The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University celebrated the start of medical school for 78 new students by presenting each with a white coat during a ceremony Aug. 12.
The 40 women and 38 men in the Class of 2015 range in age from 20 to 41. As usual, they are all North Carolina residents, with 28 counties of residence listed. They received their undergraduate degrees from 24 different colleges and universities, with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill having the most graduates, 22. ECU has 15 alumni in the class, and North Carolina State University has 12.
The symbolic white coats are a gift to class members from the Brody School of Medicine Alumni Society, said Karen Cobb, director of development for the foundation. Ninety-eight alumni donated more than $8,000 to pay for the coats and welcome breakfast. Participating alumni were given note cards to write a personal note to their students, and Dr. David Collier, an assistant professor and president of the alumni society, gave one to each new student.
