A forensic accountant with the FBI; a Buenos Aires tour guide; an actor; a stagehand; 24 students who are the first member of their family to go to college and other accomplished future doctors received the first symbol of their new profession as Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine held its 12th annual White Coat Ceremony for the class of 2025 on Saturday at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton.
The class of 2025’s 115 future doctors participated in a ceremony, held in virtually every other medical school in the nation, designed to welcome new medical students into the profession. Students recited an oath acknowledging their responsibilities as future physicians and their obligations to future patients. Then they were cloaked with the white coat — the mantle of the medical profession. White coats were provided by the Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D., and Alan G. Goldstein Endowed Fund.
At the ceremony, GCSM’s president and dean, Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., reminded the students that despite the pace of change and the wonders of new technology, “What needs to remain constant through, or even despite, all of this is your relationship with the patient. Many things in our brave new world of modern medicine conspire to separate you from them . . . this is where oaths come in.” Scheinman urged the class of 2025 to return to their White Coat Ceremony oath throughout their education and their careers as a means to keep “your relationship with the patient central to your identity as a physician.”
John Farrell, M.D., presented the Dr. Lester Saidman Memorial Lecture, named in honor of the respected physician and educator from Luzerne County. Farrell is an associate in radiology in Geisinger’s Northeast Region. He is an assistant professor of radiology at GCSM and the assistant chair of radiology in the Diagnostic Medicine Institute at Geisinger.
Local students receiving white coats were:
Lackawanna County
Joanna Bernatowicz, Jefferson Twp.
Tyler Bielinski, Dunmore
Mckinley Carey, South Abington Twp.
Sydney Dana, Dalton
Jessica Fanelli, Carbondale
Haydn Hallman, Spring Brook Twp.
Mikayla Heid, Eynon
Kyle-Allen Kidd, Scranton
Kathleen Paterson, Scranton
Parita Ray, Scranton
Robert Rinaldi, Old Forge
Maaz Siddiqui, South Abington Twp.
Luzerne County
Laura Christman, Wilkes-Barre
Madison Hurst, Dallas
Benjamin Krouse, Hunlock Creek
Nicholas Mikolinis, Nanticoke
Aaron Piavis, Wapwallopen
Jay Solgama, Mountain Top
Leah Thomas, Wilkes-Barre
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine member of the Class of 2025 Karla Feeley receives her white coat from GCSOM regional associate dean for South Campus Dr. Michael Ferraro during the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine member of the Class of 2025 Kusuma Devi Alaparthi leads her classmates out of the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton following the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Aiden Mileto of Williamsport, right, checks out the new white coat of Joey Harmon of Philadelphia after both members of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Class of 2025 received their coats at the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine member of the Class of 2025 Olivia Lattanzi receives her white coat from GCSOM regional associate dean for South Campus Dr. Michael Ferraro during the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student Conor Eufemio of Stroudsburg adjusts his white coat before walking on stage at the GCSOM 13th annual White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2025 at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine president and dean Dr. Steven J. Scheinman speaks during GCSOM’s 13th annual White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2025 at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Alexis Nduka, a member of the CHRISTOPHER DOLAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine class of 2025, receives her white coat Saturday from Dr. Michael Ferraro, GCSM regional associate dean for South Campus, during the school’s 12th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton. A total of 115 future doctors participated in the traditional ceremony, designed to welcome new medical students. Students were cloaked with the white coat — the mantle of the medical profession.
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine member of the Class of 2025 Yousef Raslan Hakim receives his white coat from GCSOM regional associate dean for North Campus Dr. Shubhra Shetty during the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Aiden Mileto of Williamsport, left, and Joey Harmon of Philadelphia walk back into the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton after both members of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s Class of 2025 received their white coats at the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine director of alumni relations Chris Boland fist bumps a member of the GCSOM Class of 2025 as members of the class depart the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton following the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Emily Kummerer of Cape Coral, Fla. holds hands with her fiancee Seth Ellison of Danville as they walk out of the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton together after receiving their white coats at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s 13th annual white coat ceremony for the Class of 2025 on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Members of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s Class of 2025 stand on the side of the stage at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton as they wait to be presented with their white coats during the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
A member of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s Class of 2025 holds onto her white coat at her seat during GCSOM’s 13th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine member of the Class of 2025 Benjamin Krouse receives his white coat from GCSOM regional associate dean for North Campus Dr. Shubhra Shetty during the 13th annual White Coat Ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Class of 2025 member Joanna Bernatowicz looks on after receiving her white coat at the GCSOM 13th annual white coat ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 13th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Class of 2025 members Dylan Bertovich, left, and Tyler Bielinski share a program as they recite the medical student oath after receiving their white coats at the GCSOM 13th annual white coat ceremony at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
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