With proud family and friends seated behind them, with those who will teach and guide them over the next four years in front of them, and with their dean inviting them to “celebrate your accomplishments,” 183 new students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine gathered on July 26 for their Class of 2028 Matriculation Ceremony.
The road to receiving their medical degrees will be long and arduous. But speaker after speaker urged the students to appreciate the effort and dedication that brought them to the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, and to take time out from their hard work to reflect, seek out help if they need it, feel gratitude, and enjoy themselves.
The new students come from 27 states, and 27 come from other countries. Ten were the first in their families to attend college. They were chosen out of 10,003 applicants ...
10,003 Primary Applications
661 Interviews
49% Women
51% Male
Age Range: 21-36 Years
Average Age: 24 Years
10 First-Generation College Graduates
94 CO Residents
27 States Represented
27 Born Outside the U.S.
85% Science Majors
Will Cordett considers himself a lifelong communicator. In elementary school, he remembers always wanting to know more about his fellow classmates and in middle school he’d ask his teachers about their lives outside of school.
Reducing maternal mortality rates, advancing health equity, contributing meaningful research, mentoring young people, and becoming a global health leader — these are just a few of the goals Feruth Kidane holds for the future.