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*** USF no longer has a "SELECT PROGRAM". Ignore all the references to "Core" - vs' "Select" you may see on past year's threads and assume you are all applying to the same pool.***

2024-2025 USF Secondary Essay Prompts:
1. Do you believe the competitiveness (i.e. course requirements, experiences, academic performance, etc.) of your application for medical school has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? (1500 characters).

2. Do you have a parent (or grandparent) who is a graduate of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine or a faculty member at USF Health? (250 characters if yes).

3. What do you see as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career? Private Practice, Academic Medicine, Public Health, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Other. (You just pick one and then move to the next question).

4. Describe the knowledge, skills, and attributes you have developed in preparation for the career path you have chosen in the previous question. (1500 characters)

5. The USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations program aims to support the educational development of medical students by providing opportunities for academic endeavors in areas of special interest. This program facilitates self-directed learning, enhances interactions between students and fosters relationships between students and faculty. Scholarly concentrations provide a forum where diversity of ideas and perspectives are valued. Each concentration includes elements of course work, practical application and scholarly presentation. Please review our Scholarly Concentrations website to determine which concentration would be of interest to you and answer the following question: (Scholarly Concentrations Program | USF Health) a. How would the USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations Program help your personal career goals? (1500 characters).

6. The USF Morsani College of Medicine strives to educate a very diverse set of students who bring a variety of strengths and interests to the field of medicine. The definition of diversity is broad and includes (but is not limited to) lifestyle, race/ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic status and distance traveled through life. The definition of strength is also broad and includes (but is not limited to) humanism, scholarship, intellectual curiosity, research, and leadership. How do you feel your particular experiences, interests, and passions will add to the strength and diversity of the USF class and ultimately to the field of medicine? (2000 characters)

7. (If applicable) If you have experienced academic difficulties, please explain the situation and how it was resolved. (Please explain all grades less than a "B", including B-, or any "withdrawal" on your transcripts). (2000 characters)

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+1 IS. Did not see any prompts, filled out and uploaded all residency docs to see if that changed anything and still no luck.
 
What are you all putting for USF ID in the residency form?
+1 OOS, don't see secondary prompts
 
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and yeah same thing can’t see the secondary prompt
 
Well this is kind of weird- Submitted the form but its just stuck on the "thank you" page. I'm probably gonna set admissions an email.
 
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Albert Einstein had a similar problem where people couldn't access the secondary essays and it seems like USF is using the same software as them. I think it resolved over the weekend for most people but it would be a good idea to give admissions a heads up
 
Received another email from Morsani indicating there was another step to complete (I already submitted the residency form). I do not see anything else on the portal, though. Anyone else have this problem?
 
medcarrot said:
Received another email from Morsani indicating there was another step to complete (I already submitted the residency form). I do not see anything else on the portal, though. Anyone else have this problem?
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Same problem
 
Received a third email with another link and the portal is now working for me!
 
@wysdoc

1. Do you believe the competitiveness (i.e. course requirements, experiences, academic performance, etc.) of your application for medical school has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? 1500 characters.

2. Do you have a parent (or grandparent) who is a graduate of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine or a faculty member at USF Health? 250 characters if yes.

3. What do you see as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career? Private Practice, Academic Medicine, Public Health, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Other. You just pick one and then move to the next question.

4. Describe the knowledge, skills, and attributes you have developed in preparation for the career path you have chosen in the previous question. 1500 characters

5. The USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations program aims to support the educational development of medical students by providing opportunities for academic endeavors in areas of special interest. This program facilitates self-directed learning, enhances interactions between students and fosters relationships between students and faculty. Scholarly concentrations provide a forum where diversity of ideas and perspectives are valued. Each concentration includes elements of course work, practical application and scholarly presentation. Please review our Scholarly Concentrations website to determine which concentration would be of interest to you and answer the following question: (Scholarly Concentrations Program | USF Health) a. How would the USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations Program help your personal career goals? 1500 characters.

6. The USF Morsani College of Medicine strives to educate a very diverse set of students who bring a variety of strengths and interests to the field of medicine. The definition of diversity is broad and includes (but is not limited to) lifestyle, race/ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic status and distance traveled through life. The definition of strength is also broad and includes (but is not limited to) humanism, scholarship, intellectual curiosity, research, and leadership. How do you feel your particular experiences, interests, and passions will add to the strength and diversity of the USF class and ultimately to the field of medicine? 2000 characters

7. If you have experienced academic difficulties, please explain the situation and how it was resolved. (Please explain all grades less than a "B", including B-, or any "withdrawal" on your transcripts). 2000 characters.
 
ClashRoyaleKing said:
@wysdoc

1. Do you believe the competitiveness (i.e. course requirements, experiences, academic performance, etc.) of your application for medical school has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? 1500 characters.

2. Do you have a parent (or grandparent) who is a graduate of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine or a faculty member at USF Health? 250 characters if yes.

3. What do you see as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career? Private Practice, Academic Medicine, Public Health, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Other. You just pick one and then move to the next question.

4. Describe the knowledge, skills, and attributes you have developed in preparation for the career path you have chosen in the previous question. 1500 characters

5. The USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations program aims to support the educational development of medical students by providing opportunities for academic endeavors in areas of special interest. This program facilitates self-directed learning, enhances interactions between students and fosters relationships between students and faculty. Scholarly concentrations provide a forum where diversity of ideas and perspectives are valued. Each concentration includes elements of course work, practical application and scholarly presentation. Please review our Scholarly Concentrations website to determine which concentration would be of interest to you and answer the following question: (Scholarly Concentrations Program | USF Health) a. How would the USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations Program help your personal career goals? 1500 characters.

6. The USF Morsani College of Medicine strives to educate a very diverse set of students who bring a variety of strengths and interests to the field of medicine. The definition of diversity is broad and includes (but is not limited to) lifestyle, race/ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic status and distance traveled through life. The definition of strength is also broad and includes (but is not limited to) humanism, scholarship, intellectual curiosity, research, and leadership. How do you feel your particular experiences, interests, and passions will add to the strength and diversity of the USF class and ultimately to the field of medicine? 2000 characters

7. If you have experienced academic difficulties, please explain the situation and how it was resolved. (Please explain all grades less than a "B", including B-, or any "withdrawal" on your transcripts). 2000 characters.
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If I had a withdrawal that was related to the COVID-19 pandemic, how do you all think I should answer number 1 versus number 7?
 
are we supposed to get an application complete email
 
Since there is no “Why us” question or anything that would prompt me to write about my strong connections to FL (where my family is from, all extended family lives there, my Dad attended undergrad at USF, etc.), do you think I should work this into one of the questions despite it not being part of the prompt? I know these are something I need to include but don’t want to come off as a pushover…

I could also possibly send a short, concise email outlining these factors to the admission committee?
 
Nehemiah-Jantomaso said:
Since there is no “Why us” question or anything that would prompt me to write about my strong connections to FL (where my family is from, all extended family lives there, my Dad attended undergrad at USF, etc.), do you think I should work this into one of the questions despite it not being part of the prompt? I know these are something I need to include but don’t want to come off as a pushover…

I could also possibly send a short, concise email outlining these factors to the admission committee?
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I would email admissions and ask them what they suggest. Let us know what they say!
 
Nehemiah-Jantomaso said:
Since there is no “Why us” question or anything that would prompt me to write about my strong connections to FL (where my family is from, all extended family lives there, my Dad attended undergrad at USF, etc.), do you think I should work this into one of the questions despite it not being part of the prompt? I know these are something I need to include but don’t want to come off as a pushover…

I could also possibly send a short, concise email outlining these factors to the admission committee?
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Was wondering the same! I was considering weaving it into the diversity question but did not want to get off track
 
ClashRoyaleKing said:
@wysdoc

1. Do you believe the competitiveness (i.e. course requirements, experiences, academic performance, etc.) of your application for medical school has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? 1500 characters.

2. Do you have a parent (or grandparent) who is a graduate of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine or a faculty member at USF Health? 250 characters if yes.

3. What do you see as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career? Private Practice, Academic Medicine, Public Health, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Other. You just pick one and then move to the next question.

4. Describe the knowledge, skills, and attributes you have developed in preparation for the career path you have chosen in the previous question. 1500 characters

5. The USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations program aims to support the educational development of medical students by providing opportunities for academic endeavors in areas of special interest. This program facilitates self-directed learning, enhances interactions between students and fosters relationships between students and faculty. Scholarly concentrations provide a forum where diversity of ideas and perspectives are valued. Each concentration includes elements of course work, practical application and scholarly presentation. Please review our Scholarly Concentrations website to determine which concentration would be of interest to you and answer the following question: (Scholarly Concentrations Program | USF Health) a. How would the USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations Program help your personal career goals? 1500 characters.

6. The USF Morsani College of Medicine strives to educate a very diverse set of students who bring a variety of strengths and interests to the field of medicine. The definition of diversity is broad and includes (but is not limited to) lifestyle, race/ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic status and distance traveled through life. The definition of strength is also broad and includes (but is not limited to) humanism, scholarship, intellectual curiosity, research, and leadership. How do you feel your particular experiences, interests, and passions will add to the strength and diversity of the USF class and ultimately to the field of medicine? 2000 characters

7. If you have experienced academic difficulties, please explain the situation and how it was resolved. (Please explain all grades less than a "B", including B-, or any "withdrawal" on your transcripts). 2000 characters.
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What should I answer for #3 if I just want to practice in a hospital/clinic? Private practice?
 
question from the residency form can I choose 2 from section A or does it have to be one from section A and one from section B?
 
Just submitted my secondary! How do you check the status of your letters / MCAT / etc on their portal? I didn't get an email confirming submission.
 
I don't think you can, also they said they wouldn't be sending a confirmation email
 
What term did everyone select for "Term of Application" on the residency form? Would it be Summer 2025, since the academic year starts with the summer??
 
For the scholarly concentrations question, are you guys focusing on one concentration or would it be okay to talk about two?
 
For the COVID-19 question, would it be appropriate to say that during my first year, I basically couldn't shadow or volunteer or research because of COVID, but I volunteered with an online counseling service? I feel like everyone was affected by a virtual first/second year so I don't know if it's worth mentioning, but it definitely did impact my competitiveness.
 
dominoes1207 said:
For the COVID-19 question, would it be appropriate to say that during my first year, I basically couldn't shadow or volunteer or research because of COVID, but I volunteered with an online counseling service? I feel like everyone was affected by a virtual first/second year so I don't know if it's worth mentioning, but it definitely did impact my competitiveness.
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I think that's appropriate to write about.
 
+1 OOS II Verified 6/13 Secondary submitted 7/6. LM 78

For interview date scheduling, did anybody else also see the listed time for every date as 12:00 AM? If I'm interpreting the email correctly, we should expect a second email at some point in the future assigning a time on the date we selected and ignore the 12:00 AM time listing right?
 
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