Single Cycle Degree/Combined bachelor and master in Medicine and Surgery

White Coat Ceremony

The White Coat Ceremony is a symbolic event organized by the third-year students of the Medicine and Surgery program in English, marking the transition to the clinical years.

31 October 2025 from 17:00 to 19:00

Aula Magna di Nuove Patologie (padiglione 5, Policlinico Sant’Orsola) - In presence event

During the ceremony, personalized white coats will be handed to the students starting their third year, officially marking their entry into the clinical phase. The event will feature short speeches by professors, focusing on the meaning of entering clinical training, professional responsibility, and the expected conduct of future doctors.

All third-year students, course representatives, and year representatives will be present.

Scheduled speakers:

  • Prof. Kerry Rhoden – Degree Programme Director
  • Prof. Gianandrea Pasquinelli – DIMEC Director
  • Prof. Fabrizio De Ponti – Clinical Pharmacology
  • Prof.  Claudio Borghi – Internal Medicine
  • Prof. Michelangelo Fiorentino – Anatomical Pathology
  • Prof. Davide Gori – Hygiene and Epidemiology
  • Prof. Giacomo Calini – General Surgery
  • Hussnain Babur – Course Representative (Medicine and Surgery)

Professors invited as guests:

  • Prof. Giorgio Lenaz
  • Prof. Pier Luigi Lollini
  • Prof. Massimiliano Bonafé
  • Prof. Stefania Varani
  • Prof. Maria Luisa Genova
  • Prof. Stefano Ratti

Event venue

Aula Magna di Nuove Patologie (padiglione 5, Policlinico Sant’Orsola)