It seems hard to believe, but medical school has FINALLY arrived! The journey getting here has been long and arduous (13 years to be exact), and looming ahead is the promise that this is not the end but merely the beginning! As is customary, today marked a very significant milestone in that we received our “white coat”, which symbolizes our induction into the profession as physicians-to-be. The notion that our life as a physician begins NOW and not upon graduation was stressed again and again. I find this quite encouraging! Given the fact that I will graduate from medical school one month after turning the BIG 40, it is comforting to know that my life for these next four years is not “wasting away” while awaiting for my new career to begin. It is an exciting time, indeed — knowing that the means are an essential and integral part of the end!

The source of my support -- my wife, April!

Introducing myself prior to donning a new "white coat".

Graduates of the Biomedical Sciences Program: the most who have matriculated into KCOM since the Program's inception in 2001.