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With its second full class, the College of Medicine now has an enrollment of 415 \u2013 a 10-fold increase in the five years since its charter class enrolled.<\/p>\n

In opening Monday\u2019s event, UCF President John C. Hitt described how far the new medical school has come. \u201cAt this time in 2007, we had yet to break ground on the medical college that has made possible this morning\u2019s White Coat Ceremony,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it was just four years ago that we moved into a facility that anchors a thriving Medical City that will transform Central Florida\u2019s healthcare, economy and lifestyle in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incoming class was selected from a pool of 4,171 applicants based on their academic excellence and passion for medicine. The Class of 2018 has 67 men and 53 women and includes five military veterans. Twelve of the incoming students have master\u2019s degrees, one has a doctoral degree, and more than a dozen published scientific research before ever entering medical school. The new medical students include:<\/p>\n

  • Varsity athletes in sports that include soccer, tennis, track, wrestling and synchronized swimming<\/li>\n
  • A military officer who guarded the U.S. Embassy in Moscow<\/li>\n
  • A former hedge fund investor<\/li>\n
  • A musician artist who crafted violins for students in rural Utah<\/li>\n
  • Two siblings of students who graduated in the College of Medicine\u2019s first two classes<\/li>\n

    One of the first-year students in Luke Pearson, a National Merit Scholar who graduated from the College of Medicine\u2019s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences. UCF was the only place Pearson applied for medical school. Minutes after getting his white coat, Pearson said he was speechless. \u201cIt\u2019s so exciting,\u201d he said, \u201cI\u2019m so fortunate to be in this position, to become a doctor and serve our community.\u201d As his mother Rosy looked on, she said Luke had announced in kindergarten at the age of 5 that he was going to be a doctor. \u201cToday is a day of dreams coming true,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

    Before she \u201ccoated\u201d the students, Dr. Deborah German, vice president for medical affairs and founding dean of the UCF College of Medicine, taught their first class \u2013 The Good Doctor, A UCF Tradition. In the class, Dr. German asks students to envision the person they love. That person is sick with an undiagnosed ailment. What traits do the students want their beloved person\u2019s doctor to have? she asks. As students provide traits, Dr. German writes them on a blackboard that stays on display at the medical school for the students\u2019 entire first year.<\/p>\n

    The Class of 2018 came up with traits including \u201cdedicated,\u201d \u201cbrave,\u201d \u201ctrustworthy,\u201d \u201cknowledgeable,\u201d \u201cintelligent,\u201d \u201centhusiastic,\u201d \u201cbenevolent\u201d and two that drew some chuckles from the crowd \u2013 \u201caffordable\u201d and \u201cwell-rested.\u201d<\/p>\n

    When she was done writing the 37 traits on the board, Dr. German explained why she does The Good Doctor class each year. \u201cI want to show you and the community that you know what it takes to become The Good Doctor,\u201d\u00a0 she said. \u201cThose traits live and breathe inside of you. It is why you are here. This is your contract with me, your faculty, friends, family, community and each other. With the guidance of the faculty and your own hard work, you will become The Good Doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n

    To view a video version of this story, please visit http:\/\/youtu.be\/PgpvV3MhdpY<\/a><\/p>\n

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