Ever attend a "White Coat" ceremony?

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The back story is my daughter graduated from High School in 2010, graduated from college in 2014 (Major in chemistry, minors in math and biology).

Applied to various pharmacy schools. Had two interviews and was accepted at both school.

She chose to attend McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University, Birmingham, AL.

On Friday they had a "White Coat" ceremony where the first year pharmacy students were "coatted", meaning they were officially given their white lab coats. It was an impressive ceremony.

She is way smarter than I am.........just wondering where she got all those smarts from???
 
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Congratulations to her. My wife last year became an RN which was her goal and at 55 years old. They have a pinning ceremony for that and was a big deal also in our household.
 
I recall going to my daughter's in Med School. I don't remember what year they received it.
 
One of our daughters went to medical school at University of Iowa. They have a short white coat ceremony. The short coat tells everyone the wearer is a newby and doesn't know JACK! Later they are awarded long white coats which means the students think they know more than JACK.

We had four daughters....the first two are way smarter than my wife and I added together. The last two are more normally smart.

Congratulations to your daughter and her parents.
 
Attended my son's two years ago. He is a senior at UT (Tennessee) Dental School. They have theirs after they complete the 1st two years and before they start clinicals. He will graduate in May and come practice with me. My grandfather, my father, myself, and now my son will all be graduates from UT Dental School. Go Vols:)
 
I went to my stepson's medical school white coat ceremony, and thereafter harassed him about being deified. During his residency he told me senior residents jealously guarded the privilege of wearing longer lab jackets than their juniors. I think the whole business is a bit silly...but I can't get around that fact that he's now making more money than I ever did.
 
Not a white coat, but a pinning or two. My wife went back to school at 32 to get her 4-year RN degree, a life-long dream for her. After working in ICU and surgery for several years, she went back again for another three years recently to ger her graduate degree and become a Family Nurse Practitioner. Our daughter also graduated in May with a 4-year RN, adding to the list of family accomplishments. It took a lot of sacrifice and pulling together to make this all happen, and I was probably the most proud husband and father in the room when they received their pins. They both now wear white coats!
Dave
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And here I thought this was going to be one of those "They are coming to get me, Ha Ha" deals.
 
Retired LTC, Yes I have! My daughter is a 3rd. year med. student. When she started we went to her "White Coat" ceremony. Quite a thrill for all our family. Yea, my daughter is smarter than her dad too;-)
 
My wife worked at an exclusive private girl's school and faculty and staff were required to wear academic regalia two or three times a year. The school nurse was a BSN and her academic regalia was the starched white dress, the cap, white shoes and stockings and a navy blue, red-lined cape. It was what she wore to receive her degree and thus it was her "cap and gown". It was easily the most impressive and recognizable outfit in the convocation.

Russ
 
handejector said:
OUCH! :eek:
I hope the two really smart ones don't read your post to the other two! :D:D
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No worries Lee...try as I might none of them are interested in guns and shooting so they won't find the post unless you help them?!

Also, you can bet they figured all this out long ago and used it in arguments!!
 
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