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New Students Take the Physician’s Oath Together during White Coat Ceremony Events

After a year and a half of virtual ceremonies, an important rite of passage for new AUC students returned to the stage last week.
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More than 200 UK-Track and Sint Maarten students celebrated the official start to their medical careers at AUC’s White Coat Ceremony events, held October 1 in Preston, UK and Cupecoy, Sint Maarten respectively.  

During the events, which were hosted under COVID-19 safety protocols, students donned their short white coats as a symbol of bestowed trust to carry on the tradition of doctoring, and later recited the Physician’s Oath together.  

Class of 2014 alumni Drs. Daniele Parise, an anesthesiologist at Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, and Matthew Petrilli, an attending psychiatrist at Sentara Behavioral Health Specialists in South Boston, VA, served as co-keynote speakers for the Sint Maarten event. The co-speakers, who have been best friends since studying at AUC, encouraged students to persevere and stay dedicated to their career. 

“Take comfort that AUC will provide you with all the tools and knowledge it takes to be a competent and strong physician. It may seem like a long and arduous path forward, and at moments, it indeed is. But remember that perseverance, strong friendships, and dedication will guide you through,” said Dr. Petrilli. “So, celebrate this experience tonight—the beginning of your medical career—with all your newfound friends. You will look back on this long and bumpy ride with a sense of accomplishment. The payoff is worth it.” 

The UK-Track ceremony featured clinical student Dhir Gala as keynote speaker. Currently completing rotations at Epsom Hospital, Dhir is a member of the UK-Track inaugural class and former president of the UK Student Government Association (SGA).  

Like the Sint Maarten keynote speakers, Dhir stressed the importance of overcoming setbacks and remaining focused on the road ahead. 

“Remember, you got here on the merit of your worth. You earned your spot here, and you can make it work,” said Dhir. “Whatever the setback, remember this moment—what this white coat meant. Anything is possible because of your work and dedication.” 
 

Recognizing Academic Achievements 

In addition to honoring new students as they donned their white coats, the UK-Track event was a joint ceremony which included the Celebration of Academic Excellence. Recipients of peer tutoring awards, faculty appreciation awards, student engagement awards, awards for clinical excellence, Dean’s List honors, and Honour & Service Society inductees were all recognized during the event. 
 

Tutor Recognition  

Semester 1 

Anjolaoluwa Ayomikun Oyebola – Histology/Embryology 

Jennifer Lynn McDonald – MCB I 

K. Jade Robinson – Anatomy 

Lana Tarraf-koujock – Anatomy 

 

Semester 2 

Emmanuel Anane Atsivor – Immunology 

Sabeerah Umar Farouk Mahmud – Immunology 

Xiyuan Yang – Physiology I  

 

Semester 3 

Shah Haris Ahmad – Med Micro 

Husnain Ali – Physiology II 

 

Semester 4 

Yekta Khoori – Pathology II 

 

Senior Tutor: Alana Victoria Alvarez-Amado 

Sponsored by: Dr. Abass Alhassan 

 

Awards for Clinical Excellence 

K. Jade Robinson – ICM I 

Anjolaoluwa Ayomikun Oyebola – ICM I 

Alex Wascher – ICM 2 

Muzi Meng – ICM 3 

Mark Jenkins – ICM 4 

 

Honour & Service Society 

Ahmad Wali, Vice President 

Mark Jenkins 

Catherine Bubulj 

 

Dean’s List 

Semester 1 

Lana Tarraf-koujock 

Ramsha Rehan 

 

Semester 2 

Mohammed Ali 

Emmanuel Atvisor 

Vedangkumar Bhatt 

Ebere Ude 

Xiyan Yang 

 

Semester 3 

Husnain Ali 

Harris Ahmad 

Alana Alvarez-Amado 

 

Semester 4 

Catherine Bubulj 

 

Watch a recording of the Sint Maarten White Coat Ceremony here >> 

Watch a recording of the UK-Track White Coat Ceremony & Celebration of Academic Excellence here >>  

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