White coat ceremony for the UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy’s Rockford campus. (Photo: Laura Hayes)
Health sciences students were all smiles during their white coat ceremonies in August and September. So were the family and friends who came to see them take a visible step toward becoming doctors, pharmacists and dentists.
At the University of Illinois Chicago and the health sciences campuses in Rockford and Peoria, first-year students in the College of Medicine, Retzky College of Pharmacy and College of Dentistry walked across the stage to receive the white coats they’ll wear during their studies.
Watch the recording of the UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony.
At the College of Medicine ceremony in Chicago, Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda urged students to “remain strong advocates to improve the public good, and to remain grounded in our values of kindness to others, compassion for those in need and justice for those that continue to face structural impediments to a better quality of life,” as they progress toward graduation.
Click through the gallery to see students, family, faculty and staff who celebrated this next step for students toward their health care careers.
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the College of Medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. (Jodi Whitlock)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the Retzky College of Pharmacy at University of Illinois Chicago. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony 2024 for the UIC College of Dentistry. (Braulia Espinosa)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. (Carrie Foust)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for Retzky College of Pharmacy Rockford. (Laura Hayes)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. (Laura Roehnelt)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. (Laura Roehnelt)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. (Laura Roehnelt)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. (Laura Roehnelt)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. (Laura Roehnelt)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. (Laura Roehnelt)
White coat ceremony for University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. (Laura Roehnelt)