A rite of passage for new medical students

Minhaj kneels and extends his arm to get a group photo of the class in their white coats.

Minhaj Rahman takes the class selfie after this year糖心传媒檚 Robert L. & Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony. (糖心传媒 photo / J. Adam Fenster)

During the School of Medicine and Dentistry糖心传媒檚 annual Robert L. & Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony, first-year medical students don brand new white coats that symbolize the start of their journey to becoming medical professionals.

This year’s event, which recognized more than 100 future doctors in the Class of 2025, took place on August 13 at the Larry and Cindy Bloch Alumni and Advancement Center糖心传媒攚ith the participants糖心传媒� health and safety top of mind.聽 photographer J. Adam Fenster was on site to document the tradition.

A line of medical students wearing business casual outfits and masks before the ceremony.

Sydney Barrett and her fellow first-year medical students wait in line before the ceremony.

Ramya Sampath stands at a podium in a white coat with blue, yellow, and white lights shining overhead.

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Female student wearing a masks gets help putting on her white coat.

David Kaufman assists聽Erica Anderson with her white coat.

Student wearing slacks, shirt, tie, and mask has someone help him with his white coat.

Jonathan Perrier gets help with his coat from Anne Nofziger.

Wide angle shot of students donning their white coats and masks while reciting their code of conduct in unison.

The newest medical students at the University of Rochester recite the code of conduct.

Two males in masks embrace outdoors surrounded by a few others.

Wasim Zatar hugs his cousin, Said Shukri, outside of the Bloch Alumni and Advancement Center after the ceremony.

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