University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Please describe to the Admissions Committee a challenge or disappointment you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience.

Have you completed your Bachelors Degree (B.A/ B.S). Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (school, work, and/or volunteer, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list them in chronological order or you may incorporate them into an essay, stating why you chose particular activities. If you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year, please discuss your plans for current year.

Have you ever had difficulty accessing quality education or healthcare? If so, please describe how this impacted you and others in your community.

What research accomplishment are you most proud of and why?

Please describe to the Admissions Committee a research challenge you have overcome and what you learned from that experience.

What does it mean, to you, to be an MD/PhD?

Please list all posters, manuscripts (published or planned) you would like the Admissions Committee to consider.

What personal accomplishment are you most proud of and why?