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White Coat Ceremony

Image of oath reading by students at white coat ceremonyThe Arnold P. Gold Foundation White Coat Ceremony welcomes entering medical students and helps establish a psychological contract for the practice of medicine.

The event emphasizes the importance of compassionate care for the patient as well as scientific proficiency and includes several elements:

  • Recitation of student-written oath which represents the public acknowledgment by the students of the responsibilities of the profession and their willingness to assume such obligations in the presence of family, friends, and faculty.
  • Cloaking of students in their first white coats.
  • An address by the recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.

At the ceremony, students are welcomed by their deans, or other respected leaders who represent the value system of the school and the new profession the students are about to enter.

The cloaking with the white coat—the mantle of the medical profession—is a hands-on experience that underscores the bonding process. It is personally placed on each student's shoulders by individuals who believe in the students’ ability to carry on the noble tradition of doctoring. It is a personally delivered gift of faith, confidence and compassion.

The Class of 2028

The Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday July 26, 2024 at 10am at the Aronoff Center for the Arts (650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH 45202). The White Coat ceremony is an important milestone in medical education and is the formal induction into medical school. Welcome to our new Medcats! 

White Coat Ceremony 2023 Recording

You can watch the recording from the 2023 White Coat ceremony. To watch, please click on the following link: White Coat ceremony Livestream

Main Contacts

Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society  
Angie Glankler
513-558-6796
riallad@ucmail.uc.edu

Gold Humanism Honor Society
Laura Malosh, PhD
513-558-2143
laura.malosh@uc.edu

Honors Day
Carrie Martin
513-558-0203
marti5cl@ucmail.uc.edu

Match Day
Angie Glankler
513-558-6796
riallad@ucmail.uc.edu 

White Coat Ceremony
Katy Popplewell
513-558-5556
poppleky@ucmail.uc.edu

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Cincinnati, OH 45267-0552

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Phone: 513-558-6796
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