Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)

1. What do Osteopathic Principles and Practices mean to you and what aspects of osteopathic medicine have drawn you to pursue this route to becoming a physician? Please be descriptive in your answer. (3000 characters)

2. How have you improved your application if you are a re-applicant? (3000 characters)

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Essay Topics ('23 – '24)

1. What characters of ICOM will help you become a successful osteopathic physician?

2. How have you improved your application if you are a re-applicant?

3. What does osteopathic principles and practices mean to you? How will you integrate these into your future practice?

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Essay Topics ('22 - '23)

1. What characteristics of ICOM will help you to become a successful physician?

2. If this is not your first time applying to medical school, how have you improved your application? (Please type N/A if not applicable)

3. What does Osteopathic Principles and Practices mean to you and how will you integrate these into your future practice?

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)

1. What characters of ICOM will help you become a successful osteopathic physician?

2. How have you improved your application if you are a re-applicant?

3. What does osteopathic principles and practices mean to you? How will you integrate these into your future practice?

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Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)

1. Why did you apply to ICOM?

2. If you are a re-applicant to ICOM, how have you improved your application? If this does not apply to you, answer N/A.

3. How will you integrate osteopathic medicine in your future practice?

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)‍

1. Why did you apply to ICOM?

2. If you are a re-applicant to ICOM, how have you improved our application? If this does not apply to you, answer N/A.

3. Without using the word "holistic", describe in your own words: What is osteopathic medicine as you understand it?