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White Coat Ceremony: A Day of Firsts
The white coat ceremony has become a tradition in medical training programs around the country and has a short but interesting history. The history for the ceremony at UCD is even shorter. Sometime last year, the second year students in our program felt so strongly that UCD needed a white coat ceremony that they took it on as a gift to the class that followed.
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PA Training in a Student-Run Clinic
Last weekend I got dropped into the middle of medicine. I spent the day volunteering at a UC Davis student-run clinic called Clinica Tepati. It was a first for me on many levels, and all I can say is it was totally awesome! What is a student-run clinic?
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Understanding Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform At the end of this post, you’ll find a a fine summary of the recently passed Health Care Reform law, brought to you by the Kaiser Family Foundation. It’s a cartoon narrated by Cokie Roberts (yes, the Cokie Roberts from the news shows), and explains the basics of the law in about… Continue reading Understanding Health Care Reform
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Posted By: Kubin | UC Davis
White Coat Ceremony: Origins and Meaning of the Clincician’s Uniform
In just a few weeks, my classmates and I will participate in what has become a medical right of passage: the white coat ceremony. The white coat ceremony commemorates the formal presentation and cloaking of the white lab coat for medical students. What is the meaning of the white coat, and how did it earn… Continue reading White Coat Ceremony: Origins and Meaning of the Clincician’s Uniform
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