On August 19, Geisel School of Medicine students in the MD Class of 2026 marked a rite of passage in the field of medicine when they received their short white coats, symbolic of their status as physicians in training, during the medical school’s annual White Coat ceremony.
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Class of ’26 White Coat Ceremony Livestream
The White Coat Ceremony for the Geisel Class of 2026 will be held on Friday, August 19 in Alumni Hall at the Hopkins Center. The program begins at 3:00 PM. This is a ticketed event but you can watch our live broadcast of the event here.
Geisel’s Class of 2024 Receive Their White Coats
On October 14, Geisel’s first-year medical students received their white coats, marking an important symbolic step in their medical careers.
Geisel’s Class of 2024 Receive Their White Coats
On October 14, Geisel’s first-year medical students received their white coats, marking an important symbolic step in their medical careers.
Geisel School of Medicine Celebrates Iconic White Coat Ritual
On October 5, members of the Geisel School of Medicine Class of 2023 were welcomed into the profession of medicine during the school’s annual White Coat ceremony—an important ritual for first-year medical students.
First-Year Medical Students Receive Their White Coats
On September 15, 92 members of the Geisel School of Medicine Class of 2022 gathered with faculty, family, and friends for the school’s annual White Coat ceremony to don the symbol of their new profession.
First-Year Medical Students Don Their White Coats
The 92 members of the Geisel School of Medicine Class of 2021 ended their first full week of classes on a high note as they donned the symbol of their new profession.
White Coat Ceremony Marks Milestone for Class of 2020
On Oct. 1, 2016, the Geisel School of Medicine’s Class of 2020 joined faculty, friends, and family for the school’s annual White Coat ceremony at Dartmouth’s Rollins Chapel, where they received words of encouragement and sage advice in addition to their new white coats.
Formal Attire Required
Every year, the Medical School welcomes students to the profession in the White Coat Ceremony. In an increasingly informal age, what does it mean to wear a white coat? Geisel students and faculty talk about the history of the ceremony and what it means to them.
Dr. Freddie Fu: “20 Thoughts for Young Doctors”
Freddie Fu, MD, a 1975 graduate of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, shared his “20 Thoughts for Young Doctors” in his keynote speech to first-year medical students at the school’s a annual White Coat ceremony.