William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine Held White Coat Ceremony on August 21
Hattiesburg, MS, August 27, 2010 - William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCU-COM) held a traditional White Coat Ceremony to celebrate the entrance of the inaugural class into medical school on Saturday, August 21 at 5 p.m. in Smith Auditorium in Hattiesburg.
Each student was ceremonially “cloaked” with their white coat and took the osteopathic oath of commitment in front of friends, family, WCU faculty and staff, and members of the community. A reception, open house and tours of the medical facilities followed the ceremony.
(left to right) Dr. Richard Nance, Philadelphia; Dr. Esther Brady, Memphis; Dr. Michael May, Hattiesburg; and Dr. Edmund Miller, West Point, all participated in cloaking medical students in WCU-COM’s inaugural class during the White Coat Ceremony on August 21.
(left to right) Jason DeFatta, Hattiesburg, interim class president of medical students; David Trisler, Natchez, and Ned Miller, West Point, interim class vice president, proudly wear the white coats they received during the WCU-COM White Coat Ceremony on August 21.
(left to right) Brett Hyatt, Soso; Brandi Hyatt, Drew; and Cole Hodges, Brookhaven, are all smiles backstage at the WCU-COM White Coat Ceremony on August 21.
On the left, Mrs. Debby Murphy, wife of Dr. Michael Murphy, vice president of medical education and dean of WCU-COM. On the right, Dr. Henry B. Pace, PHD, executive director emeritus of the Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association (MOMA). Center is the Pace family.
(left to right) Dr. Michael Murphy, vice president of medical education and dean of WCU-COM, and Heidi Couch, president of the Advocates for the American Osteopathic Association (AAOA), visit at the White Coat Ceremony.
(left to right) Dr. Michael Murphy, vice president of medical education and dean of WCU-COM, poses for a picture with his wife, Deborah Murphy, past president of the AAOA, at the White Coat Ceremony on August 21.
(left to right) Dr. William Mayo, D.O., representing the president of AOA; Dr. Gary Gordon, D.O. of Meridian; and Dr. Michael Murphy, vice president of medical education and dean of WCU-COM, all wait for the White Coat Ceremony to begin.
(left to right) Dr. Michael Murphy, vice president of medical education and dean of WCU-COM, and Dr. Tommy King, president of WCU, cut the cake using an antique sword at the reception following the White Coat Ceremony on August 21.