Third Time’s a Charm: COM-T Class of ’24 Get Their White Coats

March 8, 2022
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Even gravity can’t hold back the excitement David Ahmadian feels as he and his fellow class of 2024 College of Medicine – Tucson students emerge from their twice-postponed white coat ceremony in late February.

Even gravity can’t hold back the excitement David Ahmadian feels as he and his fellow class of 2024 College of Medicine – Tucson students emerge from their twice-postponed white coat ceremony in late February.

After their white coat ceremony was postponed in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson class of 2024 students received their white coats on Feb. 25 in the Grand Ballroom at the UArizona Student Union.

The white coat ceremony recognizes medical students’ entry into medicine with their first physician’s white coat, the frock of their future profession. The class of 2024 is 55% female and 45% male, with ages ranging from 22 to 37. Eighty-nine students are from Arizona, 29 are from Tucson and 18% are first-generation college students.

“We were reminded how impactful this ceremony is to students and faculty when we were forced to delay them due to the pandemic,” said Kevin Moynahan, MD, the college’s vice dean for education and a professor of medicine. “The class of 2024 demonstrated their resilience as they began their journey as a physician online during the start of a global pandemic.”

A version of this story was originally published by the College of Medicine – Tucson.