Dan DeJarnette

The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage for first-year osteopathic medical students and signifies a commitment to the osteopathic profession and patient care. Friends and family can coat a student if they are a Doctor of Osteopathic medicine and join them to help celebrate. It is a psychological contract that stresses the importance of compassionate care for the patient and professionalism and scientific proficiency. The ceremony symbolizes the trust between physician and patient, compassion, and the purity of the medical profession’s purpose.
Location: Fant-Ewing Stadium
Join us for a day of exciting information in anticipation of your matriculation to VCOM. You’ll hear from our Dean, faculty, current students, alumni, and many other programs on campus. We will have opportunities to tour the campus, talk with local housing agents, and more.
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