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n a hot august day, the school
of Medicine welcomed the
161 students of the Class of 2021
to the University of Virginia at the
2017 White Coat Ceremony and
Convocation, endowed by the
Class of 1965. this year's event
was held at the Paramount theater
in downtown Charlottesville and
presented by the UVa Medical
alumni association and Medical
school Foundation.
among the events highlights:
Executive Director Barry Collins
welcomed the new students, families
and attendees; Mulholland society
President Elizabeth Hoang, sMD
'18 discussed how the white coats
would help students—physically
and emotionally—over the next
four years; and tom Newbill, MD
'79, Res, '84, past president of the
2017 White Coat Ceremony
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UVa Medical alumni association's
Board of Directors, explained how
the association supports students,
including scholarship funding. school
of Medicine Dean David Wilkes,
MD, James Carroll Flippin Professor
of Medical science, was also on hand
to welcome students and stressed
that while they learn about medicine,
they should never forget compassion.
as senior associate Dean for
Education Randolph Canterbury,
MD, Res '84, read out the student
names, college deans Meg Keeley,
MD '92, (Dunglison); John
Densmore, MD '95, PhD, (Hunter);
Christine Peterson, MD, (Pinn); sean
Reed, MD, (Reed), and Director
of the Medical scientist training
Program Dean Kedes, MD, PhD,
assisted the students into their crisp,
personally-embroidered white coats.
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Total Students . . . . . 161
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Virginians . . . . . . . 46%
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Out of state . . . . . . 54%
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Women . . . . . . . 48%
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Under-represented
in medicine. . . . . . 22%
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Mean GPA . . . . . . 3.84
Class of 2021
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