A record number of students are applying for admission to the College of Medicine. In 1996, it's likely the College will receive more than 600 applications for only 100 first-year openings.
Many reasons account for the rise in applicants.
Among them are the college's top-notch faculty and staff, and teaching and clinical training programs at the College. But it's one thing to say the College has terrific people and programs and another to pr ove it. According to students, a top strength of the College is the supportive environment created by administrators, faculty and staff. Besides positive attitude, faculty members strive to make learning resources the best available. UA medical students said they used computer instructional programs as study aids 91.9 percent of the time, compared to the national average of 73.3 percent.