Describe how COVID-19 has impacted your pathway to medical school
Items to consider incorporating into your responses may include but are not limited to:
• Academic: Were you able to interact with your professors? Did you have to leave an academic program stateside or abroad? Did your school require you to move to Pass/Fall grading systems? Did any of your standardized tests get canceled or delayed? Did you face any other academic barriers?
• Professional: Did you hold a job? Did you have to go out and seek new job opportunities? Did you lose a job? Any other financial or professional barriers that you faced?
• Personal: Did you have to move out of a house or dorm? Did you have to cancel travel plans? Did you modify your planned experiences related to healthcare or volunteer opportunities? Did you seek out other volunteer opportunities that arose from the crisis? Did you help family members that were affected?