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ean Sherine E. Gabriel,
MD, MSc
, welcomed
170 new medical students
as part of the Class of 2021
at Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School's annual
White Coat Ceremony.
The ceremony culminates
the weeklong orientation
and signifies the students'
entrance into the medical
profession.
Surrounded by family
and friends, and assisted
by a faculty member, each
student was helped into his
or her white coat, which
will be worn
throughout the
four years of
medical educa-
tion. At the
conclusion of
the ceremony, the
students recited the
Hippocratic Oath, begin-
ning their journey to
becoming physicians.
"As you don your white
coat for the very first time,
please understand that the
coat represents the respect
that you have for yourself,
for others, and for the
profession of medicine,"
said Dean Gabriel. "I ask
you to remember that each
and every time you place it
on your shoulders--five,
10, or even 50 years from
today."
The keynote address was
given by
Ephrem O. Olweny,
MD
, assistant professor of
surgery, who specializes in
endourology and minimal-
ly invasive surgery.
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obert Wood Johnson Medical
School is proud to annouce
that The Joint Commission
(TJC) granted our organization
accredited status for Ambulatory
Health Care. TJC is a prestigious
organization that accredits nearly
21,000 health care organizations in the United States, in
recognition of the high-quality, safe care they provide
to patients. The journey that the medical school under-
took to obtain Joint Commission Ambulatory
Accreditation was transformational and benchmarked
its clinical practice to nationally recognized standards.
The medical school is proud to be recognized as a
leader in clinical care, providing palpable evidence of
the high-quality health care of its clinical practice--a
major accomplishment as it seeks to transform health
care in New Jersey and put Patients First!
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"As you don your
white coat for the very
first time, please
understand that the
coat represents the
respect that you have
for yourself, for
others, and for the
profession of
medicine."
-- Dean
Sherine E.Gabriel, MD, MSc
Medical School Receives
Joint Commission Accreditation