John A. Burns (Hawaii) Secondary Essay Prompts
(If you have updated prompts, please submit them at updatesecondaries.com)
Prompts have been updated November 2023. (Older essays, if available are below)
Prompts:
- Resilience is “the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.” Consider a challenge you have experienced. How are your attitudes and actions regarding your challenge a reflection of resilience? (600 word limit)
- Describe your most important volunteer work and why it was meaningful. (600 word limit)
- Describe any personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii and the Pacific that you may have. If you do not have a personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii, please describe your interest in attending JABSOM. (600 word limit)
- If you are a re-applicant to JABSOM, please complete the following additional essay. Describe what efforts you have made to further improve your application to the MD Program. (600 word limit)
Primary Deadline: Usually around Nov 1st
Secondary Deadline: Usually around Nov 15th
Secondary Fee: $150
FAP Waiver: No
Casper Required: No
PREview Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates: Yes/Email
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine Mission:
JABSOM, as part of the fabric of Hawai‘i, is a diverse learning community committed to excellence and leadership in:
- Educating current and future healthcare professionals and leaders
- Delivering high-quality healthcare
- Conducting research and translating discoveries into practice
- Establishing community partnerships and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration
- Pursuing alliances unique to Hawaiʻi and the Asia-Pacific region
- Acting with forethought regarding right relationships, respect, and moral action. Pono
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine Vision:
Maika’i Loa: Attain Lasting Optimal Health for All (ALOHA).
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine Values:
- Collaboration
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Excellence
- Innovation and Discovery
- Pono
Older Essays:
Former Prompts (before 23-24 cycle)
- Describe a personal experience that has demonstrated your resilience. What did you learn from that experience that may help you manage similar situations in the future? (600 words)
- Please select ONE of the three questions below: (600 words)
1) Discuss a time you tried to right a perceived wrong, felt moved to speak up for someone, or took a stand against a situation you felt was unjust.
2) Describe a situation that demonstrates that you are a person of integrity.
3) Describe a challenging situation in which you did not agree with a directive/rule and how you handled this. - Describe any personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii and the Pacific that you may have. If you do not have a personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii, please describe your interest in attending JABSOM. (600 words)
- If you are a re-applicant to JABSOM, please complete the following additional essay. Describe what efforts you have made to further improve your application to the MD Program. (600 words)