White Coat Ceremony

For the last-quarter century, the White Coat Ceremony has been a ritual at U.S. medical schools and officially welcomes students to the medical profession, emphasizing the new responsibility as they don the traditional physician's white coat.
A group of smiling people standing outside on the steps of a building on a sunny day, wearing white coats.

White Coat 2025

The White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2029 will be held on Friday, October 10 at 1:00 P.M. in the Ira Allen Chapel. The ceremony will be livestreamed and recorded.

Info for Members of the Class of 2029
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White Coats

In the weeks before starting medical school or during orientation week members of the Class of 2029 will try on and select the style and size white coat they'd like to receive. Coats will be received on-stage at the ceremony. Members of the Class will receive more information about White Coat try-on times this summer. 

Tickets for the Ceremony

Tickets are required for all guests to attend the White Coat Ceremony. Each member of the Class of 2029 is guaranteed up to five tickets, but may request additional tickets via the wait list. Wait list tickets are not guaranteed. Tickets will be requested for guests by members of the class via a link shared later this fall. 

Info for Guests of the Class of 2029
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Tickets are required for all guests to attend the White Coat Ceremony. Each member of the Class of 2029 is guaranteed up to five tickets, but may request additional tickets via the wait list. Wait list tickets are not guaranteed. Tickets will be requested for guests by members of the class via a link shared later this fall. 

Additional information about the ceremony will be available closer to the ceremony. 

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