White Coat Ceremony

Update: White coats are available for fitting throughout the week at the Student Affairs Office 9:00am - 5:00pm Mon - Fri.

Check back frequently for up-to-date White Coat Ceremony information for Orientation 2011.

The White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2015 will be held from 2:00- 4:00 PM on August 5th 2011. A reception for all those in attendance will follow the ceremony.

Orientation week culminates with the White Coat Ceremony, one of RWJ’s proudest traditions. During the White Coat Ceremony, you and your fellow classmates will be coated by RWJ faculty. This ceremony is a tradition that marks the beginning of your medical career. At the end of the ceremony, you and your classmates will rise and recite the Hippocratic Oath. This year's White Coat Ceremony will be held on Friday, August 5th, 2011 in the Arline & Henry Schwartzman Courtyard at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick, NJ).

You will receive your white coat at the beginning of orientation week. Because RWJ deans and faculty will coat you during the ceremony, we strongly encourage you to order an appropriately sized coat. You will have the opportunity to be fitted at the upcoming Housing Day mixers on June 11, 2011. You also can estimate your size by trying on a suit coat at a local men’s clothing store (all coats will be ordered in men’s sizes).

The White Coat Ceremony is a special day that you will likely cherish for the rest of your medical career. Due to space limitations, each student will be allotted up to 3 tickets for guests. The White Coat Ceremony is mainly intended for your parents and/or spouse. We are excited to be a part of this special day!

Click here to fill out White Coat Ceremony form no later than June 16, 2011.

Click here for White Coat Sizing Instruction.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at rwj-orientation@umdnj.edu.