OHSU M.D. Class of 2026 celebrates its annual White Coat Ceremony

The rite of passage is meaningful for students entering the medical profession

By Mariana Phipps August 16, 2022 Portland, Oregon

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Members of the M.D. Class of 2026 beam with pride. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Tracy Bumsted, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for undergraduate medical education; Antwon Chavis, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics who led the Oath of Geneva; David Jacoby, M.D., interim dean, OHSU School of Medicine, led the recessional after the ceremony. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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The White Coat Ceremony is, for many families, the moment it becomes real that their young person has made it to medical school. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Members of the M.D. Class of 2026 delight in the moment as they emerge from their White Coat Ceremony. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Rebecca Cantone, M.D., associate professor of family medicine, helps Katelin Ross, M.D. Class of 2026, don her white coat. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Allison Empey, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, congratulates Jaime Contreras, a member of the entering M.D./Ph.D. class, upon receiving his white coat. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Yusuf Ashfaq, M.D. Class of 2026, celebrates with his family. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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The emotion is palpable as families greet their students where their new white coats. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Antwon Chavis, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, explains the significance of the Oath of Geneva before leading the students in reciting it. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Allison Empey, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics who gave this year’s J.S. Reinschmidt Lecture, shares in a medical student’s joy. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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The OHSU School of Medicine M.D. Class of 2026 recite the Oath of Geneva after receiving their white coats in this annual rite of passage, Aug. 12, for the incoming medical school class. The ceremony was held at the Oregon Convention Center. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)