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Herbert Wertheim at FIU Secondary Application

Herbert Wertheim at FIU Secondary Application Prompts

Prompts have been updated June 2023

Prompts

Are you a re-applicant to medical school? If yes, please explain how your application has improved since the last time you applied and/or what you have learned from the experience.

(1000 characters)

Whether or not you will be a full-time student, please explain what you will be doing prior to your planned matriculation into medical school.

(600 characters)

If you have taken a gap year(s), please explain what you have been, or will be doing since graduating from your undergraduate institution.

(600 characters)

Miami is a vibrant and multicultural, multilingual city. You will be exposed to cultures and languages different than your own while living and studying in this city. Please explain in detail an experience in which you collaborated, worked, or were exposed to diverse backgrounds. Please describe the impact the experience had on you.

(1200 characters)

Why did you choose to apply to FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine?

(1200 characters)

Please describe a significant personal challenge you have faced, one which you feel has helped to shape you as a person. Focus on what you learned about yourself and how it will help you during the challenges you might face in medical school. Describe any support system you had at your disposal and how you utilized these resources.

(1200 characters)

If you are accepted into medical school, how do you envision your lifestyle will change, and what challenges may await? Similarly, what do you think will be the most rewarding and difficult part of practicing medicine in the future?

(1200 characters)

Optional

Use this area to explain any exception to the prerequisites at your institution.

(1200 characters)

Is there any additional information about your academic record that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? Please include any academic difficulties or course withdrawals

(1200 characters)

Please share any disruptions and/or challenges you have experienced this application year as a direct result of COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider in conjunction with your application. The following are some examples of topics for consideration, but are not limited to: academic preparations; extracurricular activities and/or experiences; personal and/or professional opportunities; or lessons and insights gained as a result of COVID-19.

(1200 characters)

If you are NOT a Florida resident, please describe any connection to FIU, FIU HWCOM, or South Florida.

(1200 characters)

About Herbert Wertheim at FIU

Mission

By providing an environment enhanced by diversity, clinical innovation and research, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine prepares socially accountable, community-based physicians, scientists, and health professionals who are uniquely qualified to transform the health of patients and communities.

Vision

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is a national leader in transforming the health of communities through its purposeful integration of education, research and clinical care.

Values

  • Scholarship
  • Innovation
  • Inclusion
  • Integrity
  • Service

Important details​

Primary Deadline: Usually around Dec 1st
Secondary Deadline
: Usually around Jan 15th
Secondary Fee: $30
FAP Waiver: Full Fee Waived
Casper Required: Yes
PREview Required: No
Screens Applications: No
Accepts Application Updates: Yes/Portal

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