1. The Three Rivers Curriculum features collaborative team based learning. Therefore, we value your perspective and experience working within teams. Describe a time you worked with others in a collaborative process, challenges encountered and how you overcame these challenges. Discuss any personal growth achieved through the experience.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

2. Describe a difficult situation you faced, how you responded to this situation and how this helped shape the person you’ve become.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

3. Respect for others of different backgrounds is integral to the successful practice of medicine, as is an understanding of social determinants of health. Describe a situation you observed between a patient and the health care system that illustrates the impact of social determinants of health on delivery of care. Describe what you learned from this situation.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

4. Optional Essay: If you wish, use this space to tell the UPSOM Admissions Committee anything else about yourself.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

1. The Three Rivers Curriculum features collaborative team based learning. Therefore, we value your perspective and experience working within teams. Describe a time you worked with others in a collaborative process, challenges encountered and how you overcame these challenges. Discuss any personal growth achieved through the experience.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

2. Describe a difficult situation you faced, how you responded to this situation and how this helped shape the person you’ve become.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

3. Respect for others of different backgrounds is integral to the successful practice of medicine, as is an understanding of social determinants of health. Describe a situation you observed between a patient and the health care system that illustrates the impact of social determinants of health on delivery of care. Describe what you learned from this situation.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

4. Optional Essay: If you wish, use this space to tell the UPSOM Admissions Committee anything else about yourself.
(Limit your response to 250 words or less.)

1. The Three Rivers Curriculum features collaborative team based learning. Therefore, we value your perspective and experience working within teams. Describe a time you worked with others in a collaborative process, challenges encountered and how you overcame these challenges. Discuss any personal growth achieved through the experience. (250 words or less.)

2. Describe a difficult situation you faced, how you responded to this situation and how this helped shape the person you’ve become. (250 words or less.)

3. Respect for others of different backgrounds is integral to the successful practice of medicine, as is an understanding of the social determinants of health. Describe a situation you observed between a patient and the health care system that illustrates the impact of social determinants of health and/or the impact of racism on delivery of care. Describe what you learned from this situation. (250 words or less.)

4. Optional Essay: If you wish, use this space to tell the UPSOM Admissions Committee anything else about yourself. (250 words or less.)

1. Tell us about a challenging problem you faced and how you resolved it. Include how the experience contributed to the person you are today. (250 words or less.)

2. At UPSOM, diversity and inclusion are measures of distinction, integral to achieving institutional excellence, and essential to the development of future physicians who become leaders in medicine. Describe how you have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the past, and how you hope to grow that commitment in medical school. (250 words or less.)

3. Tell the Admissions Committee why you are applying to Pitt Med and why you think this school would be a good fit for you? (250 words or less.)