Celebrating Future Physicians with a Parade
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and Rose Parade are classic American traditions with floats and bands. With increasing health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Ï㽶ֱ²¥) School of Medicine and Alumni Relations hosted a welcome parade Friday (July 31) for first-year medical students – replacing the traditional parade fanfare with stethoscopes, white coats and scrubs.
More than 160 medical students took part in the School of Medicine Welcome Parade. Steven L. Berk, M.D., Ï㽶ֱ²¥ executive vice president and dean of the School of Medicine, said while the pandemic changed the yearly White Coat Ceremony and events provided for first-year medical students, the school wanted to welcome the students in some way.
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- PARADE B-ROLL
- STEVEN L. BERK, M.D. - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEAN
- Clarissa Sanchez - Alumni Relations Manager
- Daemar Jones - First Year Medical Student
- Sofia Altamarino - First Year Medical Student