White Coat 2026
The White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2030 was held on Friday, October 9th at Ira Allen Chapel on the UVM Campus.
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Class of 2030 White Coat Ceremony Program
Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine Class of 2030
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Ceremony Information
Welcome
Christa H. Zehle, M.D.’99
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, Professor of Pediatrics
Remarks
Richard L. Page, M.D.
Dean, Larner College of Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Chief Medical Affairs Officer, University of Vermont
Stephen M. Leffler, M.D.’90
Chief Executive Officer, UVM Health, Professor of Emergency Medicine
Humanism in Medicine Keynote Address
Christina Litsakos, M.D.'18, M.A.'17
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Recipient, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Presentation of Coats
Leila Amiri, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Admissions,
Professor of Psychiatry
Jennifer Clementi, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Connecticut Branch Campus, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Karen George, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Students, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Pre-Clinical Curriculum, Professor of Pharmacology
Heidi Schumacher, M.D.’10
President, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Alumni Association, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Toshiko Uchida, M.D.
Associate Dean for Curriculum, Dr. Yvette Pigeon Professor in Medical Education
Administration of the Oath
The Oath, Adapted from the Oath of Lasagna of 1964
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability, this covenant:
I will respect the scientific gains of those physicians and scientists in whose steps I will walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will remember that there is both art and science to medicine.
I will pursue the expansion of my knowledge throughout my life for the benefit of my patients.
I will practice medicine with conscience and dignity.
I will respect the privacy of my patients and not judge them.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
Most especially, I will tread with care in matters of life and death. If it be merely within my abilities to help ease suffering at the end of a life, may I face this awesome responsibility with humility and awareness of my own frailty.
I vow always to act to preserve the finest traditions of my calling, and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.