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The California University of Science and Medicine in Colton recently graduated 130 medical students in the traditional “white coat” ceremony that marked the end of the 2023-’24 academic year.
Ninety-eight percent of those graduates are from California, and 31 percent are from the Inland Empire, according to a statement on the school’s website.
Besides receiving a white medical coat, each graduate took the Hippocratic Oath, in which they swore to share knowledge during their medical career, to help the ill and to never cause harm to a patient.
“While the white coat ceremony is imbued with tradition, it is also an acceptance of the responsibilities that come with being a physician,” said Dr. Paul Lyons, president and dean of the university, in the statement. “The white coat, along with the Hippocratic Oath, is a commitment to the ethical practice of medicine and a commitment to one’s patients and community.”
The CUSM was founded in 2015, and it welcomed its first class three years later.
