Logan University White Coat Ceremony - Fall 2021

Doctor of Chiropractic White Coat Ceremony Incoming Class of September 2021 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 5:00 P.M. William D. Purser, DC Center Logan University

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Order of Ceremony Prelude Processional Solo Major Saint Louis Caledonian Pipe Band

Master of Ceremony Joseph Pfeifer, DC Associate Provost Dean of the College of Chiropractic

Student Address Devin Woods Trimester 8 Student

Alumnus Address Daryl Ridgeway, DC (’97) Professor

Presentation of White Coats Kristina Petrocco-Napuli, DC, MS, FICC Assistant Dean of the College of Chiropractic

White Coat Oath Joseph Pfeifer, DC

Closing Remarks Joseph Pfeifer, DC

White Coat Ceremony At the White Coat Ceremony, students are welcomed to the chiropractic profession by the Logan University administration, faculty, staff and students. Students are congratulated on their achievement of being selected into Logan’s Doctor of Chiropractic Program and are informed of their commitment as doctors-in-training. Students will chiropractic as well as the human aspect of being a doctor, especially the obligation of caring for their patients.

students are about to be immersed in, it is essential that they do not lose sight of the core objective of becoming a doctor—to do good for the health of the people they serve.

The White Coat Ceremony symbolizes the students’ pledge to diligently pursue their chiropractic education and training from this day forward, to as long as they treat patients, to put the interest of their patients before their own, to respect and value their fellow students as colleagues as well as those who have taught them, and to behave well and honorably throughout their careers, always striving to be worthy of the privilege of being a doctor.

White Coat Oath With this oath, I commit myself to the responsibilities of a chiropractic physician-in-training and to the obligations of the chiropractic profession.

I will approach my chiropractic education with integrity and modesty, respecting the patients and educators from whom I shall learn. In the pursuit of excellence I dedicate myself to a lifetime of learning, teaching, and advancing the art and science of chiropractic.

I will faithfully serve the well-being of my patients and strive to be worthy of their trust through honest, compassionate and thoughtful communication. I will treat my patients with dignity, serve as their advocate.

I pledge to care for my health so that I may most effectively care for my patients. I will act within my abilities and recognize my limits.

I will hold fast to the enthusiasm and idealism with which I take this pledge. This oath I make freely and upon my honor as a Logan University student.