The White Coat Ceremony: Welcome to the Medical Profession

Authors

  • Stephen Ely, MD Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Curt Tribble, MD Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.5397

Abstract

We have written about a number of the transitions, or ‘lurches,’ that most of us in medicine encounter as we move through the various stages of education and training in our profession. Some of our prior musings have addressed the transition into a Surgery Clerkship or a Surgery externship in the third or fourth years of medical school, respectively, as well as transitions into internship, the senior years of a Surgery residency, and a new job after completing Thoracic Surgery training. [Tribble: 2019, 2021, 2018, 2021, 2022].

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Ely, S., & Tribble, C. (2022). The White Coat Ceremony: Welcome to the Medical Profession. The Heart Surgery Forum, 25(6), E843-E848. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.5397

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