More than 100 students will receive their white coats at a University of Arizona ceremony Friday.
These newly accepted medical students are expected to graduate in 2022.
Class of 2022 practices their mission statement during rehearsal for tonight’s #WhiteCoatCeremony pic.twitter.com/ipHSr37RLo
— UA College of Medicine – Tucson (@UAmedtucson) July 27, 2018
After receiving their first coats, they'll recite an oath affirming their commitment to patient care.
UA received nearly 10,000 applications and accepted 124 new people into the program.
54 of those students got their undergraduate degree at UA.
Class of 2022 #MedCats wrote letters to themselves to be opened at graduation. In four years, these reflections will symbolize how far they’ve come since beginning medical school.
Join us in wishing them luck tonight as they receive their first white coats! pic.twitter.com/JfekVSIobf
— UA College of Medicine – Tucson (@UAmedtucson) July 27, 2018