title: A symbol of our profession: white coat ceremony address to the class of 2014.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0566, USA. bmkarnat@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Bernard M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Karnath
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D013337:Students, Medical