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Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (East Lansing, MI)

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Program Overview

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (East Lansing, MI)

Secondary Deadline
November 15, 2026
Secondary Fee
$100
FAP Waiver
Yes
Casper Required
Yes
Screens Applications
No
Accepts Application Updates
No
Mission
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is committed to educating exemplary physicians and scholars, discovering and disseminating new knowledge, and providing service at home and abroad. We enhance our communities by providing outstanding primary and specialty care, promoting the dignity and inclusion of all people, and responding to the needs of the medically underserved.

Vision

American society may be facing a watershed moment as it reckons with various systemic injustices. Use the space below to share your thoughts about this statement

Values

If you could present yourself to the Committee on Admissions, what would you want to make sure they knew about you.

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

1. Imagine your professional life 15 years from now and briefly detail where you envision yourself and what you hope to be doing. Describe your most meaningful career accomplishment by that time. Explain why it is significant.? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

2. Considering your life experiences and the lens through which you view the world, share your thoughts and perspectives about how systemic injustices and inequities have 1) affected you directly, and/or 2) shaped your perspective on your future role as a physician? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

3. Each year, medical schools review thousands of applications. What do you want to make sure the MSU CHM Admissions Committee knows about you? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

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

1. Imagine your professional life 15 years from now and briefly detail where you envision yourself and what you hope to be doing. Describe your most meaningful career accomplishment by that time. Explain why it is significant.? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

2. Considering your life experiences and the lens through which you view the world, share your thoughts and perspectives about how systemic injustices and inequities have 1) affected you directly, and/or 2) shaped your perspective on your future role as a physician? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

3. Each year, medical schools review thousands of applications. What do you want to make sure the MSU CHM Admissions Committee knows about you? (Please limit your response to 400 words or less.)

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

1. Imagine your professional life 15 years from now and briefly detail where you envision yourself and what you hope to be doing. Describe your most meaningful career accomplishment by that time and explain why it is significant. (500 words)

2. Considering your life experiences and the lens through which you view the world, share your thoughts and perspectives about how systemic injustices and inequities have 1) affected you directly, and/or 2) shaped your perspective on society. (500 words)

3. If you could present yourself to the Admissions Committee, what would you want to make sure they knew (or remembered) about you? (500 words)

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

1. Imagine and reflect upon your life and medical career at the time of retirement. What do you envision being your proudest/most significant accomplishment?

2. American society has been reckoning with a variety of systemic injustices throughout its history. Considering your life experiences up to now, share your thoughts and perspectives about this statement using the lens from which you view the world around you.

3. Consider three or four words and/or phrases from your medical school application that you use to describe or characterize yourself. Pick one (or a completely different one) that is underdeveloped to provide additional written narrative to the committee as to why you’ve decided to pursue a career in medicine.

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