{"id":115016,"date":"2024-09-17T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=115016"},"modified":"2024-09-16T12:21:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:21:34","slug":"donning-a-white-coat-unmc-students-start-their-journeys-in-patient-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/09\/17\/donning-a-white-coat-unmc-students-start-their-journeys-in-patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Donning a white coat, UNMC students start journeys in patient care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Across UNMC, new students \u2013 in nursing, dentistry, medicine, graduate studies, allied health professions and pharmacy \u2013 marked the beginning of the school year with white coat or professionalism ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CONWhiteCoat124-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CONWhiteCoat124-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CONWhiteCoat124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CONWhiteCoat124-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CONWhiteCoat124-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CONWhiteCoat124-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CONWhiteCoat124.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The UNMC College of Nursing held its Omaha white coat ceremony at UNMC\u2019s Truhlsen Campus Events Center on Aug. 30. (Events for nursing\u2019s other campuses will take place later in the year.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The white coat is symbolic of transitioning into a nursing program and students beginning their commitment to patient care, said Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, who addressed nursing students at the Omaha white coat ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryday leadership is what we want to cultivate in each of you,\u201d Dr. Sharp-McHenry told students. \u201cYour leadership is critical to our communities and in a world longing for your expertise and talent. Leading today requires the ability to transform people, situations and yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI challenge each of you to lead with wisdom, integrity and transparency.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNMC College of Allied Health Professions welcomed 315 new students at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sahp\/albums\/72177720320083655\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Professionalism Ceremony<\/a> \u2013 the largest group of entering students in the history of the college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ceremony is a rite of passage for students in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions to begin their professional program or clinical encounters with patients,\u201d said Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean of the college. \u201cIt focuses on professionalism, encompassing the concepts of ethical behavior, compassionate care and service to others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNMC College of Medicine welcomed 137 new students at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720319806379\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">white coat ceremony<\/a>, which was held at the Orpheum Theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe white coat obviously has a long history behind it, and I think that transition resonates with students and family members, as well as with the faculty and the members of the profession of medicine who\u2019ve been in it a long time,\u201d said Bradley Britigan, MD, who marked his 14<sup>th<\/sup> White Coat Ceremony as dean of the college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"115015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat124-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat124-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat124-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat124-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat124-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat124.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"115013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat324-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat324-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat324-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat324-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat324-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat324-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat324.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"115012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat424-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat424-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat424-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat424-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat424-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat424-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COMWhiteCoat424.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At its event in Lincoln, the UNMC College of Dentistry welcomed 24 dental hygiene students and 52 dental students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of our students&#8217; journeys toward becoming compassionate oral health care providers who will improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities,&#8221; said Gerry Kugel, DMD, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Dentistry. &#8220;We are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to supporting them throughout their academic and professional careers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COPWhiteCoat124-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COPWhiteCoat124-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COPWhiteCoat124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COPWhiteCoat124-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COPWhiteCoat124-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COPWhiteCoat124-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/COPWhiteCoat124-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The UNMC College of Pharmacy welcomed 63 first-year PharmD students into the profession with the presentation of white coats and the taking of its professionalism pledge. Theo Blum, president of the class of 2025, addressed the incoming students, as did alum Jolyn Merry, PharmD, pharmacy operations manager at Bryan Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith Olsen, PharmD, Joseph D. Williams Endowed Dean, told the incoming pharmacy students: \u201cYour white coat stands out because it is important to your patients. It is a sign of professionalism, a sign of caring, a sign of compassion for your patients. By donning the white coat, your patients expect the utmost professionalism from each of us. They expect our best every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNMC Graduate Studies welcomed more than 230 incoming graduate students at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720319700339\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual matriculation ceremony<\/a>. Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, professor and chief of neonatology and director of the Child Health Research Institute, served as featured speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kendra Schmid, PhD, interim dean of graduate students and interim associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, welcomed the new students: &#8220;The people in this room will become your classmates, your colleagues, your future friends and, who knows, maybe a spouse,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nursing, dentistry, medicine, graduate studies, allied health and pharmacy all held special ceremonies to mark the new school 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