University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine

If you have any work experience, particularly with significant responsibilities, explain how those skills will help you be a better physician.

Scientific inquiry is important for being a physician. Describe a time you encountered a claim or piece of information that you initially doubted. How did you verify the truth and how will this skepticism serve you as a physician?

John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch serves patients throughout Texas, focusing on Galveston County and the Gulf Coast Region. Are there particular characteristics of our school and/or the Galveston area in terms of location, history, regional mission, or other attributes that make you especially interested in matriculating here?

Describe a time when you made a mistake. How did you acknowledge it, respond, and remediate the situation?

What attributes do you look for in your physician(s)? Which of these attributes do you need to develop? How will you develop them?

Describe a time when you learned in a team. How will this experience help you as a medical student?