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On Friday, July 18, 130 new CUSM medical students participated in the traditional White Coat Ceremony, marking the beginning of their medical school journey, and their commitment to a professional career of care and service to their patients and communities. More than 550 family members and friends were in attendance to watch the students accept their white coats and recite the Hippocratic Oath.  

"This class brings the largest number of Inland Empire-based students to a CUSM MD class," said Paul Lyons, MD, President and Dean of California University of Science and Medicine. "It is core to our mission to support the communities of the Inland Empire in terms of education and health accessibility. Admitting qualified IE-based students is a major part of bringing our mission to life." 

The CUSM MD class of 2029 will spend the next four years experiencing the rigorous CUSM curriculum at the Colton-based CUSM campus, as well as in rotations and clerkships at clinics and hospitals across southern California.  

Highlights of the incoming CUSM MD Class of 2029: 

  • Forty-two percent are from the Inland Empire 
  • Twenty-three percent are first in their family to pursue higher education. 
  • Eighteen percent are alumni of the CUSM Master of Biomedical Sciences program. 
  • Ninety-eight percent are from California. 
  • Fifty-six percent completed undergraduate and/or master's degrees at University of California campuses.