Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in Clearwater Secondary Essay Prompts

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Collected from public applicant reports. Prompts occasionally change mid cycle, so confirm against your own secondary portal before you submit.

1. 01

   Are you open to the idea of practicing primary care medicine?

   Yes/No
2. 02

   Are you open to the idea of practicing medicine in a health care shortage area?

   Yes/No
3. 03

   How did you learn about osteopathic medicine?

   1000 characters
4. 04

   Please indicate which of the following applies. I grew up in a community of:

   Not applicable
5. 05

   List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school.

   2000 characters
6. 06

   If you have ever matriculated into an M.D. or a D.O. program, please explain the reason(s) for leaving. Please use the following format: date, institution, status. If non applicable, please type "none".

   1000 characters
7. 07

   If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week.

   2000 characters

How to write these well

• Turn secondaries around within 7 to 14 days of receiving them. Schools read speed as interest, and slow essays land in a bigger pile.
• Pre-write the universal question types (diversity, challenge, why us) once, then adapt per school. Adapting is rewriting the school specific half, not swapping the name.
• Name real programs. A why us answer that cites a specific clinic, track, or community partnership reads ten times stronger than praise for reputation or location.
• Stay under the limit without padding to reach it. Readers are working through thousands of these; a tight answer is a kindness they remember.

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