2023 Transition to Clinical Medicine Look Book

Transition

What is Trans Clinical Medi

Entering the clinical phase of your medical school journey is an important milestone!

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The Transition to Clinical Medicine activity is an opportunity to celebrate with peers, gain insight into what lies ahead from those who have been there and to reflect on the important role you play in the lives of others.

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ErinAbbott

"My White Coat represents the commitment to innovation and discovery in the pursuit of transforming healthcare for the better."

Dorothy Adu-Amankwah

"Persevering for a purpose-driven life "

MasihBabagoli

"The White Coat symbolizes the integration of basic science knowledge, a macro-level social awareness, and empathetic communication skills - all to serve others."

IsabelleBand

"The privilege and responsibility to provide competent, respectful and compassionate care."

NicholasBuehler

"The White Coat is an opportunity to reduce the suffering of others using holistic, evidence-based medicine."

JennyChen

"Wearing this white coat is a reminder that every patient's story is unique, and I am here to advocate for their voices to be heard."

ChrisCheng

"Patients trust the white coat, and it reminds me of my commitment to earn and deserve that trust."

LilyCohen

"Recognizing the humanity in each patient and the immense privilege it is to take care of someone in their most vulnerable moments."

RebeccaCohen

"My white coat represents all the hard work I've put in thus far to make my dreams a reality while also reminding me how much learning and dedication lies ahead to best advocate and care for patients."

MadisonCox

"Donning my White Coat today symbolizes my commitment to myself and to my patients to put forth the best version of myself in order to offer the best care of which I am capable of giving."

AkiroDuey

"The white coat is a privilege to learn medicine, teach others, and care for patients."

MonicaFeeley

"My white coat is a reminder of both the privilege and the responsibility associated with becoming a physician."

"The White Coat is a source of strength!!!"

HannahFreid

"Entering third year, my white coat signals the chance to put into practice what we ’ ve worked hard to learn over the past two years."

Mikayla

GordonWexler

"My white coat means being a lifelong learner, caregiver, and advocate who uses my role in the healthcare system to shift power back to patients, their families, and communities."

EvelynGotlieb

"Entering third year, my white coat means the privilege to join patients in a wide range of impactful moments as they receive healthcare both some of their most difficult and most joyous and play any role I can to help them feel heard and cared for."

LucyGreenwald

"Beginning the clinical years, my white coat symbolizes that I have put in the work to understand the basis of clinical medicine in order to begin to take on the privilege of participating in patient care."

FarisGulamali

"The power to care."

NnamdiIgwe

"My white coat is a constant motivation for me to continue working toward improving the quality of care provided to underserved communities."

NikitaIsrani

"The white coat represents being entrusted with the responsibility and privilege to care for others, and also symbolizes the dedication and support from friends, family, and myself that went into making it this far!"

WalterJacob

"While I still feel that the white coat symbolizes commitment, compassion, and growth, I now also associate the white coat with Work, much like the uniforms required by other vocations."

"A responsibility to represent all those who have helped me and all those whom I will strive to help, with gratitude."

CeciliaKatzenstein

"My white coat represents the privilege of listening."

HarrisonKnowlton

"Symbol of a long journey still to come."

JasmineLeahy

"My white coat means listening intently and without judgement while treating others with dignity and respect."

TomasinaLeska

"My white coat represents my commitment to lifelong learning and the responsibility of being the best physician I can be for patients who place their trust in me."

RachelLevantovsky

"The white coat serves as a reminder that I set out to do the most good for the most people within my own ability."

GavinLi

"My white coat represents privilege, responsibility, and the opportunity to give to those most in need."

TroyLi

"My white coat evokes memories of the past and keeps me hopeful for the future."

ReginaLongley

"My white coat represents two things: 1) all the people and hard work that have made this dream a reality, and 2) the responsibility and privilege I feel to understand the lives and share in the healing of my future patients."

"My white coat is a symbol of my commitment to providing compassionate, high-quality care to patients and contributing to the enhancement of global health equity."

MackenzieMitchell

"Over the past two years the white coat has come to mean community building: amongst our patients and our peers."

RutvijMerchant

"My white coat represents my commitment to my future patients to be a provider who they can trust and rely on."

AymanMohammad

"My white coat is an oath I make every day to serve and heal my community."

DaniellaNevid

"Today, two years into medical school, the White Coat represents being a part of a generation of healthcare providers committed to building trust and partnership with the communities we serve."

Kaothar Oladoja

"My white coat represents the opportunity to learn, serve and be a leader and health advocate in my community and beyond."

ColbyParsons

"The white coat represents to me a radical commitment to service, humility, and advocacy."

NaehaPathak

"My white coat represents being an advocate for my patients."

MichaelPeruggia

"Uniting patients and their care teams."

HannahPosner

"Being there for people in their most vulnerable moments."

DanielQian

"My white coat is a symbol of my commitment to caring for others in ways they want to be cared for."

Nasseef Quasim

"My white coat now means… A chance to serve. A chance to make a difference. A chance to rise to the occasion."

GraceRabinowitz

"My white coat symbolizes my commitment to learning, growth, and care for my patients and colleagues."

SharenRivas

"My white coat represents the ultimate symbol of trust that I will use to serve the diverse communities that shaped my upbringing and inspired me to become a physician."

NinaRodriguez

"One step closer to fulfilling a calling with a great deal of responsibility to listen, assist, and treat."

AshleyRosenberg

"My white coat symbolizes the clinical knowledge and experience I hope to gain over the next year so that I can better serve my patients."

SaloneeShah

"My white coat is the privilege to fight for change."

MorganSteelman

"The opportunity to care for others."

ChristianStephens

"A white coat is a symbol of competence and leadership."

CatherineStratis

"My White Coat represents my commitment to creating positive change on individual and systemic levels, as I have worn it while working with patients in the exam room to improve their health and while working with legislators in the courtroom to expand access to healthcare."

Tsion Tmariam

"The White Coat represents the opportunity to make a difference for my family, my community, and most importantly, for my patients."

AdamUshpol

"My White Coat symbolizes my connection and commitment to the Mount Sinai tradition of service and integrity, my peers, and our patients."

VivianUtti

"My white coat represents God's grace and divine backing, along with my village (both past and present) who has paved the way for me to enter medicine."

HannahVerma

"The white coat represents the amazing opportunity to meet with patients, hear their stories, and hopefully play a small and positive role in their lives."

MarcusWeeks

"I think of my white coat as the means to which I am gifted to be able to import my background, culture, and values into the medical field to render it a place that is hospitable to all people within and treated by the system at large."

"My white coat represents my lifelong commitment to learning and compassion to best help others in need."

CatherineWu

"My white coat represents the opportunity to learn medicine and treat patients. It means I can be a force for change."

SaiKaushikYeturu

"My white coat is a reminder of my commitment to well being of those around me, as well as the privilege of being entrusted to do so."

EvelynZhang

"Putting on my white coat means that I am ready to face humanity in its rawest form, and that I am committed to face it with grace, kindness, and determination."