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Brown University

Location: Providence, RI (Urban)
School Type: Private Institution
Program Website: MD | MD-PhD
SDN SchoolsDB Profile: Brown
Official Program Data: MSAR
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Secondary Questions

Secondaries on Schools Database

Question 1

Summarize your activities during this academic year. Describe how your activities are preparing you for a medical career. (2000 characters)

Reported cycle: 2024-2025, 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 2

How will your unique attributes, life experiences, and interests add to The Warren Alpert Medical School community? (2000 characters)

Reported cycle: 2024-2025, 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 3

Reflect on a non-academic situation when you had to change course, and how you did so. (3000 characters)

Reported cycle: 2024-2025, 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 4

(Optional) Do you have significant limitations on your interview availability? NOTE: Interviews occur on Thursdays and/or Fridays beginning in mid-September and finishing in February. Please detail any significant limitations on your availability during this time, such as international travel, work or courses. You may use the text box below to explain your limited availability. (If none, leave blank) (500 Characters)

Reported cycle: 2018-2019, 2024-2025, 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 5

Optional- alternate demonstrations of premedical competencies. If you believe that you have demonstrated competence in these disciplines in an alternate manner, please describe in the text box below that relevant coursework, individualized study, research, or employment. If you believe that you have fulfilled competency through a standardized examination such as Advanced Placement or the SAT II, please list the name, date and score of the exam(s) in the text box below that you wish to substitute in lieu of a premedical course. (500 characters)

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 6

Please identify potential research mentors at Brown University and describe how your research background and interests align with the research of those mentors. (2,000 characters) - MD/PhD applicants.

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 7

Check off research areas of interest (multiple choice allowed) 1. Pathobiology 2. Neuroscience 3. Therapeutic Sciences 4. Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry 5. Biotechnology 6. Biomedical Engineering 7. Computational Biology 8. Other - MD/PhD applicants.

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 8

In your opinion, what is one of the most pressing concerns in healthcare? If given unlimited resources, how do you envision beginning to tackle this issue? (2,000 characters) - MD-ScM Primary Care - Population Medicine applicants.

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.

Question 9

Describe your vision and goals for your primary care medicine career and any experiences that have helped develop it. How might you accomplish the dual roles of improving individual health and the health of populations? (2,000 characters) - MD-ScM Primary Care - Population Medicine applicants.

Reported cycle: 2026-2027. Length limit not supplied as a separate source field.