First Year Pre-Orientation & White Coat Requirements, Class of 2029

Questions? Email Student Affairs at saocamed@bu.edu

Pre-Orientation Requirements

The below requirements must be completed by all First-Year Students by Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 (unless otherwise stated):

1. Review and submit the Medical Student Policy Disclosures
2. Submit Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Photo Release
3. Per Student Health Services, your clinical immunizations must be up-to-date by Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.  To check compliance and upload records, Go To Patient Connect. Your medical immunization compliance status can be reviewed within the Medical Clearances tab in Patient Connect.
   1. If you are not up-to-date, you must bring yourself into compliance, either through Student Health Services (SHS), or your own physician. If you have any immunizations outside of Student Health Services, you must provide documentation to SHS through their Patient Connect.
   2. First Year TB on-line questionnaire:  Login to Patient Connect  and go to “Medical Clearances”.
   3. You will be required to get a Flu Shot and COVID-19 booster in the fall of 2025.
4. As clinical students, you are required to be in compliance with workplace trainings through Boston Medical Center through the Workday portal.  Instructions to access your Workday Account  and complete onboarding will be emailed to you directly in July.  At that time, you must complete the following trainings:
   1. Compliance Is Everyone’s Responsibility
   2. BMC Safety & Infection Prevention
   3. Emergency Management What You Need to Know
   4. BMC TB Attestation

White Coat Ceremony Requirements

The White Coat Ceremony will be held at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA on Monday, Aug. 4. 

In order to participate in your matriculating class’ White Coat Ceremony, you need to complete the below requirements ASAP:

Please read this in its entirety and complete each request in a timely manner.

Order White Coat
Submit your White Coat size & personalization preferences no later than Sunday, June 22 at 11:59 p.m. Sizing information can be found on the form.

Name Pronunciation
Submit your preferred name pronunciation by following these steps no later than Sunday, July 13 at 11:59 p.m., following the instructions below. This ensures we correctly pronounce your name at the White Coat Ceremony.

• Call (617) 358-0108
• Slowly state your first and last name as it should be read at the White Coat Ceremony. No nicknames or middle names, please.
• Repeat your name three (3) times to ensure that we clearly understand the proper pronunciation of your name.
• After recording your name, please also record your contact information (email and phone number) in case we need to reach you.

White Coat Ceremony: Guest Registration

Register up to 2 guests for White Coat Ceremony, which will be held on August 4 at 11 a.m., no later than Monday, July 21^st at 11:59 p.m. The Ceremony will be held at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

• Each student is allotted 2 guests for the White Coat Ceremony. There will be a livestream available on-site inside the School for extra guests to view the ceremony. You may join the waitlist for extra guests so that if additional guest space becomes available, you may be offered a seat for an additional guest(s).
• Please be in touch with the Development team with any questions about registration and guests for the Ceremony at cameddev@bu.edu

White Coat Ceremony Schedule

Monday, August 4, 2025

72 E. Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118