UNSOM Students: Incoming Class: Orientation
Orientation
Orientation Week provides the incoming class the opportunity to meet with their new classmates, as well as the second year medical students. The week is planned by second year students, who create an introduction to medical school for their future classmates. The new class will also meet faculty and staff of the School of Medicine and learn about:
- Savitt Medical Library
- technology available to them
- financial planning
- student organizations
- curriculum
- professionalism
Please mark these important dates on your calendar. Attendance at orientation is mandatory for all members of the Class of 2012. For information on orientation, email promney@medicine.nevada.edu
Orientation - August 11 - 15, 2008
Family Day - August 15, 8:00 a.m. - noon
White Coat Ceremony - August 15, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
A complete Orientation Week Schedule is available here.
Please note that both Family Day and the White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 15 provide excellent opportunities for your family and friends to join in the celebration and to learn more about the School of Medicine. Incoming students will receive a detailed schedule from the orientation committee in June.
Family Day
Orientation week ends with Family Day. This event is designed to give families, friends, and significant others important information on what their student will be experiencing in medical school. It includes information sessions, a chance to meet other students and their families, and a school-wide barbecue. The day concludes with the White Coat Ceremony.
White Coat Ceremony
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation White Coat Ceremony welcomes entering medical students and helps establish a psychological contract for the practice of medicine. The event emphasizes the importance of compassionate care for the patient as well as scientific proficiency. A White Coat Ceremony or similar rite of passage takes place at more than 90% of schools of medicine and osteopathy in the United States, as well as at all four medical schools in Israel.
The School of Medicine ceremony, includes a welcome from Deans and university President. The cloaking with the white coat-the mantle of the medical profession-is a hands-on experience that underscores the bonding process. It is personally placed on each student's shoulders by individuals who believe in the students' ability to carry on the noble tradition of doctoring.
During the ceremony, the deans and faculty of the School of Medicine will present you with your first white coat, symbolizing your transition into the profession of medicine.
The University of Nevada School of Medicine held its first Ceremony in 1996 for the graduating class of 2000.
