Medical Families

Medical Family Annual Fund

Funds from the Medical Family Fund help our students take advantage of educational events around the world.

Medical school is an exciting and challenging time for families of students enrolled in the University of Maryland School of Medicine, on of the nation's premiere learning institutions.

For that reason, we are proud to give family members an opportunity to further enrich their student's academic experience by providing philanthropic support to the Medical Family Annual Fund.

If you would like more information about the Medical Family Annual Fund, please contact Alison Smith, Associate Director of Annual Giving, at 410-706-8550 or at alsmith@som.umaryland.edu. Or you may make an online donation to the Medical Family Fund.

Medical Family Day

Lindsay Dancy (from right), Niki Deshpande and Ashley Devonshire are all smiles after getting their new white coats.

Medical Family Day is an opportunity for families of first-year medical students to celebrate medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Families are also able to learn more about the experiences and daily life of their medical students through panel discussions and presentations.

Medical Family Day includes the annual White Coat Ceremony, which started at the School of Medicine in 1997. The White Coat Ceremony involves the presentation of traditional white coats, long the symbol of physicians and scientists, to first-year medical students. The coats are put on the students by School of Medicine faculty, to welcome their new colleagues to the profession of medicine. After being "coated," students recited an oath acknowledging their acceptance of the obligations of the medical profession.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine will continue this tradition for the incoming Class of 2013 on Thursday November 5, 2009.

Cick here for coverage of the 2008 Medical Family Day

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