Mercer University

Location: Macon, GA (Urban)
School Type: Private Institution
Program Website: MD
SDN SchoolsDB Profile: MUSM
Official Program Data: MSAR
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Secondary Questions

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No questions reported for 2026-2027. Showing 2024-2025, the latest reported prior cycle.

Question 1

What is your understanding of the practice of rural medicine?

Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 2

Do you consider yourself to have been raised or to be residing in an area that is medically underserved?

Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 3

Summarize your work and learning experiences that reflect congruence with Mercer’s mission to serve medically underserved and rural areas.

Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 4

If you wish, please briefly explain experiences, attributes, or qualifications unique to you that will strengthen the educational environment at MUSM.

Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 5

Please explain factors that would help the Admissions Committee better understand your unique circumstances.

Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 6

Describe your experiences in service to others and your community and how they have helped prepare you to be a physician.

Reported cycle: 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 7

Please provide an alternate email address below (different from the one listed on your Primary AMCAS Application) to which we can send correspondence related to your application. (Required)

Reported cycle: 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 8

Please provide a cell phone number where you can be reached regarding your application. (Required)

Reported cycle: 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 9

Please discuss any institutional actions, including violations of the honor code or conduct code, that occurred during your time as an undergraduate or graduate student. (Required)

Reported cycle: 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 10

If you would like to discuss your perceptions of your academic readiness for the challenges of a medical school curriculum, or if you wish to explain any poor grades in your college coursework or MCAT scores to the Admissions Committee, please do so below.

Reported cycle: 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 11

What is your understanding of rural medicine practice?

Reported cycle: 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 12

Do you consider yourself to have been raised in, or to currently reside in, an area that is medically underserved or in a county with medically underserved populations? By "medically underserved," we mean populations that are vulnerable to poor health due to difficulties accessing adequate health care services. These difficulties may arise from factors including, but not limited to: education level; poverty; being uninsured or underinsured; lack of a usual source of care other than the emergency department; belonging to a socially marginalized group with poorer health outcomes; cultural or language barriers to receiving quality medical care; and distance or lack of transportation to needed medical care. Please explain.

Reported cycle: 2022-2023, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 13

The mission of Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) is to educate physicians and health professionals to meet the healthcare needs of medically underserved and rural areas of Georgia. Please summarize your work and learning experiences that you believe align with this mission. Based on your understanding of our mission, where do you envision yourself working and what do you see yourself doing after completing medical school and residency?

Reported cycle: 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 14

If you wish, please briefly explain to the Admissions Committee the experiences, attributes, or qualifications that you believe are unique to you and will strengthen the educational environment at MUSM.

Reported cycle: 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 15

Please explain to the Admissions Committee any factors that you were unable to highlight above, which would help them better understand your unique circumstances. Additionally, if you would like to briefly mention any significant updates regarding your application (for example, volunteer experiences) that have occurred since you submitted the Primary AMCAS Application, please summarize them below.

Reported cycle: 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 16

Describe your experiences serving others and your community, and explain how they have prepared you to become a physician.

Reported cycle: 2023-2024, 2024-2025. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.