{"id":565152,"date":"2023-08-18T17:31:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=565152"},"modified":"2023-08-18T17:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:31:09","slug":"2023-white-coat-ceremony-565152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/2023-white-coat-ceremony-565152\/","title":{"rendered":"A ceremonial start for new medical students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First-year medical students at the <a href=\"https:\/\/rochester.edu\">University of Rochester<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/smd.aspx\">School of Medicine and Dentistry<\/a> were welcomed into the profession today, donning their white coats for the first time as they begin their journey to become doctors.<\/p>\n<p>The 18th annual Robert L. &amp; Lillian H. 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