New Drexel med students mark white coat ceremony

PHILADELPHIA -- On Friday the Drexel College of Medicine welcomed new students with its traditional white coat ceremony.

All 263 members of the class of 2019 got their white coats.

They also recited the Hippocratic Oath, which signifies their passage into the medical community.

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Friends and family were there to cheer them on.