Acceptance into the Pathways to Success Program is based on academic achievement, commitment to a career in medicine, possession of personal characteristics expected of quality physicians and coming from a background where the student is a first-generation college student, socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or educationally disadvantaged.
Application Process
The entire application must be completed and submitted by 11:59 pm on April 19, 2024. Supplemental materials are due by 11:59 pm on May 17, 2024.
Only completed applications with ALL required supplemental materials will be considered. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure all required materials are received. Any application materials submitted after May 17 will not be considered.
If you are selected to interview for a position in the program, the interview will take place during late June 2024. Please plan accordingly.
The Pathways to Success (PAWS) Program application will open on February 1.
Required supplemental materials:
- Two letters of recommendation are required. Both letters must come from college professors. It is highly suggested that one letter come from a faculty member in a science department (biology, chemistry, etc.).
The Pathways to Success (PAWS) Program application will open on February 1.
To facilitate the completion of your application you will need the following information available. You can complete some of the required information in a Word document and copy and paste into the application.
- Contact information, school and personal email addresses
- Parental information (address, educational background, occupation, household income)
- High school cumulative GPA (unweighted) and class rank
- A list of high school honors courses, if applicable
- A list of all high school honors and awards
- College credits earned in high school (college/university, department and course number, title of course, grades and credit hours received); this Information is needed for each course you received college credit
- A Plan of Study listing the required courses already completed and a plan for the completion of the remaining courses. The Course Requirements are listed at the top of the Program Requirements page. For all courses, include the college or university where you took the course, the department and course number, title of the course, grade received if already taken, number of credit hours and semester the course was taken or semester you plan to take the course.
- Activity participation: List up to 15 activities (name of activity, dates of participation, total hours, organization name, location, brief activity description (300 character limit); You may include significant high school activities. Activity types include: Work, Extracurricular Activities, International Experiences, Sports, Volunteer, Research and Medical-Related Activities.
- You will choose 3 of your listed activities that were particularly meaningful and describe that in the space provided. (500 character limit)
- The name, title, department and email address of two recommenders who will write a Letter of Recommendation for your application.
- Three Essays:
- Please write a personal statement explaining why you are interested in pursuing a career in medicine. (2500 character limit)
- The Pathways to Success Program encourages an environment of peer support, mentorship and inclusion among its participants. What are some concrete ways/examples in which you have provided peer support, mentorship and/or inclusion among those around you? (1250 character limit)
- Describe an experience or situation that best reflects you as a person and describe how that experience or situation will assist you in succeeding as a student as well as contribute to the School of Medicine community and the field of medicine. (1250 character limit)
Please send all questions to paws@missouri.edu
