Essay Topics ('23 – '24)
PCOM does not require a supplemental application as part of the screening process for 2024 consideration.
1. If you selected to be considered for the Philadelphia location of PCOM, please respond to the following question: What one aspect of the PCOM campus community resonates with your personality and values? (2000 characters)
2. If you selected to be considered for the South Georgia location of PCOM, please respond to the following question: What one aspect of the PCOM South Georgia campus mission and/or community resonates with your personality and values? (2000 characters)
3. Use this space if you'd like to address any identified deficiencies in your application. (700 characters)
Essay Topics ('22 – '23)
1. If you selected to be considered for the Philadelphia location of PCOM, please respond to the following question: What one aspect of the PCOM campus community resonates with your personality and values? (2000ch)
2. Use this space if you'd like to address any identified deficiencies in your application. (700ch)
Essay Topics ('21 – '22)
No supplemental application requirements
Essay Topics ('20 – '21)
No secondary essays for the 2020-2021 application cycle.
Essay Topics ('19 – '20)
1. What one aspect of the PCOM community resonates with your personality and values? (~2000 characters or ~300 words) Note: this essay is due with the primary application.
Essay Topics ('18 – '19)
1. Noting the missions and objectives of the Osteopathic profession and PCOM, please describe your personal characteristics that demonstrate your interest in this field. (Word limit: 250)
Essay Topics ('17 – '18)
1. Noting the missions and objectives of the Osteopathic profession and PCOM, please describe your personal characteristics that demonstrate your interest in this field. Include an example of an event in which your actions directly influenced the life of another person and relate this to your goal of becoming a DO. (Max 250 words)
Essay Topics ('16 – '17)
1. Noting the mission and objectives of the Osteopathic profession and PCOM, please describe your personal characteristics that demonstrate your interest in this field. Include an example of an event in which your actions directly influenced the life of another person and relate this to your goal of becoming a DO. (250 words)