FSU MED Magazine Fall 2018, Vol. 14 | Page 11

Program of excellence
An offer most wouldn’ t refuse
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Program of excellence

COLIN HACKLEY

An offer most wouldn’ t refuse

T he 120 students who arrived in May as part of the M. D. Class of 2022 were among nearly 7,200

who applied for admission. four years – 2.4 percent in 2015 and 2018; and 2.6 percent in 2016 and 2017.“ Our reputation for providing an excellent medical education is making us a school
They may not have realized the magnitude of their accomplishment. In each of the past three years, the College of Medicine has appeared on the U. S. News & World Report list of“ 10 Medical Schools with the Lowest Acceptance Rates.” The college placed second on that list for the class entering in 2015, fourth in 2016 and third in 2017. Acceptance rates have held steady for the last
of choice for candidates,” said College of
Medicine Dean John P. Fogarty.“ If we make an offer, they readily accept.”
Acceptance rates are calculated based on the number of applicants and the number of offers extended. In 2017, the average acceptance rate for U. S. medical schools overall was 7 percent, according to data from 120 medical schools ranked by U. S. News.
10 Medical Schools with the Lowest Acceptance Rates( 2017-18)
Source: U. S. News
School
Total applicants
Total acceptances
Acceptance rate
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
8,068
168
2.1 percent
Stanford University
7,258
167
2.3
Florida State University
5,866
151
2.6
Wake Forest University
9,281
261
2.8
George Washington University
11,432
335
2.9
Georgetown University
14,062
403
2.9
University of California-Davis
6,943
204
2.9
University of California-Los Angeles
11,417
362
3.2
Brown University
9,922
322
3.2
University of California-San Diego
7,972
258
3.2

A lmost every day, College of Medicine students are engaged in activities promoting health in the community. Most of it is done in relative anonymity. In early August, a group of those students from the medical school’ s Family Medicine Interest Group couldn’ t avoid the spotlight. They were honored with the American Academy of Family Physicians’ 2018 Program of Excellence Award, presented at the organization’ s national meeting for medical residents and students in Kansas City.“ Our FMIG leaders worked incredibly hard last year and it’ s great to see them honored this way,” said Christie Alexander, assistant professor of family medicine and rural health, and FMIG faculty advisor. In addition to health outreach, FMIG educates and informs about family medicine as a career choice. Among the activities FMIG sponsored in 2018: twenty presentations to elementaryschool students teaching them to be tobacco-free and providing them with tools to make good decisions about their health and well-being; more than a dozen presentations to elementary-school students emphasizing the importance of fitness, mental health and good nutrition; a family medicine residency program“ procedure night;” and consistent participation in state and national family medicine conferences to help students learn more about the scope and diversity of the specialty. Student leaders who attended the AAFP meeting to accept the award included Meghan Lewis, Matthew Hager and Elizabeth Hull.

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