University of Chicago

Location: Chicago, IL (Urban)
School Type: Private Institution
Program Website: MD | MD-PhD
SDN SchoolsDB Profile: U-of-C
Official Program Data: MSAR
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Letters of Recommendation: MD | MD-PhD
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Secondary Questions

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Question 1

Students at the Pritzker School of Medicine complete the majority of their clinical training at UChicago Medicine (UCM). UCM, nationally recognized by the AAMC for sustained commitment to community engagement, partnership, and collaboration, has a primary service area where poverty is over double the state level. Additionally, our students lead numerous community-based initiatives throughout Chicago, including six free clinics that primarily serve uninsured patients. Please share with us the personal and professional experiences that have best prepared you to work in this clinical environment. (450 words)

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 2

All MD students participate in our longitudinal Scholarship & Discovery research program, which offers protected curricular time, mentoring, and funding for students to pursue their scholarly interests. Please describe your research interests and share how our research opportunities will help you advance your career goals. (450 words - MD only)

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 3

Medical education requires humility and resilience as students learn to become physicians prepared to deliver exceptional care within a rapidly changing and sometimes challenging healthcare landscape. Share with us a difficult or challenging situation you have encountered and how you dealt with it. In your response, identify both the coping skills you called upon to resolve the situation, and the support person(s) from whom you sought advice. (450 words)

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 4

Please feel free to use this space to convey any additional information that you might wish the Committee to know. For example, if you are not currently completing a degree, please share your planned or current activities for this application cycle. We suggest that you limit your text to about 300 words.

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 5

If your school has a premedical committee or premedical advisor who composes a letter for each applicant from your school and you chose not to avail yourself of this service, please provide an explanation in the text box below for your decision not to do so. We suggest that you limit your text to about 200 words.

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.