Foster School of Medicine to welcome Class of 2024 with White Coat Ceremony – El Paso Herald-Post

The Foster School of Medicine class of 2024 will receive their firstwhitecoats as part of the time-honoredWhiteCoatCeremony on Saturday.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will be the first year that the schools future doctors will not have their coats placed on them by deans of the medical school. Instead, each of the 116 students in the class of 2024 will approach the podium and give a short message of gratitude to those who have helped them reach this milestone.

Gordon Woods, M.D., associate professor of Internal Medicine and college mentor, will give the keynote address.

At this years ceremony, the Foster School of Medicine continues its own tradition with its twelfth class. The Class of 2024 will be welcomed by faculty and staff, the El Paso community and fellow Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso students.

TheWhiteCoatCeremonyis a traditional rite of passage for entering medical students. Started in 1993 by Arnold P. Gold and his foundation, theceremonyis designed to remind students of the humanism inherent in their chosen field.

Since its inception at the Columbia University College ofPhysicians and Surgeons, thewhitecoattradition has expanded to97% of medical schools throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The Foster School of Medicine, marking its 10th anniversary in 2019, held its firstWhiteCoatCeremonyin 2009 to welcome an inaugural class of four-year medical students.

What:Foster School of MedicineWhiteCoatCeremony

When:9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26

Where:Medical Sciences Building (MSB) II, TTUHSC El Paso campus,5001 El Paso Drive

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