Secondary prompt that includes racial justice

[FutureMD2025]

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part of the prompt from Georgetown reads commitment to racial justice and to addressing the health inequities if I do not have experiences to demonstrate it can I just stay silent?

 

[LizzyM]

part of the prompt from Georgetown reads commitment to racial justice and to addressing the health inequities if I do not have experiences to demonstrate it can I just stay silent?

That will help the adcom determine how well you fit with that medical school's mission.

 

[FutureMD2025]

That will help the adcom determine how well you fit with that medical school's mission.

did not answer my answer question. Am I to conclude from your post that since I do not have actual experiences to cite, I am not a fit for Georgetown and, hence, should not complete the secondary?

Since it is only part of the prompt, I guess I am a partial fit, so what to do 🙁

 

[LizzyM]

If you are a partial fit, you might not stand a chance against those who are a complete fit. If there is still room for partial fits after those who are the best fit are queued for interview (and understanding that G'town has a very, very large applicant pool) then you *might* get an interview. You pay your money and you take your chances.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I would like to see the whole prompt you are answering along with your argument to address how you align with their mission and the prompt.

Remember Georgetown is a popular medical school with no "in-state" quota to fill. You must be in the top 1000 out of 16K applications (last year's MSAR) to be interviewed. Around 55K apply to medical school, so over 1 in 3 applications overall applied to Georgetown.

 

[Goro]

Moral of the story is that applicants really need to read the school's mission statement and the Admissions pages in depth.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Moral of the story is that applicants really need to read the school's mission statement and the Admissions pages in depth.

... before applying. 🙂

 

[Lost in Translation]

... before applying. 🙂

This is one of the biggest the disadvantages of all-virtual interviewing without a cap on submissions. With how competitive med school applications/residency applications are, there is zero opportunity cost to sending your application to literally every program out there if you can afford the application fee (which is still substantially cheaper than when you needed to travel to places to interview).

They really should limit applicants to say 35-40 programs. The applicants will self-sort into their own preferred programs or regions and those programs will know that an applicant is really serious about going there, having used a valuable application submission on them. By capping number of applications an applicant can send out, it also makes the process even cheaper for them plus they will be forced to research their programs carefully. For programs, that's fewer applications to review and therefore a truly more holistic review can be carried out.

 

[AJS59]

This is one of the biggest the disadvantages of all-virtual interviewing without a cap on submissions. With how competitive med school applications/residency applications are, there is zero opportunity cost to sending your application to literally every program out there if you can afford the application fee (which is still substantially cheaper than when you needed to travel to places to interview).

They really should limit applicants to say 35-40 programs. The applicants will self-sort into their own preferred programs or regions and those programs will know that an applicant is really serious about going there, having used a valuable application submission on them. By capping number of applications an applicant can send out, it also makes the process even cheaper for them plus they will be forced to research their programs carefully. For programs, that's fewer applications to review and therefore a truly more holistic review can be carried out.

LOVE this idea, though I suspect some pre-meds out there may not (it is for their own benefit...)

 

[FutureMD2025]

I would like to see the whole prompt you are answering along with your argument to address how you align with their mission and the prompt.

Remember Georgetown is a popular medical school with no "in-state" quota to fill. You must be in the top 1000 out of 16K applications (last year's MSAR) to be interviewed. Around 55K apply to medical school, so over 1 in 3 applications overall applied to Georgetown.

The Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians, with cultural humility, who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. With our Jesuit values of Cura Personalis, People for Others, and Community in Diversity, we are steadfast in our commitment to racial justice and to addressing the health inequities exacerbated by the recent pandemic. Please describe how your perspectives, values, and individual life experiences will contribute to these GUSOM priorities.

@Mr.Smile12 I am just curious what are some examples of the life experiences Georgetown expects from 20-something persons that address health inequities.

 

[LunaOri]

They aren’t asking you to have experience addressing racial justice or fiixing health inequities. They are asking you to describe how your values, personal traits, and experiences will help support that mission. There are a lot of personal characteristics and life lessons learned that could prepare an applicant to contribute to the achool’s mission.

 

[LizzyM]

Have you done anything to address health inequities such as serving as an interpreter for non-English speaking patients, providing outreach to people not currently receiving health care (particularly those who are unhoused, newly arrived in the US, etc) to connect them with services. One might have gone beyond that to engage in advocacy for those affected by inequities such as letter writing campaigns, speaking with legislators (in their offices or providing testimony at a hearing), publishing an opinion piece about inequities observed.

As mentioned above, your values and your perspective (perhaps gained through service, or even shadowing) can be featured in this essay.

Not asking you to answer here but just think about those things as activities that applicants could highlight in response to this prompt.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

The Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians, with cultural humility, who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. With our Jesuit values of Cura Personalis, People for Others, and Community in Diversity, we are steadfast in our commitment to racial justice and to addressing the health inequities exacerbated by the recent pandemic. Please describe how your perspectives, values, and individual life experiences will contribute to these GUSOM priorities.

@Mr.Smile12 I am just curious what are some examples of the life experiences Georgetown expects from 20-something persons that address health inequities.

In addition to the comments from my colleagues above, it's your life that we don't want to doxx online. You should be able to show how your lived experiences have shaped your values and perspectives, aligning with the aforementioned GUSOM values. I can't answer for Georgetown, but I expect that your examples show how well you understand or demonstrate Cura Personalis, People for Others, and Community in Diversity. Show us how you can be a "respectful physician, with cultural humility, who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person."

 

[eigen]

@Mr.Smile12 I am just curious what are some examples of the life experiences Georgetown expects from 20-something persons that address health inequities.

Well, for example, I have students that work for local non-profits providing medical care for migrant farm-workers. I have students that work in local free clinics. I have students that act as medical interpreters for families and individuals who need it. All of which I would suggest would be examples of personal life experiences addressing health inequities, especially from a racial justice standpoint.

 

[Goro]

The Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians, with cultural humility, who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. With our Jesuit values of Cura Personalis, People for Others, and Community in Diversity, we are steadfast in our commitment to racial justice and to addressing the health inequities exacerbated by the recent pandemic. Please describe how your perspectives, values, and individual life experiences will contribute to these GUSOM priorities.

@Mr.Smile12 I am just curious what are some examples of the life experiences Georgetown expects from 20-something persons that address health inequities.

Engaging in service to others less fortunate than yourself.