2026 White Coat Ceremony
This year’s White Coat Ceremony celebrating the graduating class of 2030 will be held on:
Friday, July 17, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The event will be held in-person at CUSM's Courtyard and live-streamed on this website. 

White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage for incoming first-year students as they are welcomed into the medical profession. This ceremony emphasizes the values of compassionate, collaborative, and scientifically excellent care right from the beginning of the student's medical education.

During the ceremony, CUSM faculty members will place white coats on the students to mark the students' lifelong journey in their medical career.

The ceremony concludes with the recitation of the Hippocratic Oath, a pledge taken by medical professionals to uphold patient care, confidentiality, and professional integrity.

The ceremony is a ticketed event for invited guests. Students will receive instructions for the event and ticketing information.

CUSM faculty or staff members who would like to attend this event should email communications@cusm.edu

Photos & Video

Professionals will photograph and record the Commencement. By attending the ceremonies, you agree and grant irrevocable permission to have your likeness, image, voice, and appearance photographed and recorded for any University business-related purpose. CUSM owns the photos, videos, and all rights related to them, and we are not required to notify you of the use and distribution of those photos or video media content. Some ways we may use the content we capture during the event include but are not limited to university-sponsored websites, publications, promotions, broadcasts, advertisements, slides, and posters, as well as for non-university uses. For any content that CUSM may use, You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished images or any printed or electronic matter.

A link to all of the photos will be available on the website the week following the event.