Nicole Dorsey Welcomed to Northeast Ohio Medical University During White Coat Ceremony

2012 Sep 10

Nicole Dorsey of Dennison, Ohio, entered the College of Pharmacy at Northeast Ohio Medical University on Aug. 31 as part of the Class of 2016. Dorsey was one of 225 students who participated in the incoming medicine and pharmacy classes' White Coat Ceremonies.

White coats are symbolic of the professionalism that is expected of medicine and pharmacy students during their professional school years and as physicians and pharmacists. During the White Coat Ceremonies, students received their white coats and pledged their commitments to their professions and the health of the patients they will serve.

Two ceremonies were held – the ceremony for pharmacy students began at 10 a.m.; the ceremony for medicine students began at 2 p.m. – with more than 1,000 family, friends, students, faculty and staff attending. The College of Pharmacy welcomed 80 new students and the College of Medicine welcomed 145 new students.

Dorsey is a graduate of Claymont High School . .

Northeast Ohio Medical University is a community-based, public medical university with a mission to improve the quality of health care in Northeast Ohio working in collaboration with its educational and clinical partners. With a focus on scientific and medical research, and the interprofessional training of health professionals that is unique to the state of Ohio, the University offers a doctor of medicine (M.D.) and a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, in addition to graduate-level coursework and research opportunities leading to master's and doctoral degrees in other medical areas. Northeast Ohio Medical University is a founding member of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron. Visit www.neomed.edu.