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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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WHITE COAT PARTY FOR

MEDICAL GRADUATES 2017

f you happened to have walked past the Jockey Club School of
IPublic Health and Primary Care at the Prince of Wales Hospital on
24 March 2017, you would have heard a lot of excited chatter and
laughter emanating from one of the halls.
Well, that was because on that particular day, the traditional White
Coat Party was in full swing. After five years of gruelling studies, some
200 medical graduates were able to finally let down their hair and have
fun as they toasted their success with their teachers, families and friends.

This annual event is being held every
year to mark the graduation of final year students.

In his speech, Professor Francis Chan, Dean of the Faculty of
Medicine, reminded the future doctors that the new white coat
they were wearing, with their names embroidered, was the
Faculty’s ”little gift” to them. He said although the gift might
appear simple, it symbolizes authority
and professionalism. And he left
them with the age-old adage:
”When the going gets tough,
the tough get going.”
These fresh graduates still have
to undergo a one-year internship
before becoming fully-fledged physicians.

The party was also attended by representatives of the
CUHK Medical Alumni Association.