Understanding Patients: Gabriel Trevino Verastegui's white coat story @washumedicine

Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Gabriel Trevino Verastegui, a first-year medical student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, receives his white coat Oct. 29, 2021, symbolizing his entrance into the medical profession. Gabriel describes growing up in Mexico, where his access to health care was limited. This experience has helped shaped the kind of doctor he wants to be to his patients.

Learn more about our White Coat Ceremony at https://whitecoat.wustl.edu/

Video by Huy Mach and Gaia Remerowski/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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