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Several medical students in white coats recite the Hippocratic Oath at the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons White Coat Ceremony at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

August 14, 2026

Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons welcomed 140 medical students at its annual rite-of-passage White Coat Ceremony. With the help of VP&S faculty, the future physicians donned the profession's most recognizable symbol (the white coat) for the first time, recited a version of the Hippocratic Oath written by the incoming class, and embraced a commitment to compassionate patient-centered care. Congratulations to the Class of 2030!

For more Columbia University Irving Medical Center news, check out the White Coat Ceremony and Donation of Engraved Stethoscopes, Columbia's College of Dental Medicine's White Coat Ceremony, and Columbia Nursing's “Mary Moran Pinning Ceremony."

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