CHSU Class of 2029 Medical Students Welcomed at Orientation
July 21, 2025
Orientation for the incoming class of 2029 at the California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine (CHSU-COM) was a great success! The college welcomed its sixth cohort of 162 medical students in July 2025.
Within this new cohort, 44% are from the Central Valley, which is the highest percent to date, and about 90% are from California.
A record number of over 630 new and returning medical students are enrolled at the CHSU-COM.
The students enjoyed orientation week with a packed agenda to help them learn all about the curriculum, resources, study strategies, how to succeed in medical school, balancing life in medical school, and they got to meet people in the various departments that help support them throughout their medical school journey.
They also had many opportunities to get to know their classmates, faculty, and staff during social and team-building exercises.
Lunches throughout the week were sponsored by the US Navy, the US Air Force, Education Management Solutions (EMS), and Butterfly.
CHSU-COM Class of 2029 Orientation Recap Video
Watch this orientation recap video to meet some of the newest future doctors at CHSU-COM!
CHSU-COM First-year Medical Students in the News
During Orientation week, CHSU-COM first-year medical students Jenna Markarian and Niccole Haskins were interviewed by Anthony W. Haddad, Multimedia Journalist at GV Wire. Both Markarian and Haskins completed their undergraduate education at Fresno State. Markarian also completed her Masters of Science in Biomedical Sciences (MSBS) at CHSU. Watch the news story at https://gvwire.com/2025/07/19/california-health-sciences-university-welcomes-record-fresno-state-graduates/
On the first day of class, CHSU-COM first-year medical student Brittney Garcia was interviewed by ABC30 news reporter Ana Torrea. Garcia is a Central Valley native from Porterville who completed her undergraduate education at Fresno State. Watch the news story at https://abc30.com/post/162-students-join-chsus-class-2029/17229383/.
First-year medical students Emmanuel Martinez-Cortez and Brandon Khalil were interviewed by a CBS47/KSEE24 news crew on the first day of class.
Find more stories about orientation, CHSU-COM medical students, alumni who are physicians, faculty, and staff on social media!