Essay Topics ('23 – '24)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (1000 characters)

2. List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school. (2000 characters)

3. If you have ever matriculated into an M.D. or a D.O. program, please explain the reason(s) for leaving. Please use the following format: date, institution, status. If non applicable, please type "none" (1000 characters)

4. If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week. (2000 characters)

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Essay Topics ('22-'23) - Released on 6/17/22

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? 1,000ch

2. List and briefly describe your significant healthcare-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school. 2,000ch

3. If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and the number of hours per week. 2,000ch

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine (1000 characters)

2. List health-care related volunteer activities (2000 characters)

3. List employment you've had during the school year and excluding summers (2000 characters)

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Essay Topics (’20 – '21)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (2000 characters)

2. If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week. (2000 characters)

3. List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school. (2000 characters)

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine?

2. If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week.

3. List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school.

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Essay Topics ('18 – '19)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine?

2. If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week.

3. List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school.

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Essay Topics ('17 – '18)

1. Are you open to the idea of practicing primary care medicine? Yes No

2. Are you open to the idea of practicing medicine in a health care shortage area? Yes No

3. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (text box)

4. Please indicate which of the following applies. I grew up in a community of : Less than 10,000 people, 10,000 to 50,000 people, More than 50,000 people

5. If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week. (text box)

6. List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school.

7. If you have ever matriculated into an M.D. or a D.O. program, please explain reason(s) for leaving. Please use the following format: date, institution, status. If non-applicable, please type "none."

8. Are you interested in being considered for the DO-DMD Program (6 year program leading to a joint degree). Yes No

9. Are you applying to the D.O. Program for D.P.M. Graduates? Yes No

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Essay Topics ('16 – '17)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (2000 character maximum)

2. List any paid employment not including summer jobs, responsibilities, and hours per week. (2000 character maximum)

3. List and briefly describe your health care related volunteer activities since high school. (2000 character maximum)

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Essay Topics ('15 – '16)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (2000 character maximum)

2. List any paid employment not including summer jobs, responsibilities, and hours per week. (2000 character maximum)

3. List and briefly describe your health care related volunteer activities since high school. (2000 character maximum)

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Essay Topics ('14 – '15)

No essays

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Essay Topics ('13 – '14)

1. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (2000 characters)