May 6, 2026 — On Friday, June 12, Ph.D. students in the University of Florida College of Medicine who have completed their qualifying exams will receive lab coats and recite an oath, marking their advancement to candidacy. The annual ceremony will be held from 5-7 p.m. in the Health Professions/Nursing/Pharmacy auditorium and will feature keynote remarks from L. Jeannine Brady, PhD ’89.

Brady is a professor and director of graduate and post-doctoral research training and career development at the UF College of Dentistry.

Friends and family are invited to attend in person and enjoy refreshments following the ceremony. The event will be broadcast live starting at 5 p.m.

Watching the ceremony live online will require a web browser on a computer or a mobile device. Please review full technical requirements for viewing. To ensure a device meets the requirements, please test by watching a previous ceremony.