White Coat Veteran – A D4 Perspective

White coat for me, as a D4, is a totally different experience. Now that I have donned the white coat for a full three years and starting my fourth year, I really can see what it means to receive one. As a first year it was so exciting to get a coat so I could finally feel like I belonged in the school like all the upperclassmen. As an upperclassman now handing out coats and welcoming in a new class, it’s just as exciting as the day I received my own. It’s crazy to think about how many of them come to me with questions that three years ago I wouldn’t have known how to begin to answer. Now, however, I am able to answer most of them without thought and the ones I can’t answer I can direct them to someone who does.

It is the responsibility of the senior class to coordinate the white coat ceremony for the first years. This is a feat that a few months ago I had no idea how to pull off. With the help of administration and my great classmates, I think we pulled it off smoothly. White coat is a fun time, no matter what year you are in, but especially for first and fourth years.