Secondary Essay Prompts for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Below are the secondary essay prompts for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, KY.

2019 – 2020

The 2019 – 2020 secondary essay prompts from this school are not currently available. Please check back at a later date.

2017 – 2018

  1. How would you describe your ability to use unscheduled time during the day for learning?
  2. What competencies and qualities should a physician possess for practice in the 21st century?
  3. Describe the most significant community service activity in which you have participated. How did it affect you?
  4. Describe an experience or situation which made you feel grateful.
  5. In providing patient care, should physicians maintain emotional distance or empathize with patients’ emotional states? As a physician, how would you deal with your own emotions?
  6. Describe a situation in your undergraduate education when you felt alive and engaged in learning.

For out of state students:

  • This is an opportunity to describe more about yourself to the Admissions Committee. The Personal Comments section of the AMCAS application is not an acceptable substitute. In the essay, please address the following points:
  1. Reasons for selecting a medical career;
  2. Things you have done to prepare yourself for a medical education and career;
  3. Personal characteristics and other accomplishments and experiences that you feel help qualify you for the practice of medicine; and,
  4. Why you chose to apply to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
  5. Please elaborate on any Kentucky ties: personal, familial, etc.

2016 – 2017

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  1. How would you describe your ability to use unscheduled time during the day for learning?
  2. What competencies and qualities should a physician possess for practice in the 21st century?
  3. Describe the most significant community service activity in which you have participated. How did it affect you?
  4. Describe an experience or situation which made you feel grateful.
  5. In providing patient care, should physicians maintain emotional distance or empathize with patients’ emotional states? As a physician, how would you deal with your own emotions?
  6. Describe a situation in your undergraduate education when you felt alive and engaged in learning.
  7. Please share unique, personally important, and/or challenging facts about your background, such as the quality of your early education environment, socioeconomic status, culture, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, or life or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.

For out of state students only:

  • Essay
    This is an opportunity to describe more about yourself to the Admissions Committee. The Personal Comments section of the AMCAS application is not an acceptable substitute. In the essay, please address the following points:
  • Reasons for selecting a medical careers
  • Things you have done to prepare yourself for a medical education and career;
  • Personal characteristics and other accomplishments and experiences that you feel help qualify you for the practice of medicine; and,
  • Why you chose to apply to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
  • Please elaborate on any Kentucky ties: personal, familial, etc.

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University of Kentucky College of Medicine

University of Kentucky College of Medicine Secondary Essay

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 Kentucky College of Medicine.

2017 – 2018

  • The University of Kentucky College 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 Kentucky College 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 Kentucky College of Medicine and how do you think your education at University of Kentucky College of Medicine will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)

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