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Manchester Campus Holds Inaugural Nursing White Coat Ceremony

A White Coat Ceremony was held on September 19 in Manchester for the inaugural nursing class. Thirty-one students received their White Coats and were formally initiated into the MCPHS Health Sciences professional community. The ceremony was attended by President Charles F. Monahan Jr., Michelle Kalis, acting vice president for Academic Affairs/Provost, and several other members of the MCPHS leadership team. Two local trustees also attended the event. The keynote speaker was Robert Duhaime, Chief Nursing Executive of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, one of the College’s new clinical partners. In his remarks, Mr. Duhaime stressed the importance of the role of the BSN nurse in society today and about having a passion to care for the ill. He also spoke about the need to maintain high academic standards related to critical thinking, medication administration and the provision of hands-on skills.

(All photos courtesy of Diane McCormick / McCardinal Photo)

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