Cincinnati Business Courier: UC medical school welcomes most diverse class ever
Cincinnati Business Courier reported on the UC College of Medicine's 24th annual White Coat Ceremony. The college welcomed 185 newly admitted first-year students Aug. 9 during a ceremony at Aronoff Center.
Twenty-three percent (or 43 students) of this year’s class are from ethnic backgrounds that are underrepresented in medicine—the highest percentage ever in the college’s history. There is a near-even split between men and women enrollees. Men account for 50.3% (93 students) of the incoming class while women are 49.7% (92 students).
Austin Thompson, above, receives his white coat from Mia Mallory, MD, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the college, as Interim College of Medicine Dean Andy Filak Jr. (back to us) and Philip Diller, MD, PhD, senior associate dean for educational affairs in the college, look on.
First-generation college students account for 14% (26 students) in the incoming class. Ohio residents account for 52% (96 students) while non-Ohio residents account for the remaining 48%. The average cumulative undergraduate grade point average for the class is 3.75 with an average medical college admission test (MCAT) score is 515.
This is also the first year UC has asked medical students if they identify as LGBTQ+ during an admissions survey and 7% identified as such.
Learn more about White Coat at COM
Read the Business Courier Story
Listen to WVXU's mention of White Coat
Read about White Coat in the Cincinnati Herald
Related Stories
UC Med Mentors welcomes 39 new mentees at match event
October 15, 2026
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine medical students matched with 39 Oyler School mentees at a UC Med Mentors match event, beginning four-year mentoring relationships.
More physical activity may mean slower Parkinson’s disease progression
October 15, 2026
National media including the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report highlighted University of Cincinnati research that found higher levels of physical activity were associated with slower declines in thinking and memory as well as slower worsening of movement symptoms for people with Parkinson’s disease.
What to know about lung adenocarcinoma following Pope Leo diagnosis
October 14, 2026
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Robert Van Haren, MD, was featured in a Medical News Today article discussing the diagnosis, risk factors, symptoms and treatment of lung adenocarcinoma in light of Pope Leo XIV's recent diagnosis.