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2024-2025 Wayne State Secondary Essay Prompts:

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)


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ccbbkm said:
Prompts please.
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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)
 
For #2, would it be wrong to address how healthcare workers might not be adequately trained or understand the more complex nature of healthcare for underserved/marginalized communities? I don't want to come across as negative regarding healthcare workers, but that is, in my opinion, part of "Why do these healthcare challenges exist."
 
ClashRoyaleKing said:
For #2, would it be wrong to address how healthcare workers might not be adequately trained or understand the more complex nature of healthcare for underserved/marginalized communities? I don't want to come across as negative regarding healthcare workers, but that is, in my opinion, part of "Why do these healthcare challenges exist."
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While I agree with what you say and your reasoning, I would be careful because sometimes adcom members are non-physician healthcare workers and it might seem too didactic and teachy, if that makes sense, sort of the "I will be the one to make it better, no one else has type of thing" even though I know you do intend to convey such message. Dr.Gray has covered that sort of thing in one of his videos, I can look for the link, but he explained how to write about what you suggested without seeming negative.
 
ClashRoyaleKing said:
For #2, would it be wrong to address how healthcare workers might not be adequately trained or understand the more complex nature of healthcare for underserved/marginalized communities? I don't want to come across as negative regarding healthcare workers, but that is, in my opinion, part of "Why do these healthcare challenges exist."
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I think as long as your respectful it’s ok
 
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Looking at last years thread, they didn't start sending regular decision invites until September 22. They are much much earlier this cycle.
 
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?
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I'm not understanding the 2nd part of this question. When it asks about potential challenges to pursuing a career in medicine, would this literally be like cost of schooling, uncertainty of location for a large chunk of the future, etc? Or is it more nuanced than this?
 
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