2023-2024 UTMB (Sealy)

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2023-2024 UTMB Secondary Essay Prompts: (Changed from last year's questions)
A. Please select 2 of the 5 below essay prompts to respond to (300 word count):

1. Describe a time when you advocated for someone whose social identity (e.g., race, gender, sex, religion, socioeconomic status, ability status, etc.) differed from yours. Explain the situation and why advocacy was necessary.

2. Describe a time you were wrong. Why were you wrong? How did you respond?

3. How do you define curiosity? Provide an example in which curiosity helped solve or expand your knowledge and experience outside of the academic environment.

4. What attributes do you look for in your physician(s)? Which of these attributes do you need to develop? How will you develop them?

5. John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch serves patients throughout Texas, focusing on Galveston County and Gulf Coast Region. Are there particular characteristics of our school and/or the Galveston area in terms of location, history, or other attributes which make you especially interested in matriculating here?

B. There will also be an asynchronous Video you need to complete via SparkHire, follow the instructions given.
Here is the SparkHire site with FAQS and info for candidates: SparkHire FAQS for candidates



Good luck to everyone applying!

Interview Feedback:
University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston Interview Feedback

lol does the video interview ask why you want to be a doctor

 

[wysdoc]

lol does the video interview ask why you want to be a doctor

You will find out when you do it!

 

[texasvandy]

UTMB interviews the most people each year among Texas schools (1000+?).

 

[xtrahotcheeto]

UTMB interviews the most people each year among Texas schools (1000+?).

I think so! I saw either on MSAR or their website that they interview around 1,100 people each year… but I don’t know if that’s going to be different this year since they’ve added another screening tool (the video interview/secondary)

 

[texasvandy]

I think so! I saw either on MSAR or their website that they interview around 1,100 people each year… but I don’t know if that’s going to be different this year since they’ve added another screening tool (the video interview/secondary)

Interviewing count does not change with screening tools (they went to MMI, added casper, then duet and so on). The people they select can change based on how they are scoring for each additional tool they added. Is video interview weighted at 5% or 15%, casper 5% or 25% is what we dont know.

 

[Luckydawg]

Interviewing count does not change with screening tools (they went to MMI, added casper, then duet and so on). The people they select can change based on how they are scoring for each additional tool they added. Is video interview weighted at 5% or 15%, casper 5% or 25% is what we dont know.

Crossing my fingers that casper isn’t weighed heavily 😐

 

[xtrahotcheeto]

Crossing my fingers that casper isn’t weight heavily 😐

That makes the two of us :,)

 

[cn9hbl]

Has anyone interviewed here yet and have any feedback?

 

[wysdoc]

Has anyone interviewed here yet and have any feedback?

Their format this year is a virtual MMI, not sure what can be added to that
Also there's an interview feedback link at the top of every school thread which includes comments from past applicants

 

[cn9hbl]

Is there any sort of dress code for the mandatory orientation?

 

[Rite1234]

Personally I am planning to wear business formal (basically what I plan to wear for the interview as well)

 

[purkinjekitty]

Personally I am planning to wear business formal (basically what I plan to wear for the interview as well)

Beach Casual. No shirt, just a thick coating of sunscreen.

 

[Luckydawg]

Personally I am planning to wear business formal (basically what I plan to wear for the interview as well)

+1

 

[ArizonaTea]

Did y’all receive secondaries about 5 days after your app was transmitted? I think McGovern and UTMB are the two schools that would wait several days instead of immediately the next day to send secondaries invites, right? I’m trying to figure out which secondaries to prioritize

 

[komainu]

Did y’all receive secondaries about 5 days after your app was transmitted? I think McGovern and UTMB are the two schools that would wait several days instead of immediately the next day to send secondaries invites, right? I’m trying to figure out which secondaries to prioritize

I got UTMB secondaries the morning when my primary got processed, and Mcgovern three days later.

 

[texasvandy]

Did y’all receive secondaries about 5 days after your app was transmitted? I think McGovern and UTMB are the two schools that would wait several days instead of immediately the next day to send secondaries invites, right? I’m trying to figure out which secondaries to prioritize

It is possible that some schools bunch them to once a week or something and not necessarily exact number of days specific to you.

 

[JustBoughtAHammock]

IS II Today around 8 AM

Re-Applicant, ORM, LM 68.

Edit: I added about 1000 Clinical experience hours (800 paid, 200 volunteer), a few hundred non-clinical volunteering, and a TON of extracurriculars between cycles.

 

[johndooe9]

II about fifteen minutes ago!

 

[purkinjekitty]

Congrats yall!!

 

[deleted1122679]

Got an II, super stoked! One of my top choices.

 

[harry_potter138]

IS II around 8:30!

 

[hornzup]

For those who are doing the UTMB orientation - when I put in the passcode for the meeting, it says passcode in correct. do y'all have the same issue?

 

[Rite1234]

For those who are doing the UTMB orientation - when I put in the passcode for the meeting, it says passcode in correct. do y'all have the same issue?

I am having the same issue.

 

[komainu]

Same! ^^

 

[Rite1234]

I'm wondering if we should call the number and ask them about it.

 

[Rite1234]

They are not picking up....

 

[tmdsastradapplicant]

II earlier this morning! LM 73.80, IS

 

[komainu]

They are not picking up....

I'd imagine they're bombarded with everyone else also calling, so it's gonna be figured out!

 

[wysdoc]

They are not picking up....t

oh no! Pretty soon I hope they will realize nobody is attending the session and see what's wrong

 

[Rite1234]

I'd imagine they're bombarded with everyone else also calling, so it's gonna be figured out!

That's what I figured.

 

[Neurostate]

II earlier this morning! LM 73.80, IS

Congrats friend, you're having a crazy cycle!

 

[tmdsastradapplicant]

Congrats friend, you're having a crazy cycle!

I was so worried a few weeks ago. Feeling so
fortunate right now. Thank you so much for your support!

 

[komainu]

Updated passcode has been sent out!

 

[Rite1234]

Updated passcode has been sent out!

By email?

 

[komainu]

By email?

Yes!

 

[Rite1234]

Yes!

Cool I'm still waiting on my end for the email.

 

[hornzup]

New passcode works!

 

[Rite1234]

I didn't get the new passcode. Not sure what to do.

 

[wysdoc]

I didn't get the new passcode. Not sure what to do.

somebody PM poor @Rite1234

 

[hornzup]

@wysdoc is it ok to pm the passcode?

 

[Rite1234]

somebody PM poor @Rite1234

I got it. Just called them and it worked.

 

[Rite1234]

@wysdoc is it ok to pm the passcode?

Don't worry I got it!

 

[wysdoc]

@wysdoc is it ok to pm the passcode?

yes but don't put it on the public thread. You guys know who's needing it today & I'm sure the code will be differnt every week

 

[purkinjekitty]

Have fun today yall!! Let us know your impressions of the orientation day afterwards 😁

 

[ACLegan7]

IS II This morning!
congrats to all the others as well!

 

[VolleyballLover24]

+1 II IS

 

[Rite1234]

Just got the email right now haha.

 

[polyester]

+1 II completed 6/14

 

[Hypertension!!]

Is this orientation for the 15/16/17th dates?

 

[purkinjekitty]

Is this orientation for the 15/16/17th dates?

Yes, every Friday before your interview week will be the orientation!