College of Medicine Welcomes Academic Strength With Incoming Class
CINCINNATIThe University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine welcomed one of its most academically outstanding incoming classes at the 12th annual White Coat Ceremony.
The ceremony, on Friday, Aug. 10, featured the coating of each member of the incoming classwhen 160 students will officially began their careers in medicine. And the new class, says College of Medicine dean David Stern, MD, boasts one of the strongest academic records to date for any incoming group of UC medical students.
Stern says its normal to have an incoming class with higher averages in one or two academic areas. But he says, the class of 2011 ranks higher across the board.
The incoming students scored particularly well on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), which assesses applicants writing skills and measures abilities in three areasverbal reasoning, physical sciences and biological sciences. UCs class of 2011 scored higher on average in all three areas compared with previous classes. The average total MCAT score for UCs incoming students is 32, compared with 31 for the 2006 entering class and 30 for students admitted in 2005.
The entering class also has an average GPA of 3.7, one-tenth of a point higher than the 2005 entering class.
Its clear that our reputation as a leading academic health center is growing and that our faculty, physicians and investments in facilities are leading that growth, says Stern.
Laura Wexler, MD, associate dean for student affairs and admissions, says academic qualifications are only one piece of the puzzle when assessing medical school candidates.
We arent just looking for students who are academically oriented, says Wexler. We seek students who will become outstanding physicians and community leaders.
The most well-rounded and competitive students have lots of options, so its always reassuring to see so many of them choosing our schoolnot just for our reputation, but for the quality education they know theyll receive.
Fridays ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. at Cincinnatis Music Hall. Charles Schubert, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and recipient of the 2007 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, will give the keynote address.
A reception will follow. For more information, call (513) 558-5577 or e-mail ivadean.lair@uc.edu.
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