Class of 2030 White Coat Ceremony
Friday, August 7, 2026
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
12 N. Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Doors Open at 12:30 pm
We look forward to welcoming the University of Maryland School of Medicine Class of 2030 and their families and friends at this momentous occasion!
Please note that tickets are required for this event. We ask that families and friends reach out to students for details about registration, tickets, and requesting special accommodations.
For guests unable to attend in person, we encourage you to watch the livestream starting at 1:30 pm on Friday, August 7. The livestream link will be posted here closer to the event.
Parking Information
Parking will be available at the Baltimore Grand Garage (5 N. Paca St.), next to the Hippodrome. Carpooling is encouraged. This is a UMB Garage. Hourly parking rates will apply. This garage takes credit/debit cards only. There is no direct elevator access from the garage to the venue. It is suggested that those with mobility challenges are dropped off with a companion at the venue entrance.
The entrance for families/friends will be at the corner of W. Baltimore St and N. Eutaw St.
Parking in the Baltimore Grand Garage is likely to fill quickly. Other nearby garages (non-UMB) include: Redwood Garage (11 S. Eutaw St.), Atrium Garage (308 W. Fayette St.), and Market Center Garage (221 N. Paca St.).
Sponsors
PRESENTING SPONSOR
SPONSOR OF STETHOSCOPES
Alumni of The Medical Alumni Association
About the White Coat Ceremony
The White Coat Ceremony is an important time for first-year medical students to come together as a class, to be welcomed into the profession, and to emphasize the professional and humanistic aspects of medicine that are so critical to the care of patients.
The White Coat Ceremony, sponsored by the Whiting-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 students by School of Medicine House faculty. After being "coated," students recite the Code of Honor, acknowledging their acceptance of the obligations of the medical profession.
For more information about the event, please contact Student Affairs.