Welcome, Class of 2028
The annual event is a milestone for incoming medical students at UVA and marks the beginning of their career in medicine.
On August 16, the University of Virginia School of Medicine welcomed medical students in the Class of 2028 at the White Coat Ceremony, endowed by the Class of 1965. The ceremony took place in Old Cabell Hall and was attended by 156 new MD students, their families and friends. Each student received a personally embroidered white coat, as well as a tool kit from the UVA Medical Alumni Association. In addition to a stethoscope that was partially funded by the Class of 1963, the kit included a blood pressure cuff, tuning fork and reflex hammer. This gift was made possible by alumni support of the Annual Fund.
According to the School of Medicine, students in the Class of 2028 were selected from a pool of 5,872 applicants. Their mean GPA is 3.85, and mean MCAT score 517 (94th percentile). They represent 29 states and are coming from 71 undergraduate institutions. There are 57 students (37%) from groups underrepresented in medicine including rural and disadvantaged Virginians.
Speakers during the ceremony included Barry Collins, executive director of the UVA Medical Alumni Association; Cameron Muir, MD, ’93, president of the UVA Medical Alumni Association Board of Directors; Melina Kibbe, MD, dean of UVA School of Medicine; Joseph Nguyen, SMD’25, president of the student-led Mulholland Society; and Meg Keeley, MD ’92, senior associate dean for education.
View 2024 White Coat Ceremony Photo Album
Watch the highlight video from the UVA School of Medicine
