Class of 2030 White Coat Ceremony
The University of Maryland School of Medicine Class of 2030 students were celebrated and welcomed to the profession at their White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 7, 2026.
View photos from this momentous event.
Visit our SOM News page to read more about the event and watch interviews with some of our Class of 2030 students.
We encourage families and friends to review the Resources for Families and Friends section below for a variety of information on supporting your student throughout medical school.
To celebrate the diversity of the class, several Class of 2030 students volunteered to recite a section of the Code of Honor in their native language during the ceremony. Thank you to our student readers!
Our Class of 2030 students were each asked to select one word that embodies what the white coat means to them. We’ve compiled their responses into a word cloud that you can view here.
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Many of our School of Medicine mentorship and wellness initiatives that are essential for student success, such as those offered through our Wellness Committee and House Advisory System, are possible because of the generous contributions made by medical student families to the Medical Family Annual Fund. Gifts to the fund are also used to celebrate special days for the medical students, such as the White Coat Ceremony, and to renovate student lounges and study areas on our campus. We hope you will consider donating to this important fund. More information can be found here. We look forward to supporting your student throughout their medical school journey!
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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 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.