
Trojan’s medical school performance has been OUTSTANDING* in comparison to his peers at our school. “The summary adjective for Keck School of Medicine students is based on the number of weeks of Honors and High Pass grades received in Year III core clerkships these include Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery. The Summary section provides a summative assessment of the student’s comparative performance in medical school and a summary adjective based on your third-year clerkship grades, e.g., *Student Affairs reserves the right to edit the content you submit for length, grammar, style, and content, though you will be able to review your MSPE, including the edited Noteworthy Characteristics and Summary sections, before it is submitted to residency programs. Each bullet point should be 2 sentences or less.Maximum of 3 characteristics, highlighting the most salient aspects of the student in bullet point format.Please submit your Noteworthy Characteristics to the Online Advising System. Submitting Your Noteworthy Characteristics For example, if there was a significant gap between your undergraduate career and your entrance into medical school, give a brief (one or two sentence) explanation of what you accomplished during that time. Please be sure to note only accomplishments and activities from your time in medical school, unless you have prior experiences that are directly relevant to your residency application or require an explanation.

Include six sections: Identifying Information, Noteworthy Characteristics, Academic History, Academic Progress, Summary, and Medical School Information. participation in a joint degree program or leave of absence from Keck to complete a graduate degree Limit the MSPE to 7 single-spaced pages in 12-point font.participation in the Medical Spanish program, either as a student or teacher The identification of the noteworthy characteristics can be done by each student in consultation with a designated mentor or advisor, or by the MSPE author.activities that demonstrate a particular interest or accomplishments in your chosen specialty.research, presentations, and publications.It should include the following information about your career at Keck: The Noteworthy Characteristics section allows you to highlight whatever you think is most important about your application and is intended to help residency programs review applicants holistically. Record for Years I and II (ICM, Years I & II).MSPEs include evaluations received by August 31st. This is the second section of the document and one of the first things Program Directors read, therefore, it sets the tone of the rest of the document and. This section is made up of three personalized statements that describe key distinctions of your application. Noteworthy Characteristics Bullet Points The purpose of this section is to showcase your unique activities and/or achievements primarily during medical school.

They are prepared by the Office of Student Affairs, and released nationally on October 1 after students have been given the opportunity to review them. The MSPE contains a Noteworthy Characteristics section. MSPEs (aka Dean’s Letter) are objective summary letters designed to evaluate students’ performance throughout medical school in accordance with nationally defined guidelines.
