Ajman: Gulf Medical University (GMU) in Ajman conducted its White Coat ceremony for 258 students on Thursday.
The event drew nearly 500 family members and friends, as each new medical student in the Class of 2016 donned a coat.
The ceremony was attended by chief guest Professor Patrick Ayeh-Kumi, provost, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana; along with Thumbay Moideen, founder president and chairman, Board of Governors, GMU.
Moideen and the faculty members of the university welcomed 258 students newly admitted to the MBBS, BPT, BHS, DMD and PHARM D programmes and conferred the “White Coats” as a symbol of their entry into their chosen profession.
The tradition of white coat ceremony has been practised over the years across leading medical universities to stress the importance and significance of medical profession on the first-year students as they embark on their new journey of learning. New students are cloaked in their first white coats and are required to collectively recite the GMU Honour Code in a ritual before an audience of mentors, family and friends.
