![Kodley Bouachanthala, centre, is one of the 140 students in the University of Manitoba college of medicine's class of 2028. He says he can see himself one day retuning to Morden, Man., his home community. (Prabhjot Singh Lotey/CBC)](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/white-coat-ceremony-2024-CBC.png)
White coat ceremony media coverage
The largest medical class in UM history – the Class of 2028 – formally donned their first white coats as part of Inaugural Day Exercises for the Max Rady College of Medicine on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
The Class of 2028 includes 14 Indigenous students and 48 students with rural attributes, meaning they have rural roots or rural work, volunteer or leadership experience. Two French-speaking students are enrolled in the bilingual stream.
Here is some of the media coverage from the ceremony:
CTV Winnipeg: U of M welcomes the largest class of medical students at white coat ceremony
CBC Manitoba: University of Manitoba holds white coat ceremony for its largest class of medical students
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M welcomes largest-ever incoming medical-school class