you get your white coat in medical school on february 28.
when do you get your white coat in medical school?
february 28
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the white coat ceremony (wcc) is a relatively new ritual in some medical (md, do), dental, optometry, audiology, chiropractic, dietitians, occupational therapy, physical therapy, podiatric, pharmacy, physician assistant, pathologists' assistant, nursing, naturopathic and veterinary schools that marks the student's transition from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences. at some schools, where students begin meeting patients early in their education, the white coat ceremony is held before the first year begins. it is an example of a matriculation.









































wccs typically involve a formal "coating" of students.









































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white coat ceremony
on april 29, 2011, university of warmia and mazury in olsztyn was the first medical school in poland, that has introduced the white coat ceremony. 









































in september 2011, jagiellonian university in kraków became the first medical school in poland to introduce a white coat ceremony for the incoming class. "









































on february 28, 2011, the faculty of medicine at the università del piemonte orientale "amedeo avogadro" in novara became the first italian medical school to introduce a white coat ceremony for its third year students.
white coat ceremony