Here are the secondary prompts for Wayne State University School of Medicine.
2024-2025
Please consider the Wayne State University School of Medicine Mission Statement when answering the questions below.
Mission Statement: We will educate a diverse student body in an urban setting and within a culture of inclusion, through high quality education, clinical excellence, pioneering research, local investment in our community and innovative technology, to prepare physician and biomedical scientific leaders to achieve health and wellness for our society.
1. When reflecting on the roles and responsibilities of a physician, please discuss what motivated your interest? What are potential challenges to pursuing a career in medicine? (1250 characters)
2. What are the healthcare challenges faced by marginalized communities and underserved communities in the United States? Why do these healthcare challenges exist? How would you address them? (1250 characters)
3. Which of your experiences or activities align with WSU SOM’s mission? Please discuss how they align. (1250 characters)
4. Please answer if you have had a gap (career change, re-applicant, additional education, etc.). A “gap” is defined as a period of time between the end of your undergraduate education and the start of medical school. What activities have you participated in or plan to participate in during this period? How does this relate to your future career in medicine? (1250 characters)
2023-2024
1. When reflecting on the roles and responsibilities of a physician, discuss what appeals and does not appeal to you. (1250 characters)
2. How would you address the inconsistencies between medical information and disinformation? How do these inconsistencies impact patients and society? (1250 characters)
3. List healthcare issues faced by marginalized communities and include their impact on social determinants of health. How would you address them? (1250 characters)
4. Which of your experiences or activities align with WSU SOM’s mission? Please discuss how. (1250 characters)
5. Please answer if you have had a gap (career change, re-applicant, additional education, etc.). A “gap” is defined as a period of time between the end of your undergraduate education and the start of medical school. What activities have you participated in or plan to participate in during this period? How does this relate to your future career in medicine?(1250 characters) Please mark N/A if this does not apply to you.
2020-2021
Each prompt has a 1,000 character limit.
- During the stress of the pandemic, what was the one thing you learned about yourself? How has that affected your outlook on the role of medicine?
- Are empathy and sympathy the same? Please discuss their importance in the practice of medicine.
- Describe what specific opportunities/resources are offered at Wayne State University School of Medicine that you plan to utilize as a medical student, and why?
2019-2020
- If you could tell the admissions committee one thing unique about yourself that isn’t medically related, what would it be? (1000 Characters)
- Explain an activity that you have been involved in with for at least 6-12 months. What was it about that activity that kept you motivated to continue? What did you learn from that activity? (1000 Characters)
- Give an example of a project to which you gave sustained effort. How were you involved in the leadership of this project? (1000 Characters)
2018-2019
Please answer each of the three essays below. Responses are limited to a maximum of 1000 characters, including spaces. Only answer the additional question sections if they apply. Do not use a ~ in your responses.
- Why do you wish to pursue your medical education at Wayne State University School of Medicine?
- Medical School is very time consuming, and you are going to have to eliminate some current activities. What three activities are most important for you to continue while in medical school? Why?
- Give an example of a project to which you gave sustained effort. How were you involved in the leadership of this project?
- Please only answer this question if you are a re-applicant. The response is limited to a maximum of 1500 characters, including spaces. What academic, employment, volunteer experiences have you been engaged in since your last application to medical school? How does your current application differ from your previous application?
- Please only answer this question if you were ever the recipient of an institutional action. The response is limited to a maximum of 1500 characters, including spaces. Fully describe the circumstances that resulted in the disciplinary institutional action citation noted on your AMCAS application. What lasting lessons have you learned from the experience?
2017 – 2018
1000 character limit including spaces per essay.
- Please discuss the reasons you wish to pursue your medical education at Wayne State University School of Medicine.
- Medical School is very time consuming, and you are going to have to eliminate some current activities. What three activities are most important for you to continue while in medical school? Why?
- Give an example of a project to which you gave sustained effort. How were you involved in the leadership of this project?
