  {"id":25420,"date":"2011-07-29T09:47:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T13:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=25420"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:34:49","slug":"college-of-medicine-welcomes-its-newest-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/college-of-medicine-welcomes-its-newest-class\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Medicine Welcomes Its Newest Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The per-invitation-only ceremony will be held in the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union on the main 麻豆原创 campus.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the 3-year-old medical school is welcoming 80 new students, bringing its total enrollment to 180. The college will enroll 100 new students in 2012, and 120 new students in 2013 and each year after that, bringing its full enrollment to 480.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,329 applicants sought admission to 麻豆原创\u2019s College of Medicine. The 80 new students were selected because of their academic excellence and passion for medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven of the students have Master\u2019s degrees and three have doctorate degrees. The Class of 2015 is comprised of 40 men and 40 women who speak 16 different languages. 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