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Pharmacy school holds its first-ever White Coat Ceremony

Inaugural class dons white coats, takes Pharmacy Oath

Mavis Adu-Bonsu was the first student to receive a white lab coat from faculty Erin Pauling and William Eggleston during the inaugural School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences White Coat Ceremony held at the Watters Theater on Sept. 9. Mavis Adu-Bonsu was the first student to receive a white lab coat from faculty Erin Pauling and William Eggleston during the inaugural School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences White Coat Ceremony held at the Watters Theater on Sept. 9.
Mavis Adu-Bonsu was the first student to receive a white lab coat from faculty Erin Pauling and William Eggleston during the inaugural School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences White Coat Ceremony held at the Watters Theater on Sept. 9. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.

Great opportunities, great responsibilities and great rewards come to those who choose a pharmacist鈥檚 career. That was the message 黑料视频鈥檚 first class of students in its new School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) heard at its White Coat Ceremony.

Lee Briscoe-Dwyer, vice president of clinical affairs at PharMEDium Healthcare Corp., spoke to the class members before they crossed the Watters Theater stage Sept. 9 to be coated by faculty.

The milestone event was the culmination of five years of planning, President Harvey Stenger said.

鈥淲e did it!鈥 he said. 鈥淧arents, friends, students, faculty, staff and everybody who was involved in this first year of the first class. You are certainly a first-class first class. We did it, and welcome to Binghamton.

鈥淭his was the biggest of my big ideas,鈥 he added, while joking that he wasn鈥檛 sure what to wear to a White Coat Ceremony so he wore a psychedelic tie. He turned serious when talking about the planning and effort that had gone into establishing the new school. 鈥淢y commitment to you students, faculty, staff, friends and parents is that I will be the best resource gatherer you will ever find. There is so much more to do to make sure you鈥檙e successful every step of the way from here to your graduation.

鈥淵our miracle-worker dean, Gloria Meredith, doesn鈥檛 have a blank check, but she has a debit card with a very large balance,鈥 he said. 鈥淕ood luck!鈥

Meredith recognized RoseAnn and Timothy Jankowski for their generous support of the ceremony, and Lisa Menner Brandt and her husband, Dick, who endowed a faculty fellow for the school.

Charles Aswad ’53, executive vice president emeritus of the Medical Society of the State of New York, chairs the SOPPS Advisory Council and also spoke.

As a member of the first class in Harpur College, he was reminded of the words of the University鈥檚 founding president, Glenn G. Bartle. 鈥淗e said to my class of freshman what I will say to you: As the inaugural class, the first and charter class, you鈥檝e been selected because the admissions committee saw an ability to place in trust the development of the next generation of pharmacists. From this day forward, there will always be a comma after your name and it will signify that you are a student at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at 黑料视频. That places on you tremendous responsibility because your success will be a testament to the professionalism of this school. It鈥檚 a wonderful opportunity, but an awesome responsibility.鈥

Briscoe-Dwyer told the students that being a pharmacist isn鈥檛 just what she does, but is who she is.

鈥淵our white coats are a sign of commitment to the profession and your responsibility to become the best clinician you can be,鈥 she said. 鈥淵ou have a responsibility for greatness. It may seem like a great deal of pressure, but don鈥檛 shy away from it, embrace it. No one is more relevant to the profession of pharmacy today than you.鈥

She encouraged students to continue to raise the standards of the profession. With eight pharmacy schools in New York state, 鈥渨e don鈥檛 need another mediocre school,鈥 she said. 鈥淒on鈥檛 settle for mediocrity. Raise the bar because you have the responsibility for greatness.鈥

Briscoe-Dwyer told the students that pharmacists are the great disrupters in healthcare. 鈥淵ou can be disrupters,鈥 she said. 鈥淐hallenge expectations about pharmacy students and new graduates. Prepare not to pass a test, but to train to be a pharmacist, a problem solver, a critical thinker, able to make decisions and be accountable. Really listen to hear what patients are saying. Show up every day. It is your responsibility to learn.鈥

Trust was also part of Briscoe-Dwyer鈥檚 message. 鈥淓very day be reminded of the trust bestowed on us. Have faith and trust that we will do the right thing every time. Trust is the foundation of every professional relationship you will have moving forward,鈥 she said.

鈥淩emember that every patient is someone鈥檚 father, mother or child,鈥 she added, 鈥渟o strive to provide perfect care for all and don鈥檛 settle for less.鈥

Every visit to a hospital or a clinic has the potential to be a life-changing event, she added. 鈥淵ou will see people at their most vulnerable and often at the end of a long, frightening day. Most often they will not be at their best and because of that we must be. It鈥檚 an honor to be part of someone鈥檚 life that way. So respect your patients and their right to privacy and to make informed decisions about their healthcare. Remain in all circumstances an advocate for that patient.

鈥淵ou have the opportunity to share in some of the most important experiences and decisions in a person鈥檚 life,鈥 she added. 鈥淚n all likelihood, you will be the only pharmacist they will see when they are sick, scared, overwhelmed or in pain. Each person will have a unique need that only you can fill and you have an obligation to ensure that each person gets your best effort every time.鈥

The rewards are great, she said. 鈥淭he thanks from a grateful patient, the respect of a colleague, the intangibles that will stay with you always.

鈥淏eing a pharmacist comes with opportunity, responsibility and rewards. May you wear them well,鈥 she said.

鈥淢y name is Lee Briscoe-Dwyer, and I鈥檓 a pharmacist.鈥

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