McGill Faculty of Medicine’s annual White Coat ceremony is taking place on Friday, September 24 at 10:30am.

The tradition dates back to the 19th century. In the ceremony medical students are ‘cloaked’ with the white coat, the universal symbol of the medical profession, to mark the beginning of their clinical work. The hundreds of medical students entering the second stage of their undergraduate program gather to make the pledge to follow the principles of the medical profession, providing compassionate care and aspiring professional integrity.

I Medici di McGill String Quartet has participated in the events with a brief musical prelude since their introduction 2002.