Welcome to the NUS Medicine Family, Class of 2029
Published: 16 Aug 2024
Our newest cohort of medical students from the Class of 2029 was warmly introduced to faculty and fellow classmates at the traditional NUS Medicine Welcome Dinner on 3 August 2024. Following which, they made solemn oaths to commit to the demands and standards upheld by medical profession as they received their white coats, on 8 August 2024.
Here are the highlights for both the Welcome Dinner and White Coat Ceremony:
Welcome Dinner
Student houses’ bannermen getting ready for the procession march-in.
A ceremonial procession march-in of faculty educators led by Prof Chong Yap Seng, Dean, NUS Medicine.
Our students wearing their newly received NUS Medicine scarves and ties, which are designed uniquely for each cohort.
Lighting a candle flame in a ceremony led by Prof Chong Yap Seng, the faculty symbolically passed the educator’s light of knowledge and wisdom to the new students, as a mark of their commitment to their medical education and learning.
Welcome to the NUS Medicine family, Class of 2029!
White Coat Ceremony
Our incoming students of the Class of 2029 received their white coats from NUS Medicine faculty members. This symbolises the students’ taking on the mantle and values of their medical training to become future doctors.
This year, Dr Jeremy Lim, Public Health Specialist, Co-Founder and CEO of AMILI HEALTH, graced the event as Guest-of-Honour.
Our new medical students took the Hippocratic Oath, as a pledge of their commitment to the values of the medical profession.
Wishing them all the best in your medical school journey!
