Hooding

The Hooding Ceremony formally acknowledges and celebrates the achievements of graduating medical students. The Hooding Ceremony also signals another step in their medical career as students recite the Hippocratic Oath and are welcomed into the medical profession.

MCG Hooding Ceremony 2026

The Hooding Ceremony for the Class of 2026 was on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the Bell Auditorium, with a reception following at the Old Medical College.

MCG Hooding Ceremony 2027
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The Hooding Ceremony for the Class of 2027 will be on Friday, May 7, 2027, at the Bell Auditorium, with a reception following at the Old Medical College.

Details will be made available on this site as they become available. Please check back regularly for updates.

FAQs

2025 hooding photos

Regalia details will be available in late February.

Regalia details will be available in late February.

Yes, the MCG Hooding Ceremony will be live-streamed beginning at 2:00 PM on 5/7/2027.

Yes, there will be a class photo on the steps of the Old Medical College prior to Hooding.
12:00 PM (Sharp): Class picture at the Old Medical College, in regalia. Regional and AU/UGA Medical Partnership campuses will take their campus photos after the full class one.
The Downtown City of Augusta is experiencing multiple construction and road repairs in and around the event
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Grad Images will be on-site to take individual student photos during the ceremony. These photos will be available for purchase at a later date.

The MCG Hooding Ceremony is for all MCG graduating students from all MCG campuses. The Hooding Ceremony formally acknowledges medical student achievement through the administration of the Hippocratic Oath.
AU Graduate Hooding and Commencement Ceremony is held with The Graduate School. The MCG graduating class presidents from both campuses will attend on behalf of the class with the MCG Dean to recognize the graduation of all MCG students.