Drexel University
College of Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine and the Alumni Association invite you to attend
THE CLASS of
2023
WHITE COAT CEREMONY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019
3 P.M.
KIMMEL CENTER, VERIZON HALL
300 SOUTH BROAD STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA
PLEASE REPLY VIA THE BELOW LINK BY:
Students - July 5, 2019
Faculty - July 26, 2019
Alumni - July 26, 2019
1 P.M. ARRIVAL
CLASS OF 2023 STUDENTS
2 P.M. ARRIVAL
FACULTY PARTICIPANTS
PLEASE WEAR YOUR WHITE COAT
2:30 P.M. ARRIVAL
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ALUMNI FOR VIP SEATING
Special thanks to the Benjamin J. Cottone, M.D., HMC '31, White Coat Ceremony Endowment Memorial Fund for partial support of this event, and to the Alumni Association for generously gifting the white coats and stethoscopes to the Class of 2023.
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HISTORY OF THE
WHITE COAT CEREMONY
The White Coat Ceremony was established by the
Arnold P. Gold Foundation in 1993 at the College
of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. It
has been designed to produce a new generation of physicians
with a renewed focus on compassion.
Wearing their "cloaks of compassion," new medical students
recite an oath, which they will repeat again
when they complete their medical school education. This
meaningful ritual, held in the presence of family, friends,
faculty, board members, administrators and alumni helps
the students become aware of their responsibilities from
the first day of their medical studies.
The White Coat Ceremony is designed to clarify that a physician's
responsibility is not only to take care of patients, but
also to care for patients.
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