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CUNY School of Medicine (New York, NY)

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Program Overview

CUNY School of Medicine (New York, NY)

Secondary Deadline
February 1, 2025
Secondary Fee
NA
FAP Waiver
NA
Casper Required
Screens Applications
Accepts Application Updates
Mission

The mission of the CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Med) is to produce broadly-educated, highly-skilled and diverse medical practitioners to provide quality health services to communities historically underserved by primary care practitioners. The School will recruit and educate a diverse, talented pool of students to the BS/MD and Physician Assistant programs, expanding access to medical education to individuals from underserved communities, of limited financial resources, and of racial/ethnic backgrounds historically underrepresented in the medical profession.

Vision
Programs of the CUNY School of Medicine achieve academic excellence through rigorous curricula in clinically-oriented basic sciences, population health, research, exposure to a variety of health care settings, and professional development.

Values

BUCOM shares the values of our larger learning community at Baptist Health Sciences University such as integrity, professionalism, continuous improvement, and service as an expression of our Christian values. We foster a Christian environment where servant leadership is modeled in all aspects of learning, teaching, service, and business.

Application Cycles
2026-2027
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.
  1. 1. The City University of New York School of Medicine strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. Please describe how your personal characteristics or life experiences will contribute to the City University of New York School of Medicine community and bring educational benefits to our student body. (1000 characters)
2025-2026
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.
  1. 1. The City University of New York School of Medicine strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. Please describe how your personal characteristics or life experiences will contribute to the City University of New York School of Medicine community and bring educational benefits to our student body. (1000 characters)
2024-2025
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.
  1. Is there any further information that you would like the Committee on Admissions to be aware of when reviewing your file that you were not able to notate in another section of this or the AMCAS Application? (1000 characters)
2023-2024
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.
  1. Why have you chosen to apply to the City University of New York School of Medicine and how do you think your education at City University of New York School of Medicine will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (1 page, formatted at your discretion, upload as PDF)

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