Donning White Blouse: Doctor’s honour and responsibility
2024-02-28 08:44:31
The pursuit of medicine is not only a hardship but also an immeasurable pride. The ceremony of white coat marks a profound transformation – the embodiment of the doctor’s will, their solemn responsibility, and the deep honour bestowed upon them.
Prof. PhD. MD. Dang Van Phuoc, Dean of the School of Medicine, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city, shared with 550 freshmen of the academic year 2023-2024 at the white coat ceremony.
For the first time, the School of Medicine – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, held a ceremony to don blouse for freshmen on the 69th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctor’s Day (27th February, 1955 – 27th February, 2024). Attending the celebration were Assoc. Prof. PhD. Vu Hai Quan – Chancellor of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City; Board of Deans and all lecturers and students of the School of Medicine. This transformative moment, signifying the students’ entry into the medical profession, will be enshrined as an enduring tradition of the School of Medicine, celebrated annually.
Speaking at the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Dang Van Phuoc emphasised that the white blouse has great spiritual significance for people working in the medical field in general as well as medical students in particular.
“When adorned in the white blouse, each student experiences a surge of pride and societal recognition. This serves as a powerful motivator, fuelling their commitment to rigorous training, continuous learning, and the pursuit of becoming dedicated and ethical doctors.,” Prof. PhD. MD. Dang Van Phuoc mentioned.
Prof. PhD. MD. Dang Van Phuoc also stated that the medical profession which is extremely sacred and noble is one of the two professions honoured by public since this key-role profession is directly related to human life. In particular, for officials and lecturers of the School of Medicine – VNU-HCM, this responsibility is even higher when they are both “physicians” and “teachers”.
“Therefore, this is not only an opportunity for all of us to be proud of the noble profession we are pursuing, but also to reflect on ourselves, to be more aware of our responsibility to the profession, to not only be the protector and care for the people’s health but also to inspire passion to the next generations of doctors with good mind and talent, aiming to construct an increasingly strong Vietnamese health care system,”.
Prof. PhD. MD. Dang Van Phuoc also reminded the students: “The white blouse you are about to don is not only an individual but also a symbol of the medical profession, the image of the school, the hospital, the belief in a good future. For this sacred moment, I hope that you will always be steadfast in your chosen path, striving to become a doctor of medicine, good at medicine and rich in ethics”.
Also at the ceremony, Quach Thi Kim Ngan, class Y2023, representative of the freshmen of the Faculty of Medicine of the SoM—VNU-HCM, expressed her pride in wearing a white blouse.
“This is a crucial milestone marking the maturity of our medical path. We feel more clearly the responsibility of medical practitioners. We would like to receive the fire of enthusiasm from our predecessors, vowing to keep that fire forever to always deserve the noble blouse,” Ngan said.
On this occasion, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Vu Hai Quan, Chancellor of Vietnam National University Hoi Chi Minh City, sent best wishes to physicians as well as all lecturers of the School of Medicine – VNU-HCM on this emotional anniversary. This is the motivation for the School of Medicine – VNU-HCM to develop more and more in the training of medical human resources.
It is known that over 14 years of establishment and development, the School of Medicine, VNU-HCM, has been training nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, including 1.029 doctors and pharmacists.
