Medical Families

The White Coat Ceremony

The White Coat Ceremony is an opportunity for families of first-year medical students to celebrate medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Families are also able to learn more about the experiences and daily life of their medical students through panel discussions and presentations.

The White Coat Ceremony, sponsored by the Whting Turner Contracting Company, has been an annual tradition at the School of Medicine since 1997. The event features the presentation of traditional white coats, long the symbol of physicians and scientists, to first-year medical students.

The coats are put on the students by School of Medicine faculty, to welcome their new colleagues to the profession of medicine. After being "coated," students recited a Code of Honor acknowledging their acceptance of the obligations of the medical profession.

Class of 2016 - White Coat Ceremony - November 1, 2012

White Coat Ceremony 2012 Video

The Medical Family Annual Fund

Funds from the Medical Family Fund help our students
take advantage of educational events around the world.

Medical school is an exciting and challenging time for families of students enrolled in the University of Maryland School of Medicine, on of the nation's premiere learning institutions.

For that reason, we are proud to give family members an opportunity to further enrich their student's academic experience by providing philanthropic support to the Medical Family Annual Fund.

If you would like more information about the Medical Family Annual Fund, please contact Irene Amoros, Associate Director of Development, at 410-706-8550 or at iamoros@som.umaryland.edu.

Or you may make an online donation to the Medical Family Fund.