors? Did you have to leave an academic program stateside or abroad? Did your school require you to move to the Pass/Fail grading system? Did your original MCAT exam get canceled or delayed? Were there other academic barriers?
- Professional: Did you hold a job? Did you have to go out and seek new job opportunities? Did you lose a job? Were there other financial or professional barriers that you faced?
- Personal: Did you have to move out of a house or dorm? Did you have to cancel travel plans? Did you modify your planned experiences related to healthcare or volunteer opportunities? Did you seek out volunteer opportunities that arose from the crisis?
Are you from a rural community? Y/N
3. If you are interested in rural healthcare or in practicing a specialty that meets the needs of underserved rural communities, please describe your interest in this aspect of healthcare. (No limit)
Did you participate in UMKC’s Summer Scholars Program? Y/N
Did you participate in UMKC’s Saturday Academy Program? Y/N
Are you a reapplicant to the UMKC School of Medicine? Y/N
Have you had any prior interaction with the UMKC School of Medicine?
-Attended a virtual or on-campus visit
-Spoke with a staff or faculty member
-Shadowed or volunteered at a clinical site
-Attended a camp or conference at UMKC
-Other
2020-2021
2019-2020
There is no secondary essay or prompt to be submitted
2018-2019
There is no secondary essay or prompt to be submitted
2017 – 2018
Same as previous year
2016 – 2017
Please describe why you are interested in studying in this degree program in the box below. Your statement is limited to 1000 characters (approximately 150 words or two short paragraphs) or less.
2014-2015
The secondary essay prompts were not obtained for the 2014-2015 application cycle. If you would like to contribute secondary essay prompts to our database, please email us at contactus@prospectivedoctor.
2013 – 2014
There were no essay prompts in the secondary application for the 2013-2014 cycle.
