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White Coat Ceremony. The White Coat Ceremony is a wonderful and meaningful tradition in which the School welcomes first-year students as colleagues dedicated to patient care. During this event, pharmacy alumni present entering students with a white coat, the symbol of clinical service and care. The students take, in unison, a pledge of professionalism.
New medical students are slipping on their short white coats, a momentous and exciting occasion that marks the beginning of their careers. Often seen as a symbol of authority and professionalism, the white coat frequently is conferred on new students during a ceremony held at the very beginning of medical school. While every school hosts a white coat ceremony, not all schools host them at the same time. For example, new students at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine donât receive their white coats until April. Many schools incorporate their own traditions into the ceremonies as well.