White coat ceremonies for new medical students.
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White coat ceremonies: a second opinion.
A "white coat" ceremony functions as a rite of passage for students entering medical school. This comment provides a second option in response to the earlier, more enthusiastic, discussion of the ceremony by Raanan Gillon. While these ceremonies may serve important sociological functions, they raise three serious problems: whether the professional oath or "affirmation of professional commitment...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Western journal of medicine
دوره 173 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000