Which of your schools performed a WHITE COAT CEREMONY?
How was it? Any advice for other schools?

Do you have any pictures? We would all love to see them! :thumbup:

I'm looking for a white-fur coat for my coating.

We had a White Coat Ceremony for our P1 class during the first week of school. We had a couple guest speakers and took our oath then as well. It was a nice event, made the whole pharmacy school thing seem more real I guess.

Yea..we had the speakers and the oath too. I thought it was great..Took me four years to get it!!

I've always found ceremonies like this to be a little on the inane side and probably wouldn't attend mine if given the choice. It's just not going to make me feel any more of a professional nor suddenly make my years of studying seem worth it.

we have one you send formal invites to your parents or anyone you know who you want to invite. its a huge deal with speakers and then all pharmacists and students stand at the end and take the oath together. it happens probably 2nd or 3rd week of school
they do it b/c doctors have a ceremony similar and they want pharmacy to feel as professional as a doctor (i guess).

They don't give you a choice to go.
every year it is mandatory.
you have to fill out cards with name, SSN, email, phone number, and address.

however classes are cancelled that afternoon

I've always found ceremonies like this to be a little on the inane side and probably wouldn't attend mine if given the choice. It's just not going to make me feel any more of a professional nor suddenly make my years of studying seem worth it.

It's optional at UF, so don't worry about going. A lot of younger students had family come out. I went, but it was overall a waste of time. I didn't bother buying a photo and the speeches you had to sit through were long and boring. If I had it to do over, I wouldn't have gone.

It's optional at UF, so don't worry about going. A lot of younger students had family come out. I went, but it was overall a waste of time. I didn't bother buying a photo and the speeches you had to sit through were long and boring. If I had it to do over, I wouldn't have gone.

Dana, was it in St. Pete or did you have to go to Gainesville?

Dana, was it in St. Pete or did you have to go to Gainesville?

It was in Gainesville. All the campuses were there together. There are pictures on the COP website. I think I'm somewhere in there, but it's hard to see with so many students.

The question should be "Does any pharmacy school not have a white coat ceremony?"

If you do not intern at a pharmacy, is there many opportunities to wear it before rotations?

If you do not intern at a pharmacy, is there many opportunities to wear it before rotations?Pharmacy practice labs and student expositions (poster displays, etc) come to mind.

If you do not intern at a pharmacy, is there many opportunities to wear it before rotations?
We've needed our white coats when we volunteer out in the community or if we tour local hospitals and things like that. (they want us to wear them so we look more professional)

Did the school pay for the white coats or did you buy it yourself? We had to buy ours and then take it to the white coat ceremony.

We had to buy ours. I dont think anything is free in this world. If the 'school' bought it, they probably charged it to your tuition or fees.

i personally think white coat ceremony is waste of time. it serves no purpose.