Physician’s Oath and Hooding Ceremony

 

About the Ceremony

The students graduating in 2025 are the 76th class to receive the degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Washington. The Physician’s Oath & Hooding Ceremony acknowledges the achievements of our medical students. Graduating students are hooded by UWSOM deans and recite the Hippocratic (Physician’s) Oath. Through the administration of the Oath, the ceremony reminds the students of the high standards of performance and behavior to which each aspires and with which each is challenged as they enter upon professional careers as physicians.

Watch the Ceremony

The Physician’s Oath & Hooding Ceremony will be available to livestream. The livestream will be posted below and will begin at 12:50pm PT on the day of the ceremony. You will need to click “play” on the video screen that is posted below in order to join the stream. If you would like to watch the video in full screen, you will need to click the “Watch on YouTube” button on in the bottom left of the video screen.

If you experience any technical challenges after 12:50pm PT, please make sure that you have pressed play, refresh your browser, and/or switch to a new browser (e.g. if you are using Firefox, switch to Google Chrome or Safari or vice versa).

Preparing for th​e Physician’s Oath & Hooding Ceremony​

• • Announcements & other graduation items
  • International travel for guests
  • Regalia
  • Diplomas

University of Washington Commencement Ceremony

The University of Washington commencement ceremony will be held following the completion of spring quarter in June. Graduating M.D. students are welcome to participate in the event. All information and coordination for the event is done by the University’s Office of Ceremonies.