White coat ceremonies for new medical students

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Earlier this year, I attended my first white coat ceremony for incoming medical students. So impressed was I by the event that I feel impelled—almost duty bound—to spread the word, for few outside of academia are likely to have heard of these ceremonies. Essentially, they are a rite of passage, welcoming the new medical student into the medical profession, albeit as an apprentice member. They occur right...

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