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2025-2026 UT Tyler Secondary Essay Prompts: (notice they list WORD count not character count)
1. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and reduce health disparities in our rural East Texas region. Please indicate (select one) your connection to East Texas as outlined in our county map and explain below:
a) I have direct ties to the East Texas region (born, graduated high school, community college, undergraduate, etc.)
b) I have indirect ties to the East Texas Region (family members, in-laws, visited East Texas frequently, attended summer camp in East Texas, etc.)
c) I have ties to a rural region with similar characteristics to the East Texas region (size, demographics, health disparities, etc.)
d) I do not have ties to the East Texas region; however, I’m interested in practicing in this area after graduation.
e) I do not have ties to the East Texas region but am still interested in attending the UT Tyler School of Medicine.
Explain. (250 words)
2. Are you a reapplicant? Yes/No
3. Are you a reapplicant to UT Tyler SOM? Yes/No
What have you done between the last application cycle to make your application stronger? (no limit)
4. Mission Statement: The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine was founded to address the shortage of physicians and lack of access to healthcare in East Texas, with the singular goal of improving the quality of life and health in our region.
The mission of the UT Tyler SOM is fourfold:
Community: Embed the School of Medicine within East Texas, focusing on communication, responsiveness, inclusion, and community. The School of Medicine in East Texas, and everything we do will be in partnership with our communities.
Education: Recruit, support and develop a representative healthcare and research workforce from East Texas, focused on reducing health disparities in East Texas.
Research: Develop an array of biomedical, clinical, preventive, translational and population-based research programs focused on understanding and eliminating health disparities in East Texas.
Clinical: Expand access to top-quality healthcare in the local communities of East Texas by developing and implementing innovative healthcare systems and leveraging existing infrastructure and programs.
(after reading the 4 mission points)
Why are you interested in applying to UT Tyler’s SOM? (500 words)
5. Please describe a significant personal challenge you have faced, one which you feel has helped to shape you as a person. Please include how you got through the experience and what you learned about yourself as a result. Examples may include: moral or ethical dilemma, a situation of personal adversity; or a hurdle in your life that you worked hard to overcome. (500 words)
6. Optional question (highly recommend): Please use this space to share with the committee any additional information that may help us evaluate your candidacy that is not addressed elsewhere in the application. (500 words)
7. Did you participate in a UT Tyler SOM Pathway Program? Yes/No
Good luck to all applying!
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1. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and reduce health disparities in our rural East Texas region. Please indicate (select one) your connection to East Texas as outlined in our county map and explain below:
a) I have direct ties to the East Texas region (born, graduated high school, community college, undergraduate, etc.)
b) I have indirect ties to the East Texas Region (family members, in-laws, visited East Texas frequently, attended summer camp in East Texas, etc.)
c) I have ties to a rural region with similar characteristics to the East Texas region (size, demographics, health disparities, etc.)
d) I do not have ties to the East Texas region; however, I’m interested in practicing in this area after graduation.
e) I do not have ties to the East Texas region but am still interested in attending the UT Tyler School of Medicine.
Explain. (250 words)
2. Are you a reapplicant? Yes/No
3. Are you a reapplicant to UT Tyler SOM? Yes/No
What have you done between the last application cycle to make your application stronger? (no limit)
4. Mission Statement: The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine was founded to address the shortage of physicians and lack of access to healthcare in East Texas, with the singular goal of improving the quality of life and health in our region.
The mission of the UT Tyler SOM is fourfold:
Community: Embed the School of Medicine within East Texas, focusing on communication, responsiveness, inclusion, and community. The School of Medicine in East Texas, and everything we do will be in partnership with our communities.
Education: Recruit, support and develop a representative healthcare and research workforce from East Texas, focused on reducing health disparities in East Texas.
Research: Develop an array of biomedical, clinical, preventive, translational and population-based research programs focused on understanding and eliminating health disparities in East Texas.
Clinical: Expand access to top-quality healthcare in the local communities of East Texas by developing and implementing innovative healthcare systems and leveraging existing infrastructure and programs.
(after reading the 4 mission points)
Why are you interested in applying to UT Tyler’s SOM? (500 words)
5. Please describe a significant personal challenge you have faced, one which you feel has helped to shape you as a person. Please include how you got through the experience and what you learned about yourself as a result. Examples may include: moral or ethical dilemma, a situation of personal adversity; or a hurdle in your life that you worked hard to overcome. (500 words)
6. Optional question (highly recommend): Please use this space to share with the committee any additional information that may help us evaluate your candidacy that is not addressed elsewhere in the application. (500 words)
7. Did you participate in a UT Tyler SOM Pathway Program? Yes/No
Good luck to all applying!
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