Essay Topics (2024 - 2025)
QUESTION 1
NYULISOM seeks to admit highly motivated candidates whose experiences and professional goals directly align with our primary care mission and demonstrate a commitment to a future career as a general practitioner in fields of medicine that are anchored in the principles of primary care and address the growing physician workforce shortages in specific medical disciplines.
To advance this mission, acceptance to NYULISOM is paired with the offer of a directed-pathway to residency into one of four designated residency programs at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island.
Please indicate the specific residency track for which you wish to be considered and explain the reason(s) for your choice, including those experiences listed on your AMCAS application that have confirmed your decision to pursue this field of medicine in the context of primary care. If applicable, please also discuss any other factors –such as your personal journey, academic interests or activities not listed on your application— that have influenced your choice. (350 words)
QUESTION 2
Please provide the response that applies to you:
QUESTION 3
(Optional) Please comment on any significant fluctuations in your academic record or inconsistencies in your MCAT score; if you took a leave of absence for any reason during college; or any application irregularities that you feel would be helpful for the admissions committee to consider when conducting its holistic review of your credentials. (400 words)
QUESTION 4
(Optional) Please feel free to share any other information that you have not already included in your AMCAS application or secondary responses that you believe would be relevant for the admissions committee to know about. (400 words)
Essay Topics ('23 - '24)
(350 words each response)
QUESTION 1
NYULISOM seeks to admit highly motivated candidates whose experiences and professional goals directly align with our primary care mission and demonstrate a commitment to a future career as a general practitioner in fields of medicine that are anchored in the principles of primary care and address the growing physician workforce shortages in specific medical disciplines. To advance this mission, acceptance to NYULISOM is paired with the offer of a directed-pathway to residency into one of four designated residency programs at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island.
Please indicate the specific residency track for which you wish to be considered and explain the reason(s) for your choice, including those experiences listed on your AMCAS application that have confirmed your decision to pursue this field of medicine in the context of primary care. If applicable, please also discuss any other factors –such as your personal journey, academic interests or activities not listed on your application— that have influenced your choice.
QUESTION 2
Please provide the response that applies to you:
QUESTION 3 (Optional)
Please comment on any significant fluctuations in your academic record or inconsistencies in your MCAT score; if you took a leave of absence for any reason during college; or any application irregularities that you feel would be helpful for the admissions committee to consider when conducting its holistic review of your credentials.
QUESTION 4 (Optional)
Please feel free to share any other information that you have not already included in your AMCAS application or secondary responses that you believe would be relevant for the admissions committee to know about.
Essay Topics ('22-'23)
The NYU LISOM secondary questions are designed to help the admissions committee learn more about you and how your experiences and professional goals align with our school’s mission and educational structure. We greatly appreciate the thought and effort that you will dedicate to your responses and look forward to reading them.
NOTE: Questions 1-5 are required; questions 6 and 7 are optional. All responses have a 250 word limit and must be submitted through the NYULISOM application portal. Any responses submitted by email or via attachment are not eligible for consideration.
1. NYU LISOM offers a direct link to residency into one of four ACGME-accredited residency programs at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island in fields of medicine that address the primary care needs of the population and physician workforce shortages. Please select the residency track for which you wish to be considered and reason(s) for your choice – including those experiences (pre-medical, professional or personal) which have confirmed your interest in this area. Internal Medicine Pediatrics Obstetrics & Gynecology General Surgery (Choose one)
2. NYU LISOM is committed to training physicians guided by the principles of primary care which encompass patient-centered care that is: comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, collaborative, culturally sensitive and community-based. Please tell us how these principles align with your professional goals as a future physician?
3. Among the core competencies expected of entering medical students are the capacity for improvement as well as evidence of adaptability and resilience. Describe a situation or personal challenge that motivated you to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, reassess or change your behavior, navigate an unexpected outcome and/or learn from your mistakes.
4. (For this question, you can answer EITHER Option A OR Option B.)
- Option A Problem-based learning (PBL) is a core active learning methodology at NYU LISOM which involves students working together in small groups on clinical case-based problems utilizing: Self-directed learning: Identifying information needed and thinking critically in applying this information to address the problem Self-assessment: Identifying knowledge gaps or what is not understood about the problem Teamwork: Assisting peers to integrate and apply knowledge to a given problem as well as being able to learn from peers Using this framework, please share an example of a problem-solving experience you have encountered in a small-group setting or leadership role which you feel has prepared you to be successful in an active learning environment and why?
- Option B The NYU Long Island School of Medicine seeks to prepare future physician leaders who will be ‘change agents’ in health systems science in domains such as: - Healthcare Policy & Economics - Population and Public Health - Evidenced-based Medicine and Practice - Health System Improvement and Patient Safety - Clinical Informatics Which of these domains interests you the most and why? If applicable, please include those aspects of your academic studies, pre-medical, or professional experiences that have informed your interest in the domain you selected.
5. Please provide the response that applies to you:- If you are still in school, please tell us your planned activities for the application cycle- If you have graduated from college, please tell us what you have been doing since that time and your reasons for doing so.
6. (OPTIONAL) Please comment on any significant fluctuations in your academic record or inconsistencies in your MCAT score; if you took a leave of absence for any reason during college; or any application irregularities about which you wish the admissions committee to know more.
7. (OPTIONAL) We recognize applicants may have had to overcome significant obstacles or adversity in their lives. If you feel this applies to you, the admissions committee is interested to understand how these experiences may have impacted your personal, educational and/or professional path.
Essay Topics ('21 – '22)
1. Please explain your reasons for choosing this field of medicine – including those experiences (pre-medical, professional or personal) that have informed your interest in this area. (Maximum: 300 words) (Choices are IM, Pediatrics, OBGYN, General Surgery)
2. NYU Long Island School of Medicine is committed to training physicians guided by the ‘principles of primary care’ which encompass patient-centered care that is: comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, collaborative, culturally sensitive and community-based. Please tell us how these competencies align with your professional goals as a future physician? (Maximum: 300 words)
3. Among the core competencies expected of entering medical students are the capacity for improvement and adaptability and resilience. Please describe a situation or personal challenge that motivated you to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, re-assess or change your behavior, navigate an unexpected outcome, and/or learn from your mistakes. (Maximum: 300 words)
4. CHOOSE EITHER Option A or Option B.
a. Option A: Active learning is a core learning methodology in the NYU Long Island School of Medicine curriculum and involves students working together in small groups on clinical case-based problems utilizing: Self-directed learning: Identifying what information they need and thinking critically in applying this information to address the program; Self-assessment: Identifying their knowledge gaps or what they don’t understand about the problem; Teamwork: Assisting peers in integrating and applying knowledge to a given problem and being able to learn from peers and teach peers and moving readily between these roles.
Please share an example of your problem-solving experience(s) in a group or leadership role utilizing self-directed learning, self-assessment, and/or teamwork which you feel has prepared you to be successful in an active learning educational setting. Additionally, please comment on what do you feel are the benefits of self-directed learning, self-assessment, and team work as a medical student and for your future career as a physician? (Maximum: 300 words)
b. Option B: The NYU Long Island School of Medicine curriculum includes the study of health systems science domains including: Healthcare Policy; Population and Public Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health System Improvement and Patient Safety.
Which of these domains interests you the most and why? If applicable, please include those aspects of your academic studies, pre-medical, professional and/or personal experiences that have informed your interest in the domain you selected. In addition, please tell us how you envision impacting the delivery of health care through your study of health systems science at NYULISOM? (Maximum: 300 words)
5. Please tell us about your current and future planned activities during this application cycle. (Maximum: 200 words)
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS:
1. We recognize applicants may have had to overcome significant obstacles or hardships in their lives. This may also include disparate impacts of the COVID pandemic, racial injustice, discrimination and inequality. If you feel any of these circumstances apply to you, the admissions committee is interested to understand how these experiences affected you personally or impacted your academic or professional path. (Maximum: 300 words)
2. Please comment on any significant fluctuations in your academic record, inconsistencies in your MCAT score, impact of COVID on your academic studies, if you took a leave of absence for any reason during college or any application irregularities about which you wish the admissions committee to know more. (Maximum: 300 words)
Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)
1. Please indicate your reasons for choosing this particular field. Please demonstrate for our admission committee how your previous health-related and non-health-related experiences and your personal attributes helped inform your decision. (Maximum Words: 500)
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS:
1. Applicants have occasionally had to overcome significant adversities in their lives. Our admission committee would be most interested not only in hearing about how you overcame such an adversity, but also how doing so helped you succeed. (Maximum Words: 500)
2. Please comment on any significant fluctuations in your academic record, or other application irregularities, not already addressed elsewhere. (Maximum Words: 500)
3. Please tell us about your current and future planned activities during this application cycle. (Maximum Words: 500)
Essay Topics ('19 – '20)
1. Please indicate which specialty you are interested in applying for (Please choose one): Internal Medicine -- Pediatrics -- OB/Gyn -- Surgery
2. Please indicate your reasons for choosing this particular field. Please demonstrate for our admission committee how your previous health-related and non-health-related experiences and your personal attributes helped inform your decision. 500 Words
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS:
1. Applicants have occasionally had to overcome significant adversities in their lives. Our admission committee would be most interested not only in hearing about how you overcame such an adversity, but also how doing so helped you succeed. 500 Words
2. Please comment on any significant fluctuations in your academic record, or other application irregularities, not already addressed elsewhere. 500 Words
Essay Topics ('18 – '19)
1. Please indicate which specialty you are interested in applying for (Please choose one): Internal Medicine -- Pediatrics -- OB/Gyn -- Surgery
2. Please indicate your reasons for choosing this particular field. Please demonstrate for our admission committee how your previous health-related and non-health-related experiences and your personal attributes helped inform your decision. 500 Words
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS:
1. Applicants have occasionally had to overcome significant adversities in their lives. Our admission committee would be most interested not only in hearing about how you overcame such an adversity, but also how doing so helped you succeed. 500 Words
2. Please comment on any significant fluctuations in your academic record, or other application irregularities, not already addressed elsewhere. 500 Words
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