1 Instructions provided to students before the ceremony. |
2 Osteopathic Plede of Commitment. |
3 The program of activities. |
4 Names of incoming students, class of 2016! Alexandra's name is 17th from the bottom of the last column. |
5 Program for ceremony. |
6 The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine LECOM conducts a "White Coat Ceremony each year for incoming medical students. |
7 Family wait for the ceremony to start: cousin Pauline, husband Nam, Aunt Zenith, step-mother Betty. (Dad is behind the camera.) |
8 Alex in-place with other students before beginning of ceremony. |
9 Near the end of the ceremony, students make the Ostepathic Pledge of Commitment (a copy is on page four of the program which appears later). |
10 The stage is set. |
11 Beautiful grand lobby of the Warner. |
12 The ceremony is conducted at the ornate Warner Theater in downtown Erie, PA. |
13 Dean introduces program. |
14 Alex, in blue, goes on stage. |
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16 She's got it. |
17 Alex crosses the stage to recieve her stethoscope - part of the ceremony. |
18 She receives her white coat. |
31 Proud student surrounded by happy family. |
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33 Nam shoots too. |
34 Auntie Zee sets up for a shot. |
35 Cousin Pauline and Alex. |
36 Alex and proud Dad. |