The ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ College of Medicine welcomes its fifth class of medical students – and its first class at full enrollment – at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 5.

The 120 new students will receive their white lab coats from Dr. Deborah German, ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ vice president for medical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine, during the β€œWhite Coat Ceremony,” a traditional event where first-year students are recognized as colleagues dedicated to patient care.

With its first full class, the College of Medicine now has an enrollment of 360 – a nine-fold increase in the five years since its charter class enrolled. By 2016, ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½β€™s medical school will be educating 480 physicians-in-training a year.

The incoming Class of 2017 was selected from a pool of 3,843 applicants based on their academic excellence and passion for medicine. They averaged an MCAT score of 31 and a grade point average of 3.75 on a 4-point scale. The 64 men and 56 women are graduates of institutions including Duke, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Brigham Young, Vanderbilt, University of Florida, Florida State and ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½. Eleven of the incoming students have master’s degrees, one has a doctoral degree, and one is a veteran of the nation’s armed forces.

β€œThis fifth class at the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ College of Medicine is outstanding,” Dr. German said.Β  “They are bright, community-minded young people who are eager to make a positive impact in the lives of their patients and become leaders in healthcare.”