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Diversity & Inclusion
Representation matters to the Ohio State College of Medicine.
Diversity initiativesCollege of Medicine at a Glance
- #30 in research, ranked by U.S. News & World Report
- #14 most diverse medical school by U.S. News & World Report
- $301M in total funding
- 26% of our 2021 class is underrepresented in medicine
- 514 average MCAT score for 2021 class

A message from Dean Bradford
A national leader in academic medicine and education and an internationally recognized head and neck cancer researcher and surgeon, Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS, FACS, is the dean of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and vice president for Health Sciences at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She is also the Leslie H. and Abigail S. Wexner Dean’s Chair in Medicine and a professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Get to know her by reading her blog, in which she shares her thoughts on academic medicine and leadership.

LCME Accreditation
Every eight years the College of Medicine participates in a thorough accreditation process with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the official accrediting body for schools granting MD degrees in the U.S. and Canada, to ensure we meet their specific standards.The LCME has notified us that our next site visit will be March 20 – 23, 2022. We encourage everyone to actively participate in our successful reaccreditation. We will keep you updated throughout the process, and have developed a website as a reference to stay apprised of our LCME accreditation progress and updates.