FMHS White Coat Ceremony 2016

The VIPs and students in their new coats

The White Coat Ceremony is an annual tradition marking the successful completion of the first MBBS year. The ceremony was conducted on 2 June 2016 at the Multi-purpose Hall of Sungai Long Campus. 

Present at the ceremony was Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) Dean Emeritus Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng, Malaysian Physicians for Social Responsibility President and Malaysian Medical Council Member Dato’ Dr Abdul Hamid Abdul Kadir, FMHS lecturers, medical students, and their respective families.

Dato' Abdul Hamid briefed on the history of the white coat in the medical field. He said, “The white coat, as prescribed by Hippocrates, obliges one to lead their lives and practice in an upright and honourable manner. The meaning and function of a white coat is to signify the wearer’s place in the hierarchy of medical professionals.” He also added that after the students have taken the Oath of Commitment, they are bound to a promise to uphold the sanctity of the medical profession as extolled by peers and lecturers.

The ceremony concluded with the students taking an oath led by Pang Kah Junn. Afterwards, professors from the FMHS cloaked their students in their first white coat as a symbol of the trust being bestowed upon them to carry on the noble tradition of health care.

Thirty-nine Year Two MBBS students received their white coats and their parents were invited to witness this milestone step into the medical profession. Both Year One MBBS and Year Three MBBS students were invited to participate in this memorable ceremony as well. This ceremony is an important event for the Year One MBBS student to look forward to and the Year Three MBBS students to reflect on themselves one year after doning the white coat.

Prof Cheong delivering his opening remarks

Dato’ Dr Hamid delivering his talk

Pang leading the oath

The students taking the oath



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