{"id":92021,"date":"2021-02-03T10:33:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T15:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=92021"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:02:42","slug":"milestone-student-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/orientations-events-programs\/milestone-student-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestone Events and Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Student Affairs Office (SAO) organizes many of the milestone events unique to medical students. Among them are the White Coat Ceremony, Match Day, Commencement and Awards Ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Class of 2030 White Coat Ceremony livestream will be posted here for live viewing on Monday, August 3. 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