2019 Ceremony
Class of 2023 White Coat Ceremony
November 6, 2019
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) held its annual White Coat Ceremony on November 1 at the Hippodrome Theatre in downtown Baltimore.
“Today marks a major milestone in what will surely be a momentous and lifelong journey,” said E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore, and the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor, and Dean of the School of Medicine. “One hundred and fifty of you sit here today. Each one of you has earned your place in this class, and indeed in today’s ceremony.”
The White Coat Ceremony has been an annual tradition at the School of Medicine since 1997. During this event, first-year medical students are presented their first white coats, which have long been the symbol of physicians’ and scientists’ induction into the medical profession. The event, which was sponsored by the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, is also intended to serve as an opportunity for families of first-year medical students to gain a glimpse of what medical school is really like.
Full complete coverage of the event, see Members of the Class of 2023 Receive Their First White Coats
The Medical Family Annual Fund
Medical school is an exciting and challenging time for both medical students and the loved ones who support them. Recognizing the opportunity to enhance activities and student life through philanthropic support, the parents, families, and friends of past medical students created the Medical Family Annual Fund at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM).
In addition to the annual White Coat Ceremony, donations to the Medical Family Annual Fund have supported the House Advisory System, student wellness programming, and extraordinary needs of the medical students. We are pleased to provide medical family members with an opportunity to further enrich their student's academic experience through their generous support to the Medical Family Annual Fund. Please consider a donation to carry on this tradition of philanthropy with your gift to the Medical Family Annual Fund during your student's tenure at UMSOM.
If you would like more information about the Medical Family Annual Fund, please contact Irene Amoros, Executive Director of Annual Giving, at 410-706-8550 or at iamoros@som.umaryland.edu. We also encourage you to view the video below with messages from our Medical Family Annual Fund Co-Chairs and several of our medical students.
Please make your donation online today to the Medical Family Annual Fund using the link below. Thank you!