{"id":136480,"date":"2023-08-01T12:15:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=136480"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:01:00","slug":"ucf-welcomes-class-of-2027-medical-students-during-white-coat-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-welcomes-class-of-2027-medical-students-during-white-coat-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Welcomes Class of 2027 Medical Students During White Coat Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She was a professional ballerina; he survived an earthquake in Haiti. And on Monday, both promised to become one of \u201cThe Good Doctors\u201d as the UCF College of Medicine held its 15<sup>th<\/sup> White Coat Ceremony, welcoming first-year medical students as colleagues in patient care.<\/p>\n<p>One-hundred and twenty M.D. students \u2014 including former ballerina Ellie Borick and earthquake survivor Jean Woody Luxama \u2014 celebrated their first day of medical school at UCF, a place University President Alexander N. Cartwright described as having \u201ca sense of optimism \u2026 guided by compassion and a desire to make an impact that is unique in higher education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new students were chosen from 4,953 applicants and in addition to UCF graduated from universities including Brown, Columbia, Emory, Johns Hopkins, UCLA and Yale. Ten have master\u2019s degrees, two have doctoral degrees and one is a military veteran. Almost 75% conducted research before they ever entered medical school \u2014 in topics that include cancer, diabetes, stroke, HIV and sickle cell anemia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed oembed oembed-video d-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><noscript><iframe title=\"White Coat 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XoeMEKHfd30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"White Coat 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XoeMEKHfd30?feature=oembed\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cStudents, today you become part of this community, part of this pioneering young medical school committed to preparing doctors to face today\u2019s healthcare challenges by always putting their patients first,\u201d says Deborah German, vice president for health affairs and founding dean.<\/p>\n<p>German\u2019s White Coat tradition is teaching new students their first class, called \u201cThe Good Doctor \u2014 A UCF Tradition.\u201d She asks them to imagine the person they love most in the world is seriously ill with an undiagnosed condition. What traits do they want their loved one\u2019s physician to have? Students suggest characteristics that German writes on a blackboard that stays on display in the medical school atrium during the entire academic year. \u201cThe Good Doctor\u201d board is considered a contract between students and their faculty, community and each other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136483\" style=\"max-width: 366px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"400\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-136483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1-360x229.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"400\" class=\"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 wp-image-136483 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20629%20400%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20629%20400%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1-360x229.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/good-doctor-2-629x400-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">College of Medicine Founding Dean and Vice President for Health Affairs and Deborah German conducts \u201cThe Good Doctor \u2014 A UCF Tradition\u201d with the first class of medical school at UCF.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Class of 2027 came up with 35 traits, including <em>trustworthy, optimistic, wise, passionate, humble, knowledgeable, committed <\/em>and<em> moral<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of you are worthy of the challenge that lies ahead,\u201d German told the new class. \u201cWith the guidance of the faculty and your own hard work, you will become \u2018The Good Doctor.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luxama was joined at the White Coat ceremony by his parents, grandparents, sisters and brother. His dream is to build a hospital in Haiti to provide care to his native land that is plagued by poverty, government upheaval, natural disasters and disease.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136487\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-136487 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-136487 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/Jean-Woody-for-Matt-1024x683-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">College of Medicine student Jean Woody Luxama applauds during ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt feels amazing to be here at the College of Medicine,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is the first step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Borick graduated from FSU with a degree in exercise physiology after professional ballet companies thought she\u2019d never be a star because she is just under 5-feet-tall. She says her professional dance career \u201creally taught me the importance of hard work and dedication and that will translate perfectly into medicine. I\u2019m going to be passionate and dedicated to helping my patients get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136484\" style=\"max-width: 312px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"331\" class=\"figure-img  wp-image-136484 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/teacher-360x331-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/teacher-360x331-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/teacher-360x331-1-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"331\" class=\"figure-img  wp-image-136484 img-fluid lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20360%20331%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20360%20331%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/teacher-360x331-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/teacher-360x331-1-300x276.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/teacher-360x331-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">College of Medicine Llarissa Dixon says medical school combines her two passions \u2014 education and science.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New medical student Larissa Dixon comes from a family of teachers and before medical school taught biology to middle school students in North Dade County, Florida. There, she founded a group called \u201cMotivating Black Students into Medicine,\u201d where she presented science and lab experiences to inspire students to go into healthcare. \u201cMy passions are science and education,\u201d she says. \u201cMedical school combines both. Today, I go from being a teacher back to being a student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Sheiber says he chose biomedical sciences as an undergraduate major at UCF because it would allow him to make a difference in the world. It already has. During the pandemic, he&nbsp; worked with UCF researchers creating a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that killed COVID. He volunteered on a medical mission trip to Haiti, where he helped treat patients in a church without electricity and running water. The medical team had to wear headlamps to see and cared for 500 patients in two days. The Orlando native says he chose UCF for medical school because he wants to give back to the city that helped raise him. \u201cI came out of UCF\u2019s biomedical sciences program a totally different person,\u201d he says. \u201cNow I want to give something back.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136485\" style=\"max-width: 1024px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-136485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-651x400.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-360x221.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-136485 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20629%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20629%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-651x400.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1-360x221.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2023\/08\/family-1-1024x629-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A College of Medicine student (right) with his family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a>During the ceremony, the medical school also recognized those who had made gifts to pay for the students\u2019 white coats and stethoscopes, including Dr. Mark Trolice, founder and director of the IVF Center in Winter Park, FL, who contributed the largest gift in support of this year\u2019s White Coat event.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former ballerina and earthquake survivor were among the 120 students who celebrated 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