More than 110 second-year students in the School of Medicine will transition to the clinical care portion of their education following the 30th annual John W. Traubert White Coat Ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday (March 14) in the Candady Creative Arts Center.
The ceremony stresses the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and the relevance of the white coat as a cloak of compassion. It will also be the first time students publicly recite the Hippocratic Oath.
Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, executive chair of the WVU Cancer Institute, will serve as the keynote speaker.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Erickson Alumni Center.