FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 2025
Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: The White Coat Ceremony is a longstanding tradition at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) since 1997. During the ceremony, a white coat is placed on each incoming medical student’s shoulder, then the Hippocratic Oath, a pledge to compassionately and ethically treat patients, is recited. The ceremony symbolizes the start of the student’s training and entrance into the medical profession. Today, many medical schools across the country host similar ceremonies.
The Long School of Medicine is welcoming 235 students this year, which includes 206 students from Texas and 29 students from out of state.
A special pre-event performance will be provided by the Music and Medicine student group.
WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Cir, San Antonio, TX 78205
Parking is available at the Tobin Center parking garage.
WHO: More than 1500 guests are expected to attend, including proud parents, family members and faculty from the Long School of Medicine
Also in attendance:
Taylor Eighmy, PhD, acting president of UT Health San Antonio
Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio
Interviews will be available after the event.
NOTES: The White Coat Ceremony was created in 1993 by the late Arnold P. Gold, MD, a faculty member at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The ceremony is widely considered a rite of passage for medical students, symbolizing the official transition from student to medical professional-in-training.
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