Essay Topics ('23 – '24)
1. Have you previously applied? (500 words)
2. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours). Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school. (500 word)
Essay Topics ('22 – '23)
1. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours). Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school.
Essay Topics ('21 – '22)
1. Please explain why you should be selected for training as a primary care, rural osteopathic physician.
2. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours). Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school.
Essay Topics (’20 – ’21)
1. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours).
2. Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school. (500 words or less)
Essay Topics ('19 – '20)
1. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours).
2. Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school. 500 words
Essay Topics ('18 – '19)
1. Please explain why you believe KYCOM is the right choice for your osteopathic medical education.
2. Please explain why you believe you are an excellent choice to be an osteopathic medical student at KYCOM.
3. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours). Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school.
Essay Topics ('17 – '18)
1. Please explain why you believe KYCOM is the right choice for your osteopathic medical education. (500 word count)
2. Please explain why you believe you are an excellent choice to be an osteopathic medical student at KYCOM. (500 word count)
3. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours). Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school. (500 word count)
Essay Topics ('16 – '17)
1. Please explain why you believe KYCOM is the right choice for your osteopathic medical education. (500 words)
2. Please explain why you believe you are an excellent choice to be an osteopathic medical student at KYCOM. (500 words)
3. Please describe your experience with osteopathic medicine, such as your care and treatment from a DO and your shadowing experience with a DO (including number of hours). Please describe how your experience has influenced your decision to apply to an osteopathic medical school. (500 words)
Essay Topics ('15 – '16)
1. Please explain why you should be selected for training as a primary care, rural osteopathic physician.
2. Please also explain why you are applying to KYCOM for osteopathic medical education and why you believe you will be a successful KYCOM medical student.
3. Please also describe your experience with osteopathic medicine that may include your care and treatment by a D.O. and your shadowing experiences with a D.O. (include number of hours, etc.)
Essay Topics ('14 – '15)
1. Please explain why you should be selected for training as a primary care, rural osteopathic physician.
2. Please also explain why you are applying to KYCOM for osteopathic medical education and why you believe you will be a successful KYCOM medical student (1-2 pages maximum)
Essay Topics ('13 – '14)
1. Why you should be selected for training as a rural primary care osteopathic physician. Why you are applying to kycom, and why you will be a successful student at kycom. 1-2 page maximum