6 prompts in the 2025-2026 cycle
Residency: Please list all states of residence including where you have had an official address within the past 10 years.
[Optional] If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below. (500 words)
Candidates and current students must meet the ethical and legal standards to be licensed to practice medicine in the State of California as well as the standards of the UCSF School of Medicine. Accordingly, candidates for admission must acknowledge and provide written explanation to the School of Medicine of any felony offense, misdemeanor offense, and institutional action taken against them prior to matriculation. This disclosure is required of all charges and convictions, including expunged and diverted offenses that have not already been reported in the primary AMCAS application. Failure to disclose prior offenses can lead to disciplinary action by the school that may include dismissal. [Checkbox] I acknowledge this policy and have nothing additional to disclose. [Checkbox] I have a relevant disclosure described below. (no obvious word limit)
UCSF PRIDE* values serve as a guiding light for institutional life and activities. Briefly describe how you will contribute to and support our PRIDE values consistent with your goals or life experience. (500 words)
Applicants are interviewed by invitation only. Interviews are scheduled from October to mid-February (days vary). For the 2025-26 interview season, we will conduct interviews via zoom. If you will be out of the country - provide additional info below (e.g. dates, best way to contact, etc.) (300 characters)
[Optional] If you are 2024 or earlier college graduate, please use the space below to tell us what you have done since completing your undergraduate degree. (350 words)