We look forward to celebrating members of Dell Medical School's Class of 2027 during their White Coat Ceremony. Students will promise to keep patient care at the center of everything they do — in front of family, friends, clinician mentors and community members who will support them through the next four years and beyond. We're grateful to Michael and Susan Dell for gifting a white coat to each Class of 2027 student.
Her peer-reviewed publications include articles describing innovative educational endeavors, workshops and curricula. She was a featured expert for a NEJM Group Open Forum and a content expert for the American College of Physicians’ IMPower project — a national resident initiative. Additionally, she has been invited to speak about her work nationally and has led presentations and workshops at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Salib has been recognized with many educational awards, including induction into the Dell Med Academy of Distinguished Educators, the Shine Academy of Distinguished Educators, and the national Gold Humanism Honor Society. In 2022 she received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. She serves on several national committees, including the Alliance of Academic Medicine, where she has held various leadership roles. She also chairs Dell Med’s Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum Committee. Dr. Salib is the recipient of the inaugural Internal Medicine Outstanding Educator of the Year Award and the UTMB “Top Doc” award, among others.
The first White Coat Ceremony occurred in 1993 at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Arnold Gold, a University of Texas at Austin alumnus and Columbia professor of neurology and pediatrics, noted that the existing practice of having students take the Hippocratic oath at the end of their medical training was four years too late. The Gold Foundation instituted the White Coat Ceremony to emphasize humanism in medicine at the very start of medical education.
Please view the video to learn more about Dr. Arnold P. Gold and his inspiration to keep humanism in health care.
