Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine Welcomes Class of 2030 in Pasadena

Class of 2030 at the White Coat Ceremony (Photo – KPSOM)

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine welcomed its newest class of medical students during a White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 14, at the Pasadena Convention Center.

By News Desk

The ceremony marked the beginning of the medical school journey for the school’s 50 newest students, the Class of 2030.

During the ceremony, students received their white coats, a tradition that symbolizes professional identity, clinical authority and patient trust as they begin their path toward becoming physicians.

The White Coat Ceremony commemorated the students’ entry into medical education at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena.

Dean John L. Dalrymple, MD, KPSOM Dean and CEO (Photo – KPSOM)

Select students recite the Class of 2030 Community Agreement; (L-R): Alexander Liang; Liliana Ruvalcaba; Nicholas Oyarzun; Ashlie-Chellsie Aminkeng; Rufus Banks; and Baffour Adusei-Poku (Photo – KPSOM)

Faculty leaders recite the Physician’s Oath. (L-R) Deepu Gowda, MD, MPH, MS, Assistant Dean for Medical Education; Paul Chung, MD, MS, Chair of Health Systems Science; and H. Carrie Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Medical Education Research and Scholarship (Photo – KPSOM)