The 2007 entering class to U.S. medical schools is the largest in thenation's history, according to data released by the AAMC last week. Thenumber of first-year enrollees totals almost 17,800 students, a 2.3 percent increase over 2006. More than 42,300 individuals applied to medical schoolthis year, an increase of 8.2 percent. Nearly 32,000 were first-time applicants, the highest number on AAMC record. The 2007 medical school applicant pool also included more individuals from racial and ethnic minorities. The number of black male applicants and Hispanic male applicants, for example, both increased this year by 9.2 percent. For more information, please visit http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/pressrel/2007/071016.htm.