White Coat Ceremony–Rite of Passage for Medical Students
The LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine will hold its annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Cross High School, 5500 Paris Ave, New Orleans. This year, 203 second-year LSU Health New Orleans medical students will receive white coats, a visible symbol of patient care. During the ceremony, students are “coated” by faculty members chosen by the class for their commitment to medical education and their students.
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Although clinical education for LSU Health New Orleans medical students begins in their first year, the White Coat Ceremony signifies the students’ increased contact with patients and patient responsibilities, which expand during their second year.
Following the coating, the class will recite its Oath of Ideals. Each class develops its own Oath of Ideals.
