White Coat Ceremony

White Coat Ceremony was this weekend.  It has been called “the biggest love-fest just short of graduation” by a few of our professors.  It is an event where we are presented with white coats (short ones) that signify the beginning of our medical educations and act as a sign to the community of our new roles.  While it was in fact a giant love-fest, it was also very enjoyable and quite gratifying.  Not only are the coats fairly dashing but we were also given very nice stethoscopes (Cardio IIIs) and reflex hammers; gotta love presents.  :-)   It was a very fun event and will serve as a small carrot to encourage me to muddle through the piles of BioChem and Histo studying that I have facing me.

October 25, 2006 • Posted in: Uncategorized

9 Responses to “White Coat Ceremony”

  1. Jamie Thingelstad - October 25, 2006

    Holy crap! I like the look Brent! Far cry from the shorts and t-shirt in front of a bunch of C# code! ;-)

  2. vbBigNelson - October 26, 2006

    Thanks! Yeah, the dress code is definitely a lot different from what I am used to. Hopefully I will end up in a specialty where I can wear scrubs every day. :-)

  3. keith - October 26, 2006

    congrats brent! don’t worry, pretty soon you’ll have that coat covered in poop and blood…

    -keith

  4. Aunt Kathy - October 28, 2006

    Hi Beegee : )
    I couldn’t be prouder of you! You will be an awesome doc, full of compassion, enthusiasm and humor, not to mention incredible expertise, if the way you’ve handled your “past lives” is any indication. What patient could ask for more? I thoroughly enjoyed the White Coat ceremony and felt so honored to be a part of such a special event. I will definitely enjoy hearing about the trials and tribulations of becoming an ace physician. Forge on (and thanks for the great pics)! Love, Aunt Kathy

  5. Aunt Laurie & Uncle Jay - October 30, 2006

    Hi Brent!
    Wow!! I loved seeing your pictures. Congratulations on receiving your white coat. I am so sorry I missed the ceremony. I really looked forward to it, but sadly other things (as you know) kept me from attending. We are so proud of you and know that this world will be a much better place because of your devotion to the medical field. We know you’ll be a very caring, devoted doctor and we definately need more docs like that. Good luck with your studies, we know it’s difficult, but just remember – every night when you lay your head on your pillow, you’re one more day closer to your ultimate goal. Hopefully the time will pass quickly.
    God bless you.
    We love you.
    Aunt Laurie and Uncle Jay

  6. vbBigNelson - October 31, 2006

    Aunt Kathy, Aunt Laurie, and Uncle Jay,

    Thank you so much for the kind words and for all of the love and support. It means a tremendous amount to me. When the days seem long and the exams tricky, I am so fortunate that I have a wonderful family around me to help me through it. It really makes a difference. Aunt Kathy, thanks for coming. It made for a very enjoyable day. Aunt Laurie, we missed you and were thinking about you and I hope that you are feeling better now. The one thing I have learned so far from medical school is that unfortunately you don’t get to choose when you get ill. :-)

    Also, thank you again for the wonderful card and gift. It was unnecessary but very appreciated.

    Hope all is well,
    Brent

  7. vbBigNelson - October 31, 2006

    Keith,

    Thanks! Yep, I look forward to it. Seems kinda silly that they make those things white. :-) How are rotations going?

  8. Misenti - November 20, 2006

    Impressive; this is really impressive. It has really been a trip to follow you through this vicariously…

  9. vbBigNelson - December 15, 2006

    Thanks! It’s been a fun process so far. We’ll see what the future brings! :-)

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