ATSU-SOMA welcomes class of 2029 at White Coat Ceremony
Posted: August 8, 2025
A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) presented 156 new student doctors with their white coats during a ceremony on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona.
White coats have been worn for more than 100 years by physicians, and this formal ceremony recognizes students for reaching a milestone in their professional education. Characteristic of this ceremony is publicly swearing an oath acknowledging the students’ responsibility to their new profession and future patients.
Dean Sharon Obadia, DO, FNAOME, ’97, welcomed students and introduced the stage party, which included keynote speaker and alumna Alice Chen, DO, ’14, assistant professor, family medicine and public health, University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
View more photos below and watch the full ceremony here.
