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Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA)

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Program Overview

Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA)

Secondary Deadline
November 16, 2026
Secondary Fee
$85
FAP Waiver
Yes
Casper Required
No
Screens Applications
No
Accepts Application Updates
Yes/Email
Mission
Our mission is to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ as we educate future medical professionals to excel in their chosen field.

Vision
  • Education
  • Research

Values
  • Service
  • Developing the Whole Person
  • Reaching the World

Application Cycles
2026-2027
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

All prompts have a 275 word limit.

1. What makes LLUSM particularly attractive to you?

2. Our medical curriculum integrates spiritual, ethical, and relational issues from Christian perspective into the practice of medicine. Weekly chapel services and religion courses are part of this program. Please respond to the above as it relates to your personal educational and career goals.

3. What personal attributes make you a desirable candidate for admission to LLUSM?

4. Identify experiences in your life that illustrate your service to others.

5. Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experiences have influenced and been integrated into your daily life.

6. Please describe your current involvement (or reason for not being involved) with a church or religious group.

2025-2026
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

All prompts have a 275 word limit.

1. What makes LLUSM particularly attractive to you?

2. Our medical curriculum integrates spiritual, ethical, and relational issues from Christian perspective into the practice of medicine. Weekly chapel services and religion courses are part of this program. Please respond to the above as it relates to your personal educational and career goals.

3. What personal attributes make you a desirable candidate for admission to LLUSM?

4. Identify experiences in your life that illustrate your service to others.

5. Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experiences have influenced and been integrated into your daily life.

6. Please describe your current involvement (or reason for not being involved) with a church or religious group.

2024-2025
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. What makes LLUSM particularly attractive to you?

2. Our medical curriculum integrates spiritual, ethical, and relational issues from Christian perspective into the practice of medicine. Weekly chapel services and religion courses are part of this program. Please respond to the above as it relates to your personal educational and career goals.

3. What personal attributes make you a desirable candidate for admission to LLUSM?

4. Identify experiences in your life that illustrate your service to others.

5. Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experiences have influenced and been integrated into your daily life.

6. Please describe your current involvement (or reason for not being involved) with a church or religious group.

7. If you have already graduated, describe your activities since graduation and your planned activities prior to matriculation into medical school.

8. Behavioral Expectations. LLU has expectations which include respect for all persons and high standards of personal and professional conduct. This includes abstinence from alcohol, nicotine, cannabinoids, and illicit drugs/substances in all forms. Please describe any use of the above substances within the past year. (No word limit)

2023-2024
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.

All prompts have a 275 word limit.

1. What makes LLUSM particularly attractive to you?

2. Our medical curriculum integrates spiritual, ethical, and relational issues from Christian perspective into the practice of medicine. Weekly chapel services and religion courses are part of this program. Please respond to the above as it relates to your personal educational and career goals.

3. What personal attributes make you a desirable candidate for admission to LLUSM?

4. Identify experiences in your life that illustrate your service to others.

5. Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experiences have influenced and been integrated into your daily life.

6. Please describe your current involvement (or reason for not being involved) with a church or religious group.

7. If you have already graduated, describe your activities since graduation and your planned activities prior to matriculation into medical school.

8. Behavioral Expectations. LLU has expectations which include respect for all persons and high standards of personal and professional conduct. This includes abstinence from alcohol, nicotine, cannabinoids, and illicit drugs/substances in all forms. Please describe any use of the above substances within the past year. (No word limit)

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