OHSU Secondary Application Prompts: All MD Applicants

1. What experience have you had that has given you insight into the patients you hope to eventually serve? (1,550 characters max)
2. New Prompt: Tell us about a time you went into a situation completely unprepared. (1,550 characters max)
3. Discuss a time in your life that demonstrated your resilience. (1,550 characters max)

4. New Prompt: In 1990, Salovey and Mayer defined emotional intelligence (EI) as “the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions”. The components of EI include self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

5. Briefly describe one example of a time you harnessed your EI to resolve a difficult situation. AND one example of a time your failure to use your EI compounded a difficult situation. What did you learn about yourself in each of these situations? (2,050 characters max)

6. Give an example of personal feedback in the last few years that was difficult to receive. How did you respond? (1,550 characters max)
7. Please discuss how your personal experience demonstrates the ability to overcome adversity and contributes to diversity in the provision of healthcare. Please include any insight into the diversity that you would bring to OHSU School of Medicine and the profession of medicine in the context of OHSU’s definition of diversity: Diversity at OHSU requires creating and sustaining a community of inclusion. We honor, respect, embrace and value the unique contributions and perspectives of all employees, patients, students, volunteers and our local and global communities. Diversity may include age, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. We respect diversity of thought, ideas and more. Diversity maximizes our true potential for creativity, innovation, quality patient care, educational excellence and outstanding service. (1,550 characters max)
8. (Only if relevant) Are there any additional ties to the state of Oregon you wish to share? If so, use the space below. Please note that this does not factor toward your consideration as an Oregon resident or Oregon Heritage. (1,550 characters max)
9. We know that many of our applicants in the OHSU UME Program may have familial relationships with individuals who are OHSU faculty, residents, staff, or current students who serve as evaluators in our admissions process. We have added this question in hopes to prevent perceived or actual conflicts of interest that can occur when an applicant has a family member (or someone with a similar close personal relationship) they may encounter through the admissions process. If you have any such connections, please list those individuals’ names and departments below. (1,550 characters max)
10. (Optional) Adversity essay: Select degrees of adversity you’ve faced. Please describe the nature of the adversity. (4,000 characters max)
    • Economic
    • Educational
    • Ethnic / Cultural
    • Family

OHSU Secondary Application Prompts: All MD/MPH Applicants

The School of Medicine requires a statement of purpose for admission to the MD-MPH Combined Degree Program. The MD-MPH Combined Degree program offers two MPH concentrations, 1) Epidemiology and 2) Health Management and Policy. (4,000 characters for entire statement of purpose)

Please explain:

1) Why you are applying for the combined MD-MPH Degree Program at OHSU?

2) Your interest in EITHER the Epidemiology or the Health Management and Policy concentration; and,

3) How you plan to use your training in medicine and public health training in your career.

Please submit your statement using the text area provided below. This cannot exceed the 4000 character limit. No particular formatting or spacing is required.