Applause and cheers erupted from the audience as students from the University of Florida School of Physician Assistant Studies crossed the stage one by one to receive their new uniforms: UF Health white coats inscribed with their names.
The 15th annual white coat ceremony, which took place at the Health Professions, Nursing & Pharmacy Building on June 3, marked the transition from didactic to clinical training for the 61 members of the class of 2023.
“The moment you receive your first white coat is a memory that will stay with you throughout your career,” UF College of Medicine Dean Colleen Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., told students. “Your white coat symbolizes a devotion to practicing patient-centered care with the utmost professionalism and humanism.”
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