McGill MDCM Class of 2029 dons white coats
On October 9, McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences held its annual White Coat Ceremony, formally known as “Donning the Healer’s Habit,” which marks the students’ transition to clinical training. Just under 250 second-year medical students from the Montreal and Outaouais campuses received their white coats from their Osler Fellows in the presence of…
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