Secondary Essay Prompts for the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

2020 – 2021

  • What have you done during the recent COVID-19 pandemic that will better prepare you to be a medical student and future physician?
  • Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible.
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates AND a brief description of your clinical experiences/shadowing.
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering.
  • Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills.
  • Please briefly discuss your research experience.
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment.
  • What have you done to help identify, address and correct an issue of systematic discrimination?
  • Optional: Please provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.)
  • Optional: Please provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow)
  • Optional: Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
  • Optional:Please provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience.
  • Optional: Please provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation.

2019 – 2020

  • Briefly describe the one clinical experience you have had that has most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not replicate your AMCAS personal statement.
  • Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible.
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates AND a brief description of your clinical experiences/shadowing.
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering.
  • Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills.
  • Please briefly discuss your research experience.
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment.
  • Optional: Please provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.)
  • Optional: Please provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow)
  • Optional: Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
  • Optional:Please provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience.
  • Optional: Please provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation.

Note: 500 word limit on all essays

2017 – 2018

All applicant narratives should be less than 500 words.

  1. Briefly describe the one clinical experience you have had that has most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not replicate your AMCAS personal statement.
  2. Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible.
  3. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your clinical experiences/shadowing.
  4. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering.
  5. Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills.
  6. Please briefly discuss your research experience.
  7. Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment.

Optional Questions:

  1. Please provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.)
  2. Please provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow)
  3. Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
  4. Please provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience.
  5. Please provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation.

2016 – 2017

  • Briefly describe the one clinical experience you have had that has most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not replicate your AMCAS personal statement. (500 words)
  • Why have you selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for your medical education? Please be as specific as possible. (500 words)
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates of your clinical experiences/shadowing. (500 words)
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates of your community service/volunteering. (500 words)
  • Please discuss a situation where you had to use your leadership skills. (500 words)
  • Please briefly discuss your research experience. (500 words)
  • Please provide a chronological list with dates of your employment. (500 words)
  • (Optional) Please provide a description of any activities involving the FINE ARTS (dance, drama, music, art, photography, etc.) (500 words)
  • (Optional) Please provide a description of any activities involving SPORTS (organized team sports, recreational activities that you play, watch or follow) (500 words)
  • (Optional) Describe your most meaningful involvement in STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. (500 words)
  • (Optional) Please provide a description of your most memorable TRAVEL experience. (500 words)
  • (Optional) Please provide a description of your HOBBIES and what you do for fun and relaxation. (500 words)
  • (MD/MPH) Please describe any experience you have had in public health – -this could be experience in the field, in training, in education or other related experience. (500 words)
  • (MD/MPH) Please describe how you envision you would use the public health training provided in the joint MD/MPH in your future career as a physician. (500 words)
  • (MD/MPH) Is there anything else you want to tell us about your interest in the MD/MPH program? (500 words)

Secondary essay webcast with Dr. Jessica Freedman, founder and president of MedEdits Medical Admissions.  Read more about Dr. Freedman.

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Secondary Essay

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Topics covered in this presentation:

  • When should I submit my secondary essays?
  • Pay attention to the word/character limits.
  • Can I recycle secondary essay prompts for multiple schools?
  • Identify topics that you left out of your primary application.
  • And, much more.

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

  • The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. Please describe how your personal characteristics or life experiences will contribute to the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine community and bring educational benefits to our student body. (1000 characters)
  • Is there any further information that you would like the Committee on Admissions to be aware of when reviewing your file that you were not able to notate in another section of this or the AMCAS Application? (1000 characters)
  • Why have you chosen to apply to the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and how do you think your education at University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Admissions Requirements

2017-2018 Accepted Student Data
Median GPA = 3.78
Median MCAT = 513
Applications = 8081
Interviewed = 568
Matriculated = 199

Learn more about this school:

Miami-Miller SOM
Office of Admissions
Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL 33101 USA
(305) 243-3234
(305) 243-6548

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