Physician Assistant White Coat Ceremony 2016
Physician Assistant Class of 2018
The Springfield College Physician Assistant Program hosted the annual White Coat Ceremony inside the Fuller Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 7. The White Coat Ceremony commemorates the formal presentation of the white lab coat for physician assistant students as they begin working with patients in hospitals.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the physician assistant students take the Physician Assistant Professional Oath:
Physician Assistant Professional Oath
I pledge to perform the following duties with honesty and dedication:
I will hold as my primary responsibility the health, safety, welfare and dignity of all human beings
I will uphold the tenets of patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice
I will recognize and promote the value of diversity
I will treat all persons who seek my care
I will hold in confidence the information shared in the course of practicing medicine
I will assess my personal capabilities and limitations, striving always to improve my medical practice
I will actively seek to expand my knowledge and skills, keeping abreast of advances in medicine
I will work with other members of the health care team to provide compassionate and effective care of patients
I will use my knowledge and experience to contribute to an improved community
I will respect my professional relationship with the physician
I will share and expand knowledge within the profession
These duties are pledged with sincerity and upon my honor.
Master of Ceremonies
Charles M. Milch, MHP, MBA, PA-C
Welcome
Mary Ann Coughlin, DPE
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Keynote Speaker
Lauren Gallant, PA-C
Class of 2015
Recognition of Candidates
Daniel Watkins, MS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Carine Seeve, MD, Assistant Professor
Meghan Migeon, MS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Roxanne Sprague, MCMSc, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Administration of Oath
John A. Hangasky Jr., MS, PA-C, Associate Professor
Music provided by Gail E. Weirick
CLASS OF 2018
Sevilay Akcam
Lara Apkar Avedian
Jesica Baker
Ashley Baptista
Elizabeth Dimitri Barakitis
Taylor M. Bartini
Ryan Christopher Bobianski
Michaela J. Butler
Jordan David Carr
Michael Merrill Child
Joseph Michael Cullivan
Ashley Duhaime
Kara Ann Duplessis
Laura Goldstein
Jared David Heath
Alyssa Kenney
Brianna Louise Koshmerl
Trisha Kathleen Kowalski
Ashley Ann Kuligowski
Julie Suzanne Lalonde
Lindsay Anne Larabee
Meagan A. Lawrence
Victoria Le
John Lyons
Morgan Elizabeth Matuszko
Hillary A. Morisset
Brett Nowlan
Amanda Elizabeth Pierce
Deborah Ann Pisciotta
Lyndsey Pope
Ashley Kathryn Provost
Melanie Joyce Shepard
Alexandra Lauren Sirrine
Rosina Songorov
April Elizabeth Thomas
