Over 200 medical students, together with their families, took part in the first white coat ceremony in Genoa, in the Aula Magna of the School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Genoa.

The ceremony marks the transition from pre-clinical studies, carried out mainly in the classroom, to the start of clinical training on the wards.

‘Wearing the white coat represents a public pledge of ethical dedication to patient care, empathy and attention to people’, said the Vice-Chancellor Antonio Uccelli, a neurologist.

The initiative was organised by the Dean of the School Piero Ruggeri together with a number of students from the degree programme.
Speakers included Massimo Nicolò, Councillor for Health for the Liguria Region, Monica Calamai, Director-General of the Metropolitan Hospital Trust, Gianluca Damonte, programme coordinator, and Gabriele Zoppoli, clinical placement coordinator.