Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)

1. BUCOM shares the values of our larger learning community at Baptist Health Sciences University such as integrity, professionalism, continuous improvement, and service as an expression of our Christian values. We foster a Christian environment where servant leadership is modeled in all aspects of learning, teaching, service, and business. Describe what it means to be a servant leader, and specifically how it connects to your decision to become an osteopathic physician. (250 words)

2. Please describe your experience working or volunteering in the healthcare sector. Provide details of the work you did as well as any direct patient encounters you had that were particularly meaningful. (250 words)

3. Describe the town or city where you spent the majority of your K-12 years including the general population size and make-up. Please include the closest major metropolitan city and how far away it is. (250 words)

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Essay Topics ('23 – '24)

(250 word limit each)

‍1. BUCOM shares the values of our larger learning community at Baptist Health Sciences University such as integrity, professionalism, continuous improvement, and service as an expression of our Christian values. We foster a Christian environment where servant leadership is modeled in all aspects of learning, teaching, service, and business. Describe what it means to be a servant leader and how it connects to your decision to become an osteopathic physician.

2. Why did you decide to apply to BUCOM, and what personal values will you bring that will enhance our campus community during your time here?

3. After residency, describe the community setting, job role, and type of practice in where you see yourself.