Stanford University

Location: Stanford, CA (Suburban)
School Type: Private Institution
Program Website: MD | MD-PhD
SDN SchoolsDB Profile: Stanford
Official Program Data: MSAR
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Secondary Questions

Secondaries on Schools Database

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

Question 1

Are there any current or pending disputes regarding your academic status? If so, please explain. (300 character limit)

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

Question 2

Was your enrollment status ever interrupted during your undergraduate or graduate program, excluding summer terms (e.g., for medical, personal, or academic reasons, military service, etc.)? If yes, please explain. (150 character limit)

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

Question 3

Are you a community college transfer student? This designation specifically refers to individuals who enrolled at a community college with the express purpose of transferring to a four-year institution. This excludes courses taken at a community college during high school, during interruptions in your undergraduate studies (from a four-year institution), or post-undergraduate studies. If you completed community college coursework during the excluded periods mentioned, do not answer yes to this question. Yes/No

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

Question 4

Has your education included any formal postbaccalaureate pre-medical programs? Yes/No

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

Question 5

What do you envision as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career? Please select the option that best describes your career goals and clinical practice setting: Academic Medicine (Clinical), Academic Medicine (Physician Scientist), Health Policy, Primary Care, Public Health/Community Health, or Global Health. Additionally, please describe your motivation for this practice scenario. Why do you believe you are particularly suited for this path? What knowledge, skills, and attitudes have you developed that have prepared you for this career? (1000 character limit)

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

Question 6

How will you leverage the Stanford Medicine Discovery Curriculum and the scholarly concentration requirement to achieve your personal career goals? (1000 character limit)

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

Question 7

Describe your educational and family background in a short paragraph. For example, you might say, "I grew up in New York City as the third child of a supermarket cashier and a high school principal. I attended Mann High School, where my major interests were boxing and drama." (600 character limit)

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

Question 8

Are you a re-applicant to the Stanford Medicine MD Program? What experiences highlight the most significant differences between your previous and current application? (Research, Community/Volunteer Services, Paid Employment, Awards/Honors) (350 character limit)

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

Question 9

Please describe the aspects of your life experiences, interests, and character that would enable you to make a distinctive contribution to Stanford Medicine. (2000 character limit)

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

Question 10

Please describe how you have made a unique contribution to a community with which you identify. (1000 character limit)

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

Question 11

Please describe an experience or situation in which you advocated for someone else. (1000 character limit)

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

Question 12

(Optional) Please share any additional information that will help us understand how you may uniquely contribute to Stanford Medicine. (1000 character limit)

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