White Coat Ceremony for 11th Cohort of Four Year Track Students

The excitement never goes away, each year, as we personally hand every medical student his or her new, starched White Coat, signifying the transition from pre-clinical studies in the classroom to clinical studies in the hospital. This will be their new uniform that they can wear with pride as they train to become Israel's next generation of physicians.

This year's ceremony took place at the Yigal Alon auditorium a few blocks from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine campus in Safed, on June 8, 2023.

Opening the event was Sharon Mines, Administrative Deputy to the Associate Dean of Medical Education, who warmly welcomed the Faculty's new Dean, Prof. Orly Avni.

A student, Atara Gordon, gave a short dvar torah.

Then, the following Deans welcomed the students and their proud invited family members and friends:

• Prof. Orly Avni, Dean
• Prof. Eric Shinwell, Associate Dean Medical Education and Head of the Department of Neonatology Ziv Medical Center
• Prof. Daniel Glikman, Vice Dean Pre-Clinical Studies and Senior Physician of Pediatrics at Tzafon Medical Center in Poria

After a creative video prepared by the students to share their daily experiences with those present was screened, it was time to give each of the 104 students their White Coats, starting with recipients of the Paul and Edwina Heller Scholarship for Excellence. Dr. Anat Einy joined the above Deans in distributing the coats.

At this point, to assist in the distribution, Dr. Dana Krupik and Dr. Irina Nordkin joined those on the podium and also asked HILA Course instructors to participate.

With all 104 students donning their White Coats, the task of emceeing the event was now passed on to the students themselves, led by Liad Weinstock and Amatzia Harif. The students Oshra Meir, Hahnd Hanu, and Tal Zadok spoke, as did Koral Nativ, the wife of the student Eliashiv Nativ.

Three students played a musical interlude.

The ceremony was very moving and exciting, and we look forward to their formal MD graduation in a few years!

A few pictures can be seen here.