Program-Specific Info / Q's OTD White Coat Ceremony?

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Does anyone know if OTD programs do white coat ceremony’s? My boyfriend is in DPT school and I know they have a white coat ceremony so I always wondered if they have one for OTD as well.
 
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Some do. MGH Institute of Health Professions does not.

I am not sure what importance a white coat holds for you in terms of graduation and/or in practice. In my experience, if I wear a white coat into a patient's room they think I am the doctor and ask questions one would pose to a physician or doctor. For patient's who have mental health and/or cognitive issues, it is very confusing for them to see a white coat and hear you are an OT or PT because they have associated a white coat with a doctor so confusion about your role is present. Just food for thought.
 
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