PHILADELPHIA — Samantha Frear, of Factoryville, a doctor of pharmacy student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences, received a white coat at a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 17.

The white coat ceremony is an annual rite of passage for students in their first professional year (third year) of USciences’ six-year pharmacy program, and symbolizes their dedication to the profession of pharmacy and to the care of others.

Frear continues on the path to receiving a doctor of pharmacy degree in May 2020. Donning their white coats, the more than 130 student pharmacists recited the Oath of a Pharmacist, a gesture to reinforce their commitment to working with patients compassionately and to enhancing their health and well-being.

Doctor of pharmacy students in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences received a white coat at a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.
http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_ABJ-White-Coat.jpg.optimal.jpgDoctor of pharmacy students in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences received a white coat at a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Submitted photo

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