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First-year PA students putting on white coats in a room full of people

First-year physician assistant (PA) students donned their white coats for the first time, with help from second-year PA students, at the PA Short White Coat and Convocation Ceremony, held Friday, June 26. Prior to receiving the white coats, which symbolize the entry into medical education, the 67 members of the Class of 2018 recited the PA Student Pledge and heard from student and keynote speakers.

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