{"id":145514,"date":"2021-07-26T16:22:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T02:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=145514"},"modified":"2021-07-26T16:29:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T02:29:29","slug":"new-uh-medical-students-receive-white-coats-of-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/26\/new-uh-medical-students-receive-white-coats-of-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"New UH<\/abbr> medical students receive white coats of healing"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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The John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Class of 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (JABSOM<\/abbr>) welcomed 77 new MD<\/abbr> students at its annual White Coat Ceremony. Each student was presented with a crisp white coat embroidered with a green JABSOM<\/abbr> logo and their name across the front. The UH<\/abbr> med school held the annual event on July 23 at the McKinley High School Auditorium, officially ushering in the MD<\/abbr> Class of 2025. The milestone recognizes the beginning of their medical careers with their first physician\u2019s white coat, a shorter version of the frock of their future profession. <\/p>\n

“Tonight is a day I\u2019ve looked forward to for many, many years. The white coat to me, before I started this first week of medical school, meant the day of accomplishment and everything I\u2019ve been working towards, but as we\u2019ve been hearing from some of our mentors, the doctors and the faculty talk about the significance of the white coat, I\u2019m realizing that it\u2019s actually symbolic of dedicating my life to service and to the patient,” said Kelly Watanabe<\/strong>, first-year medical student from Kaimuk\u012b. “I feel very privileged, honored and blessed to be in this position where I can help patients at their most vulnerable times.”<\/p>\n

The hybrid ceremony was limited to two guests per student, as well as few faculty, staff and volunteers. Others were encouraged to join via livestream. The evening began with a special chant in ʻōlelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language) as the students walked into the auditorium. They were “cloaked” onstage by either JABSOM<\/abbr> faculty, a family physician or a physician mentor and ended the night reciting the physician\u2019s creed, the Hippocratic Oath.<\/p>\n

The new MD<\/abbr> class is composed of mainly local students: 85% are from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> including five from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> island and two from Maui. The remaining are from Guam, Canada and the mainland U.S.<\/abbr> including California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and Oregon. This year, eight students are of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Other minorities include Filipino (9), Guamanian (1), Samoan (1) and Mexican\/Chicano (1). Approximately 31% graduated from the UH<\/abbr> system. Seven students matriculated into JABSOM<\/abbr> after graduating from the yearlong ʻImi<\/span> Hoʻōla<\/span> Post-Baccalaureate Program<\/a>, which provides a pathway into medicine for students from disadvantaged and underserved communities.<\/p>\n

To read more, go to the JABSOM<\/abbr> website.<\/a><\/p>\n

This event is an example of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the 2015–25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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