White Coat Ceremony For 59 First-year Medical Students

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- 59 first-year medical students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, just experienced one of three the most important steps in their medical career, the White Coat Ceremony.



On this day, students receive their white coats that they'll wear during their clinical experiences and say an oath as they enter the field of medicine. This tradition helps young professional physicians realize they are doctors from day one as they transition from a civilian to a professional. Distinguished alumnus Dr. Michael Suk presented the keynote address.

"Students who choose to go into medicine today are faced with a lot of different choices of what they can do. Choosing to be a doctor I think is still the best profession in the world. It's an opportunity to give back to your community, give back to patients, to restore health and wellness back to people while also bringing a great responsibility for taking the knowledge you have and doing the best for humanity," said Dr. Michael Suk, the alumni keynote speaker.

The White Coat Ceremony kicks off the start of the academic year. These new medical students will start their first day of classes on Monday.

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