Activities

In the Personal Biography and Activities section, you will provide insights into the activities you've engaged in to prepare for your future in healthcare.

There is no limit to the amount of activities you can enter in your application.

You will categorize each activity based on the the categories found on the page below. You know your activities best, so use your best judgment in selecting which category corresponds to your activities based on what you would like to highlight from each activity.

How far back should I go in entering activities?

Enter all activities since the beginning of high school.

How far in the future should I go in entering activities?

Enter activities to account for your time through October 2024.
For on-going activities scheduled to end after October 2024, make a note in the description section of the appropriate activity.
Estimate your expected hours.

Can I enter activities in multiple categories?

Each activity should only listed in one section of the Personal Biography section of the application. The only exceptions are:

Healthcare and Employment: An activity may be listed in both categories if the experience was a paid position and fits under BOTH Healthcare and Employment.
Leadership: Any activity that results in a leadership role may be entered in both categories.

Academic Recognition

List academic honors, awards, and other recognitions received since the beginning of high school.

Indicate the award title, date received, city, country, state, and a brief description of the award (300 character limit).
Click on [Submit] to save the record. Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add an Award] link.

Non-Academic Recognition

List non-academic honors, awards, and other recognitions received since the beginning of high school.

Indicate the award title, date received, city, country, state, and a brief description of the award (300 character limit).
Click on [Submit] to save the record. Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add an Award] link.

Leadership

List any leadership roles or positions of responsibility held since the beginning of high school. Examples may include leadership roles in clubs/organizations, supervisory roles, etc. In the absence of these roles, you may list leadership qualities you have learned from other opportunities.

Indicate the role title, start date, end date, city, country, state, and a brief description of the position (500 character limit). Click on [Submit] to save the record.
Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add a Leadership Role] link.

Employment

List all jobs (paid work experience) held since the beginning of high school, including military Paid healthcare activities may be listed here in addition to the healthcare activities section.

Indicate the employer, job title, when the job was held, start date, end date, city, hours worked per week, country, state, and a brief description of the job (300 character limit). You will also identify whether the employment was contingent on your status as a student (e.g. Work-Study, Research, etc.).
If you held a job every summer, enter each time period as a separate record.
Additionally, if you held this job for consecutive terms, select “Other” for the question “When did you hold this job?” You will be able to provide more details if you wish.
Click on [Submit] to save the record. Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add an Employment Activity] link.

Research Activities

List any significant research activities (paid or volunteer) you have participated in since the beginning of high school.

Include any publications (submitted as well as published), abstracts, presentations, and posters.
Indicate the research activity name, start date, end date, city, approximate hours worked per week, total cumulative hours, country, state, and a brief description of the research (500 character limit).
If research culminated in any publications, abstracts, presentations, or posters, you will have the opportunity to provide details. (500 character limit)
Click on [Submit] to save the record. Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add a Research Activity] link.

Healthcare Activities

List all direct healthcare-related activities you have participated in since the beginning of high school. For example, these may include: shadowing, scribing, clinical research, serving or working as a patient care tech, a nurse, and any direct observation or participation in patient care in a clinic, hospital, or with a physician or podiatrist.

Reminder: both paid and unpaid healthcare activities can be listed here.
Multiple doctors, same location: If you shadowed multiple doctors at the same location DO NOT create multiple entries – instead, create ONE entry per location and list each doctor in the description. If each doctor you shadowed had a different specialty, you may make a separate entry per specialty.
Indicate the activity name, start date, end date, city, hours worked per week, total cumulative hours, country, state, and a brief description of the activity (500 character limit).
Click on [Submit] to save the record. Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add a Healthcare Activity] link.

Community Engagement

List any non-healthcare-related community service or volunteer activities you have participated in since the beginning of high school.

Indicate the activity name, start date, end date, city, approximate hours per week, total cumulative hours, country, state, and a brief description of the activity (500 character limit.)
Click on [Submit] to save the record. Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add a Community Service Activity] link.

Extracurricular Activities

List any significant extracurricular, leisure activities, or hobbies you have participated in since the beginning of high school.

Indicate the type of activity, start date, end date, city, approximate hours per month, total cumulative hours, country, state, and a brief description of the activity (500 character limit).
Click on [Submit] to save the record. Additional records can be added by clicking the [Add an Extracurricular/Leisure Activity] link.

Top Meaningful Activities

Here you will talk about which of your previously listed activities (from each of the [Activities] sections) were most meaningful and why.

You are required to identify the most meaningful activity and may list up to three total (500 character limit, each entry).
Add an identifier as to which activity you are referring to.
These should only be activities that have been completed or are on-going. Do not include activities with a future start date.