1- Please discuss one of the following:
a) A challenging situation or obstacle you have faced in the past
b) Any academic road bumps in your academic career (low academic performance, failing course, dropping/retaking of courses)
Why was it challenging? How did you handle it? Knowing what you know now, would you do anything differently? What did you learn?
(2500 characters)
2- Describe a time or situation where you have been unsuccessful or failed. What did you learn from this experience and how have you applied this learning to your work and/or life? (2500 characters)
3- What would you like to contribute and be remembered for in medicine? (2500 characters)
Good luck to everyone applying!
No mandatory attendance. Sounds like most MS1 students attend lecture anyway during the first semester because the in-house exams are based on professor powerpoints. During systems-based modules, which start during semester two of MS1, students largely switch to using 3rd party Step 1 board resources and most watch lectures from home and crank out the 3rd party resources. This helps them prepare for the classroom NBME exams as well as Step 1.
The only mandatory activities at McGovern are anatomy, certain PBL sessions, and certain clinical skills sessions. Some PBL and clinical skills sessions have even been done virtually in recent years, though this could change, much like anything could change. But as of late, it's just been anatomy, some clinical skills sessions, and some PBL sessions.
EDIT: I'm also sure there might be scattered presentations or lectures from visiting faculty, grand rounds, etc that are mandatory. This seems to be the case at most schools. But when it coms to regularly-scheduled lectures and activities, my notes and conversations with staff and students indicates that the aforementioned holds true.
