2022/01/20
On Saturday, January 8, the 17th White Coat Ceremony was held at the Kitasato Hall on the Shinanomachi Campus.
The White Coat Ceremony is a ceremony for the 112 fourth-year students (Class of 103), who will begin their clinical clerkships this January, to reaffirm their sincere commitment to patients and renew their mindset as aspiring physicians.
At the ceremony, Takanori Kanai, Dean of the School of Medicine; Morio Matsumoto, Hospital Director; and Junzo Takeda, Chairman of the School of Medicine Sanshikai, spoke about the importance of listening to patients' voices and making judgments with deep observational skills as the students begin their training in a clinical setting. They offered advice and words of encouragement to the students as they embark on their journey as medical professionals.
After a video of messages from faculty members of various departments, produced by the Class of 103, was shown, the white coats were presented, and the students recited the "Oath," which they had written themselves as part of their training in professionalism.
Wearing their new white coats embroidered with their names, the students took a new step forward with a spirit of compassion and service, aiming to become physicians trusted by their patients.
Oath of the Class of 103
We, the Class of 103, hereby pledge:
To diligently strive every day to acquire first-class knowledge and skills,
To continuously engage not only with the patient's "illness" but also with the "person,"
And to cooperate and compete in a spirit of friendly rivalry as professionals who will support the future of medicine.
Photo by Takeshi Kishi