The white coat ceremony (WCC) is a ritual in some schools of medicine and other health-related fields that marks the student's transition from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences. At some schools, where students begin meeting patients early in their education, the white coat ceremony is held before the first year begins.

2024年8月1日 · What is a white coat ceremony? The AMA’s Virtual White Coat Ceremony recognizes and celebrates the nation’s next generation of medical students. A short white coat can be a life-changing article of attire for medical students beginning their journey in …

2024年9月10日 · The White Coat Ceremony is a unique event where medical students receive their first white coats, marking their official entry into the medical profession. This tradition began in 1993 at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

2023年5月3日 · The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage for medical students, and was created by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation in 1993. During the ceremony, a white coat is placed on each student’s shoulders and often the Hippocratic Oath is recited, signifying their entrance into the medical profession.

At a white coat ceremony, first-year medical students don their white lab coats, listen to speakers and swear an oath (usually the Hippocratic Oath) to deliver compassionate care and uphold ethical codes.

2021年2月5日 · What Is a White Coat Ceremony? A white coat ceremony marks the end of a cohort’s period of classroom learning and the beginning of their clinical rotations, when they begin to work with real patients.

2016年8月18日 · Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy (CUSP) is hosting its second White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 26 th. This ceremony marks the beginning of their professional pharmacy education, with 77 students going through the …

2021年2月17日 · We will examine the reason why doctors did not originally wear white coats, why they started wearing them, the significance of white coats, when white coats became standard for most physicians, the first White coat ceremony at medical schools, why medical students wear shorter coats than fully licensed doctors, the type of specialists who do ...

2022年5月5日 · At the St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine, there is a White Coat Ceremony held at the beginning of each term for all first-term students. This ceremony officially marks their entry into the noble profession of medicine.

The most crucial element of the ceremony is taking the Hippocratic Oath to obligate their responsibility to care for future patients with integrity, empathy and humility. It provides a robust emphasis on compassion in combination with clinical excellence.