White Coat Ceremony
Class of 2026
July 29, 2022
Buddy Holly Hall
Lubbock, TX
Greetings
Dr. Lauren Cobbs
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
School of Medicine
Remarks
Dr. Steven Berk
Dean, School of Medicine
Presentation of White Coats
Dr. Darrin D’Agostino
Provost and Chief Academic Ofcer
Texas Tech Health Science Center
Dr. John DeToledo
Vice Dean for Administration and
Community Development
School of Medicine
Dr. Robert Salem
Founding Vice Dean
Covenant Campus
School of Medicine
Dr. Felix Morales
Associate Dean for Admissions
School of Medicine
Dr. Ebtesam Islam
Associate Dean for Clinical Education
School of Medicine
Dr. Samuel Campbell
Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences Curriculum
School of Medicine
Dr. David Trotter
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
School of Medicine
Reader
Dr. Simon Williams
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Student Oath
Class of 2026 led by
Dr. Lauren Cobbs
The White Coat Ceremony
In 1988 Dr. Arnold P. Gold, a pediatric
neurologist, founded the Arnold P. Gold
Foundation which is a not-for-prot organization
dedicated to fostering humanism in medicine.
The White Coat Ceremony is designed to clarify for
students, prior to their entrance into the medical
community, that a physician’s responsibility is to both
take care of patients and also to care about patients.
The White Coat Ceremony is one of many
humanism in medicine programs sponsored by the Arnold
P. Gold Foundation. The very rst White Coat Ceremony
was held in 1993 for the entering class of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in
New York City. Currently the Gold Foundation helps
sponsor White Coat Ceremonies, or similar rite of passage,
at more than 99% of AAMC accredited schools of medicine
in the United States and Canada. During the ceremony,
new medical students are presented with their rst white
coats, symbols of their chosen profession.
The Gold Foundation also provides gold lapel pins
featuring their symbol: a heart-shaped stethoscope which
is intended to represent Humanism in Medicine.
Texas Tech School of Medicine began its own White Coat
Ceremony tradition in 1997 with the entering class of
2001. At today’s ceremony, students in the Class of 2026
will be welcomed by Texas Tech fellow
students and faculty.
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Gayatri Aaluri
El Paso, TX
Jennifer Adjei-Mosi
Houston, TX
Ali Alhaque
Southlake, TX
Jack Allen
Sheboygan, TX
Ashlyn Anderson
Colleyville, TX
Adam Baker
League City, TX
Shreya Balamurali
Dallas, TX
Rushil Balkundi
Coppell, TX
Vishal Bandaru
Waukesha, TX
Joseph Bayouth
Lubbock, TX
Mark Bazemore
Lubbock, TX
Or Belkin
El Paso, TX
Pranathi Bingi
Austin, TX
Elise Bolin
San Antonio, TX
Matthew Boomer
Lubbock, TX
Kelsey Brock
Lubbock, TX
Luke Brockbank
Sandy, TX
Caroline Campbell
San Antonio, TX
Elliotte Cannon
Houston, TX
Caitlin Chapman
Lubbock, TX
Hannah Chaudhury
Beaumont, TX
Tristin Chaudhury
Beaumont, TX
William Chen
Amarillo, TX
Junior Clark
Amarillo, TX
Lane Conner
Carrollton, TX
Cade Crump
Hallsville, TX
Steven Daley
Tucson, AZ
Sean Daly
Houston, TX
Saxon Day
Cupertino, CA
Rachel DeGroot
Katy, TX
William Derrick
El Paso, TX
Cooper Deupree
Hobbs, NM
Mitchell DeVolder
Austin, TX
Eloise Dhaiti
Laredo, TX
Alistair Disraeli
Plano, TX
Vy Do
Amarillo, TX
Alexander Dorius
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jackson Driskill
Hobbs, NM
Kaitland Dunham
Plano, TX
Jaina Eckert
Newnan, GA
Jacob Evans
Lubbock, TX
Caroline Finney
San Antonio, TX
Seena Firouzbakht
Lubbock, TX
Riley Fortner
Plano, TX
Frank Frankovsky
Austin, TX
Avery Garcia
Plains, TX
Isaiah Garcia
Plainview, TX
Joselin Garcia
Denver City, TX
Camille Gavin
Albuquerque, NM
Isaiah George
Mesquite, TX
Heidi Gonzalez
Denver City, TX
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Colby Gordon
Stanton, Texas
Adithi Govindan
Lubbock, TX
Parker Green
South Jordan, UT
Benjamin Greif
Houston, TX
Austin Guadarrama
San Antonio, TX
Christian Gutierrez
Eagle Pass, TX
Ali Haggaz
Houston, TX
Nicholas Hancock
Conroe, TX
AnaClaire Henderson
Wall, TX
Alex Heo
Texarkana, TX
Cristian Hernandez
Austin, TX
Monica Hintz
Chippewa Falls, WI
Joey Holzer
Corpus Christi, TX
Haoting Huo
Lubbock, TX
Ismael Jabari
Plano, TX
Suyash Jain
Southlake, TX
Madelyn Jantzen
Lubbock, TX
Conrado Jimenez
Eagle Pass, TX
Becky Joseph
Dallas, TX
Travis Kastner
Temple, TX
Bradley Kent
San Antonio, TX
Sachi Khemka
Katy, TX
Astha Khiani
Plano, TX
Sherif Khodair
Lubbock, TX
Nathaniel Kimball
Lubbock, TX
Saahithi Kolli
San Jose, CA
Aakash Kothari
Irving, TX
Jennifer Krabacher
Irving, TX
Kylen Kuslak
Lindale, TX
Katherine Lakey
Austin, TX
Gabriella Lamanteer
Amarillo, TX
Colten Lanning
Stratford, TX
Connor Larson
Neola, TX
Benjamin Lasota
Oakton, TX
Nga Le
Fort Worth, TX
Haley Lewsey
San Ramon, CA
Ziyang Li
Austin, TX
Maxwell Lidstone
Galveston, TX
Paul Lie
San Diego, CA
Paige Lopez
San Antonio, TX
Caitlin Lowry
Boerne, TX
Robert Madden
Lampasass, TX
Matthew Mahek
Shelby, TX
Tanuj Mahendru
Austin, TX
Akash Maheshwari
Corpus Christi, TX
Avantika Mallik
Fort Stockton, TX
Delaney Malm
La Vernia, TX
Kyle Mangum
Salt Lake City, UT
Caitlyn Matejka
Jacksonville, TX
Merry Matthew
Plano, TX
Hayden Matthews
New Braunfels, TX
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Grace Mccrea
Fredericksburg, TX
David McDaniel
Ballinger, TX
Brittney McEwan
Toronto, CA
Virginia Mcgrath
Colorado Springs, CO
Rachel McLelland
Lubbock, TX
Colton McNabb
Lubbock, TX
Barrett Meeks
Calgary, AB
Kaylen Meers
Wolorth, TX
Erin Millican
Bedford, TX
Jyntre Millsap
Amarillo, TX
Ben Mitchell
Lubbock, TX
Emily Mitchell
Houston, TX
Krystal Morton
Wimberley, TX
Megan Murchison
Lubbock, TX
Amber Nanni
Bloomington, TX
Michelle Nguyen
Houston, TX
Maryam Niazi
Corpus Christi, TX
Angelica Nibo
Plano, TX
Elliott Norman
Pittsburgh, PA
Foster Ogu
Houston, TX
Erika Orlov
Luin, TX
Jacqui Oropeza
Bethesda, MD
Kyler Paschall
Idalou, TX
Shivam Patel
Henderson, NV
Shruti Patel
Abilene, TX
Rohan Pendse
Cypress, TX
Gabrielle Plata
Lubbock, TX
Piyali Pramanik
Carrollton, TX
Caroline Presson
Wichita Falls, TX
Grace Purcell
Fairview, TX
Ross Raedeke
Lubbock, TX
Andres Rios
Rio Hondo, Texas
Alexandra Rivas
Ali Rizvi
Plano, TX
Jaylyn Robinson
Arlington, TX
Emily Rook
Kingwood, TX
Hassan Saleh
Dearborn, TX
Taylor Sanders
Dallas, TX
Marlen Hernandez
Italy, TX
Delaney Sauers
Ennis, TX
Kyle Schnell
Fort Worth, TX
Sarah Secrest Home
Jackson, TX
Muhammed Shari
Dallas, TX
Muneeza Sheikh
Frisco TX,
Colton Shepherd
Genola, TX
Geuel Simiyu
Lubbock, TX
Ezra Smith
Sandy, TX
Suyash Srivastava
Amarillo, TX
Cameron Studzinski
San Antonio, TX
Varshini Suresh
Coppell, TX
Neeti Swami
Round Rock, TX
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Subash Swarna
Abilene, TX
Sophie Talbot
Saint George, UT
Caitlin Tayag
Lubbock, TX
Grant Tekell
Tahoka, TX
Brett igpen
Katy, TX
Brevin ompson
Hobbs, TX
Hasan Tinwala
Frisco, TX
Angel Tovar-Yanez
San Miguel, MX
Vivie Tran
Lake Jackson, TX
Shraddha Trehan
Amarillo, TX
Kala Turner
Abernathy, TX
Destiny Ugwa
Garland, TX
Mosa Ullah
Corpus Christi, TX
Chase Van Riper
Midland, TX
Andrew Wagner
Shiner, TX
Nicholas Wagner
Lubbock, TX
Coltyn Wagnon
San Angelo, TX
Larson Walker
Cross Plains, TX
Garrett Welch
Canyon, TX
George Wiest
San Antonio, TX
Jake Wilemon
Dallas, TX
Alyson Willis
Houston, TX
John Wolpert
Dallas, TX
Colby Wood
Spearman, TX
Aaron Woodard
Amarillo, TX
Abdallah Yazadi
Frisco, TX
Lucy Yu
Houston, TX
Ferris Zeitouni
Lubbock, TX
Charles Zhu
San Antonio, TX
Lamia Zuberi
Frisco, TX
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Thank You
To the family and friends of the entering Class of 2026
for showing their love and support as their students be-
gin this new adventure.
Special Thanks
To our School of Medicine Dean’s Ambassadors
for serving as ushers and greeters and showing
enthusiastic support for our school.
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Donated to the Class of 2026 by the
Center for Ethics, Humanities & Spirituality
Humanism in Medicine pins were provided by the
Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
Approximately 48 hours after the ceremony
you will be able to go online to view images from today’s ceremony at
www.gradphotonetwork.com
