CORE Program Eligibility and Application Information

Participant Eligibility

The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging seeks 30 undergraduate students interested in pursuing medical studies who are committed to advancing opportunities for populations that lack equitable access to health care and/or are committed to serving the underserved.

The CORE Program is open to all undergraduates pursuing medicine and/or other healthcare professions in a community college or four-year university. Applicants must have one semester completed prior to applying and graduation date after December 2025.

All students are encouraged to apply, including first-generation college students (first in their families to attend college/university), students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine, and students committed to advancing opportunities for communities and populations who lack equitable access to health care.

No minimum GPA is required; however, students must be in good academic standing.

Other factors for consideration include that a student:

Identifies with a group that is racially/ethnically underrepresented in the health professions;
Comes from an economically or educationally disadvantaged background; and/or
Has demonstrated an interest in issues affecting underserved populations and a commitment to advancing opportunities for communities and populations who lack equitable access to health care.
Submits one compelling personal essay and one strong letter of recommendation.

Application Components

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Online Program Application: Application is due April 30, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET. and should include:
- Personal Information
- Education with unofficial transcript(s)
- Parent/Guardian Information
One essay (maximum 500 words) in response to the questions below:
- What are the specific opportunity gaps you have encountered?
- How will you use the CORE program to make your way into medicine or the health professions?
One Letter of Recommendation from academic institution (academic advisor, professor, or mentor). Letter of Recommendation is due April 30, 2025 at 4 PM EST. Refer to the CORE Letters of Recommendation Guidelines below.

CORE Letters of Recommendation Guidelines: Summer 2025

Welcome to the Georgetown University Cultivating Opportunity & Realizing Excellence (CORE) Program Recommendation Form.

Learn more about the CORE program.

Thank you for taking the time to provide honest evaluative feedback. We review your letter very carefully in determining the best fit for our CORE program. The final deadline to submit the letter of recommendation will be April 30, 2025, at 4:00 pm ET. Your submission by the deadline is required for the successful completion of the candidate’s application. No incomplete applications will be reviewed after April 30, 2025.

If you have questions about the letter of recommendation, please contact the CORE Team at somdiversityandinclusion@georgetown.edu.

Your recommendation letter should follow these guidelines:

We will only be accepting letters from applicants’ academic institutions (e.g. professor, advisor or mentor).
One Letter of Recommendation is required for the application to be complete for full consideration.
No more than two pages
12 point font
1-inch margins
Prepared on official university letterhead
Uploaded as a PDF via Qualtrics
Signed

An application is complete and ready for review when all application materials, including the letter of recommendation, have been received. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.