Doctor of Chiropractic White Coat Ceremony Incoming Class of January 2021 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 5:00 P.M.
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Order of Ceremony Prelude Processional John Haack Pipe Major Saint Louis Caledonian Pipe Band
Master of Ceremony Joseph Pfeifer, DC Associate Provost Dean of the College of Chiropractic
Student Address Nicolette Homes Trimester 8 Student President of Logan Student Government
Alumnus Address Patrick Battaglia, DC (’12), DACBR Director of Health Policy & Interdisciplinary Care
Presentation of White Coats 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.
Doctor of Chiropractic Incoming Class of Spring 2021 Elias George Alqazaha Daniel Merrick Altis Ahmad Alturkistani Hailey Andersen Zachary Thomas Ayres Erin Baldwin Emma Jewel Balensiefer John Robert Bell Payton Elizabeth Birkel Tracy Blakley Rachel Blong David Brouder Luke Brown Preston Nathaniel Burgess Jessica Burton Chloe Helena Campbell Morgan Paige Craig Matthew Jordan Danze
Denton Ki Dearen Cassidi Nicole Dodgson Tyler R. Eckman Maggie Jo Farmer Joseph Fick Ryan Fischer Grace Godsy Abby Green Tolga Efe Guven Lauren Haley Alejandro Hernandez Victoria Hopler Charles Alexander Housemann Janelle Hynes Ahmed Jaafari Trevor Jones Ivy Nicole Kolb Bailey Leitschuh
Doctor of Chiropractic Incoming Class of Spring 2021 Joseph Manco Alison Marshall Matthew Myers Rachel Nettleton Christopher Michael Northcutt Andrew John Theodore Pierce Lincoln Pinson Margaret Renee Pogue Alyna Irene Pucka Samuel Taylor Reed Nicholas Reese Joshua Ritzma Amanda May Rose Breanna Kay Scheberle Chantelle Serrant Navarro Alok Sethi Pushti Shah
Remington Siebert Mabinty Tarawally Minh Tran Wesley Trauger Bridget Turney Paranda Uber Luke VanOver Hunter Walker Jasmine Walker Matthew Walter Bryce Webb Devon Weese Amber Breonna Michelle Williams Abby Worland Juwan Wray Matthew Edward Wray Joshua Zylstra
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.