{"id":104804,"date":"2019-10-15T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=104804"},"modified":"2019-10-15T17:18:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T03:18:07","slug":"student-pharmacists-pledge-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/15\/student-pharmacists-pledge-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo student pharmacists pledge commitment in white coat ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Forty-eight first-year University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> student pharmacists recited the Oath of a Pharmacist at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy<\/a>\u2019s (DKICP<\/abbr>) White Coat Ceremony on October 13, in the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n

The ceremony signifies the rite of passage for students entering their first year in the professional program to affirm their commitment to the values of their profession, including professionalism, respect, integrity and compassion.<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin<\/strong> said, “I am proud of our students and grateful for the fact that they are going into a health profession where they can epitomize our mission of serving the region and the state with well qualified graduates.”<\/p>\n

Ka Haka ʻUla<\/span> O Keʻelikolani<\/span> College of Hawaiian Language<\/a> performed the mele hoʻokipa,<\/span> or welcoming chant, Ua Ao Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n

For the first time at a White Coat Ceremony, faculty, staff and students performed Oi Ola Wai Honua<\/em>, written by Taupouri Tangaro<\/strong>, director of Hawaiian culture and protocols engagement for 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo and Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a>. The oli, a Hawaiian chant, was introduced at the Class of 2019 graduation dinner and will be performed at all future DKICP<\/abbr> events.<\/p>\n

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Professor Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit helps first-year student pharmacist Brandi Hughes put on the White Coat at DKICP<\/abbr> Class of 2023 White Coat Ceremony October 13. Also on stage are, from left, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lara Gomez, faculty members Bryce Fukunaga and Michelle Kim and Daryl Masanda, director of the Office of Student Affairs. (Photo credit: Robbyn Peck)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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