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The White Coat ceremony marks an important milestone for every first-year medical student as they begin their medical education journey. 

As the medical school prepares to welcome the MD Class of 2030 in June, 91̽�� invites faculty, staff, and community members to sponsor a student’s white coat to have a significant and direct impact on the medical school’s newest students.

The White Coat ceremony is a time-honored tradition and a heartwarming rite of passage for first-year medical students as they embark on their education and goal of becoming physicians.  

Each year, the White Coat Sponsorship Program raises funds to support the White Coat Ceremony. The sponsorship is $500 per student, but any level of support is appreciated. The number of sponsors is not limited as a medical student can have more than one sponsor.  

This year’s White Coat ceremony is slated for Friday, October 2, at 3:00 p.m. inside Miller Auditorium. 

Sponsorships allow each of the medical school’s students in the Class of 2030 to receive their first white coat, along with a stethoscope, tuning fork, reflex hammer, and apparel needed for coursework and clinical applications. White Coat sponsors also have the chance to write a note of congratulations that will be placed inside the pocket of their sponsored student’s white coat. 

 to make a sponsorship donation online or send a $500 check payable to WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine to: Gift Processing, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5403. Please write “White Coat Sponsor” in the memo section of your check.