(upbeat music)
- Good evening, and welcome
friends, family, faculty,
students and alumni pharmacists,
and particularly the very
distinguished Class of 2023.
Today is the 19th Annual
White Coat Celebration,
one unlike any other in our history.
This is a joyous occasion.
It will put a smile on
your face as we celebrate
the newest members of
the school community,
who are demonstrating to
us that virtual connections
can indeed be powerful.
Class of 2023 Welcome to the profession.
The white coat represents your
transition from lay person
to student pharmacist.
It is the time we
officially become partners
toward the goal of safe,
effective and cost effective
drug therapy for all the world's citizens.
Class of 2023, to start,
I need to say a few things
about your school, the one I
have the privilege to serve.
As a Class of 2023 knows well, the school
and the campus core
values are deeply embedded
in what we call Pride Values.
The P in pride stands for professionalism,
the R respect, the I integrity,
and the D is for diversity.
As I think about this community,
I'm reminded that it is our differences
that make us strong and distinguished.
We embrace differences in
backgrounds gender, race,
ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation,
in lifestyles and perspectives.
And we're fortunate to be at a university
and a school where
diversity is a core value.
The E in pride stands for excellence.
And the school's excellence
is particularly evidenced
by our world class science.
As I've previously
highlighted with this class,
we were number one among
all U.S. schools of pharmacy
and NIH funding for the
45th consecutive year.
Similar to pass several years,
UCSF total research funding
in this school equal
that of the next two schools combined.
However, our drive to seek
and apply new knowledge
is not isolated to our research
also exists in our patient
care and our PharmD education.
With respect to patient care,
our California Poison Control System
with its 900 calls per day, was created
and housed in the School of Pharmacy.
The advancement of the profession
to a more clinical discipline
began over 50 years ago
at UCSF, on the ninth
floor in the hospital.
And specific to today's COVID-19 pandemic,
your school assumed the
responsibility for disseminating PPE
for the San Francisco
Bay Area's pharmacies.
Your school led the way in
providing novel COVID therapy
to UCSF health patients.
However, the scientific
way of thinking exhibited
in our research and patient care models
clearly extends into our
professional curriculum.
You, the Class of 2023,
can testify to this fact.
I said to you during orientation,
you are the most distinguished
incoming PharmD students
at the most distinguished School
of Pharmacy, in the world,
I mean that.
Each of your stories is unique,
demonstrating hard work and sacrifice.
Always with a good dose of that
scientific way of thinking.
Admissions was competitive.
You demonstrate your
competitiveness convincing us
that you were different from
anyone else in your class.
You come from seven states.
15% of you were born outside the U.S.
Your countries of origin are diverse.
Members of this class come
from China, Dominican Republic,
Eritrea, Hong Kong, India, Iran,
Japan, Kenya, Korea, Macau,
Malaysia, Mexico, Palestine,
Peru, the Philippines,
Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
the U.S. and Vietnam.
While many of you majored
in the life sciences.
Others took different paths,
bioengineering, botany,
electrical engineering, literature,
philosophy, physics, psychology.
You know quite well that
your admission to this school
was based on much more
than grades, leadership,
outstanding communication skills,
critical thinking, those
multiple many interviews.
These interviews convinced us
how you were unique among
your 127 fellow students.
You come from diverse
backgrounds and life experiences
and this has resulted in a
passion for serving others
with care and compassion.
You are our partners as
pioneers in a curriculum unlike
that of any in the world.
Class of 2023, you are
partners in a bold new venture
which sets a new standard
for incorporating
scientific thinking into learning.
Pharmacy and healthcare
is evolving rapidly
and the models of practice you will see
in your professional lives are
taking shape all around us.
While coronavirus vaccine likely
will be available by early 2021.
It's important for you to note pharmacists
will be administering the
majority of these vaccinations
and the state of California and the nation
are recommending COVID testing
to take place in pharmacies.
Is there any doubt in
your mind whether or not
your profession is essential?
But don't ever forget
your clearly unique role
to ensure every single patient
is receiving the safest,
most effective, the
least costly medications.
You will have the scientific knowledge
and practice experience distinguishing you
as outstanding clinician, scientists,
academicians, world leaders.
We do not expect you to simply
digest what we tell you.
In fact, it's quite the reverse.
You are expected to ask
questions when things
don't make sense.
The questions, why, why not,
are welcomed, encouraged,
expected, you are expected
to think critically.
To solve problems, you are expected
to always think scientifically.
You've already been exposed early
and often to UCSF School of Pharmacy,
groundbreaking research and
new directions in clinical care
as you develop an inquiry habit of mind.
All that said, there's
let's remember for a moment
that your curricular experience
began with a patient.
The decision to begin your curriculum
with a patient interview, or be at virtual
was quite deliberate.
Why start with a patient?
Any critical thinking you
may develop is worthless
if you do not truly
feel the responsibility
for the patient in your heart,
that patient, your patient,
taught you far more than you
could possibly have taught him.
The patient you virtually
met taught you the importance
of responsibility for his care.
Please allow me to repeat,
for this profession,
your profession, your
responsibility is ensuring each
and every patient is receiving
the safest, most effective,
most cost effective medication therapy.
We recognize that your road to this moment
has not been easy.
We would not be here today if it were not
for many, many of your
supporters, your family, friends,
partners, many of whom have joined us
for this celebration today.
Class of 2023, you may be
watching the celebration
with the individuals who have
helped you reach this juncture
or you may be watching it separately.
Whatever the case, in
the days that follow,
I encourage you to thank them.
A call, a text, an email for
their part in helping you reach
this important milestone.
It's now my pleasure to introduce
the President of the
Pharmacy Alumni Association,
Dr. Gregory Smith, a member
of the Class of 1992.
Dr. Smith serves as the
area pharmacy director
for Kaiser Permanente
Redwood City Medical Center.
He's been with Kaiser
for more than 15 years
in a variety of roles.
He's an alumnus of the UCSF
Pharmacy Leadership Institute
and prior to joining
Kaiser, he held a wide range
of clinical sales and
program director roles
for pharmaceutical companies,
pharmacy benefit management organizations
and medical device companies.
Just to mention a few, he's
worked with Ventus, PlanetRX,
UnitedHealthcare and beyond.
He's been a volunteer
clinical faculty member
at UCSF since 1996.
Served on the
Pharmacy Alumni Association
Board of Governors since 2014.
And a proud alumnus of St. Mary's College,
where he was a member of
the Gaels football team.
In fact, it was a football
injury that led him to pharmacy.
The role of medications
in his own recovery,
followed by a job in a pharmacy revealed
the essential contributions
of pharmacists.
In his admissions essay Dr.
Smith said the following,
"I realized the mountain
ahead of me attaining
the PharmD degree from the
best school in the nation
is steep, but I am a strong climber.
Given the opportunity, I will
make a notable contribution
to this career."
Greg Smith has done exactly that.
As a pharmacy advocate and
leader, as well as enthusiastic
and supporter mentor
to student pharmacists.
- Hello, my name is Greg Smith.
I'm the president
of the UCSF School of Pharmacy
Alumni Board of Governors.
And I'm very proud to welcome you
to your White Coat Celebration today.
On behalf of the UCSF
pharmacy Alumni Association
is my honor and pleasure to welcome you,
the student pharmacist
of the Class of 2023,
to the profession of pharmacy.
You have chosen the very
best pharmacy school possible
to launch your careers.
I look forward to welcoming
your family and friends
to the future ceremony,
who's support has made it
possible for you to be here today.
And please never lose sight of that fact.
Each of your loved ones will get
an I Heart My UCSF Student
magnet at the future ceremony.
Because of your admission
to UCSF you now have
a larger family to assist
and support you in school,
as well as in your professional careers.
This is because your
classmates, the faculty,
the members of the
Pharmacy Alumni Association
are now all part of your extended family.
The Pharmacy Alumni
Association wants to help
and support you as you begin
your professional careers.
I know that the PA board
members very much enjoyed
contacting you this summer
to welcome you to UCSF
and offer their personal assistance.
We also enjoyed seeing so many of you
at the PA welcome Zoom call.
We also have a gift for you.
The Alumni Association
has arranged for each
of the member of the Class of 2023
to receive personal business cards.
These cards will be available
and distributed to you soon.
Many of my fellow UCSF
pharmacy school alumni
are also virtually here
today to welcome you
into the professional pharmacy.
To recognize them I'll
ask all board members
at the future ceremony to
stand up and remain standing
all residents, fellows and faculty
and UCSF, pharmacy school alumni.
And again, all will be present
when you're ceremonious face to face.
Although today it may seem a long way off
the Alumni Association and
its members will also be there
to assist you as you begin
your pharmacy careers.
I hope that each of you will continue
to look to us for support.
After you graduate, I
also encourage each of you
to become actively involved
with the Pharmacy Alumni Association,
so that support for future
UCSF student pharmacists
following your footsteps can continue.
On behalf of the UCSF Alumni Association,
I again want to welcome you
to the professional pharmacy.
We extend our best wishes
and hope each of you
has a very successful, satisfying
and rewarding pharmacy career.
Thank you.
- Our keynote speaker this
evening is Dr. Sharon Youmans,
vice Dean of the School of Pharmacy
and a member of the Class of 1985.
She holds a Master's in Public Health
from San Jose State University.
She joined the faculty in
2001 and served as vice chair
for education in the
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
from 2007 to 2013.
When at that time, she assumed the role
of Vice Dean of the School.
She is focused on continuous improvement
of pharmacy education
and work collaboratively
with other UCSF education programs.
She is the architect, the driving force
and visionary behind our
new innovative curriculum.
Prior to joining the
faculty, Dr. Youmans practice
in hospital community pharmacy settings
with a particular expertise in pediatrics.
She has a keen interest in public health
and how pharmacists can
provide health education
and services in new and innovative ways.
Her research interests
include, health literacy
and health communication
including culturally sensitive
communication strategies to
enhance medication compliance.
She has provided pharmacy services
to San Francisco residents
through glide health services,
which focuses on homeless
and uninsured patients.
Her professional contributions
have been international
in scope as an example,
she's worked with faculty
in Tanzania, on curriculum
reform and served
on a research team focused
on providing health
and HIV/AIDS information
to the people of Malawi.
A member of the highly teed the boss,
Academy of Medical educators,
the UCSF Center of Faculty educators,
Dr. Youmans recently joined
the board of directors
of the Accreditation Council
for Pharmacy Education,
where she represents
the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy.
I could tell you much more
about her but for now,
I'll add she has Warm,
generous and inspiring leader,
mentor and colleague to
students and faculty alike.
I look forward to Dr. Youmans
words to the Class of 2023
at this critical juncture in health care.
- Hello everyone.
I wish to at this time
acknowledge our Dean
Dr. Joe Guglielmo, the many
family members and friends,
faculty, alumni, staff, and
especially the Class of 2023.
It's an honor and privilege to
share a few remarks with you.
As I thought about what I would share,
I reflected on all that is
happening in our school,
our campus, San Francisco,
the state of California,
our country and the world.
I also took a timeout to think about
what this ceremony means,
and specifically the meaning
of the white coat in the context
of current societal events.
I invite you to take
a few moments to think
with me about a coat.
What is a coat?
What is its purpose?
Why do we wear coats?
Why are coats important?
What is the significance of a white coat?
Perhaps you can remember
growing up hearing your mother
or your grandmother, or some
adult who was taking care
of you say, don't forget your coat.
And depending on the weather,
don't forget to put on your
coat before you go outside.
I can still hear my grandmother
saying those words in my mind.
Most of the time we see a
coat as a piece of clothing
to protect us.
We have raincoats, trench coats,
snow coats, Navy coats, I could go on.
Coats come in all different
styles and colors.
And a main function of
the coat is to protect us
from external environmental conditions
like rain, snow, cold winds.
The purpose is to keep us dry and warm.
If you really think about it,
we put on coats when we
are about to do something,
to go outside to the store, to school,
to our places of worship.
And I'm sure you can come
up with many more reasons.
With that coat on, you are on a mission.
Even if it was just to
go outside and play,
it was a signal, a call to action.
As we think about the ceremony
and what the white coat means,
it's simple yet quite complex.
However, the white coat
is more than its color.
And with that comes the
meaning of what is at the core
of how we function as pharmacists
and healthcare providers.
Putting on the white coat
is aligned with our values
and beliefs, professionalism,
integrity, trust, competence,
and a commitment to improve health.
It's a sense of belonging to
something bigger than yourself.
To me, it also represents the three Rs
that a wise man taught me many years ago,
responsibility, respectability
and reliability..
To the Class of 2023, when
you put on the white coat,
ask yourself, what
action will I take today?
We are now living in unprecedented times.
When I was beginning my first year
in pharmacy school almost 40 years ago.
It was during the early
years of the HIV/AIDS crisis,
lots of unknowns, lots of fear,
and a lot of loss of young lives.
All I could think about
was, how can I help?
How will I help when
I become a pharmacist?
Today we have the COVID-19 pandemic,
and all of the uncertainty
and fear that it brings.
It is the disrupter of the 21st century,
and it has and will
change our lives forever.
In addition, we have the rise
of outcries in United States
and around the world to
address the social injustices
and racism that is alive
and well in our society.
These injustices have widened
the gaps of health disparities
in our communities of color
communities of marginalized groups
and communities who suffer
the consequences of poverty.
As you train to be a
pharmacist, what will you do?
When you become a
pharmacist, what will you do?
In your own way you have
begun to answer the call,
your contributions, no
matter how large or small
will make a difference in someone's life
or the lives of someone's family.
As you recite the oath of the pharmacist
that you discuss as a
group a few weeks ago,
you will continue to hear the calls,
to be an activist against racism,
sexism, and discrimination
of any kind, an advocate
for the profession,
for patients, the underserved,
a change agent for public health policy.
And being a leader by
your actions, not a title,
to take on the call that
if you see something
that is not right or
is unjust to find a way
to say something and make it known
to not be satisfied with the status quo
to model the change you
want to see in the world.
An action step that you have already taken
is your commitment to your
professional education at UCSF.
Some of you may already know your call,
and there can be more than one.
Some of you may be figuring it out.
It is a process is a lifelong
process that ebbs and flows.
You all have the right stuff,
and you all have the total
package of work, education
and life experiences that has
already enhanced the richness
and diversity of our learning environment
and our profession.
Today, we're not able
to physically coat you
with your white coat
as we traditionally do.
However, whenever you do
put on the white coat,
please ask yourself,
what am I going to do?
What action or actions will I take?
Some practice settings
don't wear white coats.
But regardless of where you practice,
keep the meaning of the
white coat with you.
I'll close with these
words of a poem entitled,
"On The Path of Becoming" author unknown.
This ceremony officially
sends you off on your path
to becoming a pharmacist.
"On the path of becoming.
Each day I set a goal many
tasks for me to complete,
because I continue to move
forward on the path of becoming
every choice I make every decision I make.
Every path I take.
I'm on the path of becoming.
I take two steps forward.
Then I take five steps back,
I at time stay where I am.
But I'm still on the path of becoming.
I've decided With my life every day,
I must move forward towards my goal,
whether I have ups and downs,
because I am on the path of becoming."
To the Class of 2023, you
are on the path of becoming.
The White Coat Ceremony
officially marks this beginning,
but also know that it is a
call to action, a new call,
a continued call, responding
to whatever resonates
in your heart, mind and soul.
As we observe this milestone
in your professional career,
we your UCSF family, along
with your individual families
and friends agree that all of you
are on the path of becoming great,
even greater than you are now.
Congratulations Class of 2023
and welcome to the profession.
- In years past at this
point in the celebration,
members of the entering
class would come forward
to receive their coats from a select
a group of faculty and alumni.
Today, we will introduce you
and ask that as your name
is announced, please don your fresh,
clean, wrinkle free white coat.
In the future before you begin your a PPEs
as your advanced Pharmacy
Practice experiences.
We will mark this in person
with a second White Coat Ceremony.
Your coats may not be quite as
fresh at that moment in time
since you will have
completed many hours of IPPEs
that Introductory Pharmacy
Practice Experiences,
yet, I'm confident the
coat you are putting on now
we'll have even more meeting at that time.
Vice Dean Youmans will now
present the Class of 2023.
When she calls your name,
please put on your white coat
and take a picture.
And as a sign of the times,
please consider sharing
your photo on social media
with the hashtag UCSF PharmD.
Dr. Youmans.
(lighthearted orchestral music)
- [Dr. Youmans] Neda AbuGharbiyeh.
Kimberly Aguilar.
Jiyong Ahn.
Karrisa Alcera.
Mashael Aldaaani.
Ariga Allehyari.
Nina Bahman.
Micah P. Banawis.
Selma Baradaran Nahjavani.
Alec Barajas.
Keith G. Barrett.
Agathea Luvel Bosco Bato.
Divya Bhaskar.
Lianne Capistrano.
Claire Carlson.
Angela Castro.
Alexandra Chang.
Jennifer R. Chang.
Julia Chao.
William Pilian Chau.
Xiaomin Chen.
Joshua chin.
Llyke (indistinct) Ching.
Jennifer Choi.
Bernice Chow.
Stephen Volare Foni Choy.
Emily G. Chu.
Philip R. Chua.
Cally Chung.
Crystal Chung.
Gina Cocos.
Arnold Contreras.
Chris Cui.
Lynna Davis.
Sarah de Jesus.
Bea M. De Los Reyes.
Gea M. De Los Reyes.
Stephanie Y. Do.
Amanda Duong-Le.
Reilly Fortney.
Michael F. Frank.
Sherry C. Fu.
Yohannes Gebrehiwet.
Alice Ghai.
Arash Ghajar.
Jane So Go.
Victoria Guan.
Christine Maria Hancock.
Tam Mente Ho.
Gregory Vaiey Hovhanessian.
Allison Hsieh.
Ashley Hua.
Anthony Huang.
Kasey Huang.
Lily Y. Huang.
Brittany Twee Tren Huynh.
Laura Huynh.
Pavandeep Janday.
Julia G. Jones.
Veruna Kalsi.
Suekhman Kaur.
Dominique R. Kennebrew.
Nivan (indistinct) Khair.
Sana Khateeb.
Eric Kim.
So Young Kim.
Jeremy Lam.
Nicole Lam.
Christine H. Lee.
Dylan Lee.
Ho Jun Lee.
Nancy K. Lee.
Emily R. Leon.
Shuyi Li.
Singhi Yuki Lin.
Taylor A. Liu.
Matthew Louie.
Aileen Lu.
Rani Lu.
Kunal Madan.
Gordon Mah.
Taylor McCart.
Teresa A. Mendoza.
Janille E. Miranda.
Rania Mohsin.
Alannah Moises.
Yubin Moon.
Kelsie A. Morioka.
Taichi Murata.
Mitchell Muskat.
Amena Ng.
Liki Jenny Ng.
Josephine Ngo.
Tiffany Ngo.
Eddie Nguyen.
Emily Tweevy Nguyen.
Wesley Nguyen.
April Ochoa.
Daniel Oliveira.
Cleopa Omondi.
Nicolai Parviz Parhami.
Rachel Park.
Juan Pena.
Nariman Piri.
Jethro Abad Pobre.
Dvijen Purohit.
Rachel Roehl.
Emily Sabouur.
Mahlegha Salarilak.
Jaimie M. Sallee.
Raeann Salonga.
Christian Santamaria.
Ashley Iko Takeshita.
Ryan Talbot.
Thao T. Tang.
Janeesa Reene Tate.
Gevok Tchappanian.
Aiko Tompkins.
Nicole S. Truong.
Tina Truong.
Lauren Tweedie.
Jazmin Valencia.
Jessica Wang.
Stephanie Wong.
Annie Xie.
Amanda Yee.
Min Yu.
- It's now my pleasure
to introduce soon to be
Dr. Omar Gomez Estrada.
Grew up in Leon, Mexico
and immigrated to the U.S.
with his family at the age of 18.
A musician, both bass and guitar player.
Omar was pursuing a career in
art before he came to the U.S.
First in his family to
graduate from college,
he earned his bachelor's
in biology from UCLA,
where he was active as a
transfer student mentor,
a language tutor, a learning assistant
and a student researcher.
He's been actively involved
at UCSF including as an intern
at UCSF Medical Center,
Benioff Children's Hospital.
Has a group and elective coordinator
for the Infectious
Diseases Interest Group.
He's been heavily involved
in community outreach
and serving as a translator
for the Student National
Pharmaceutical Association.
Preceptors who have worked
with Omar in the patient care
setting have the following
to state about him.
"Omar smile puts patients at ease
and he's one of the kindest clinicians
they have observed as he
works with ill patients.
He is patient, yet persistent
and he listening the very best
possible medication history
from newly admitted patients.
Omar treats every patient and their family
as if they were his own."
Omar describes the culture
shock and the transformation
of his previous worldview when
he first came to the U.S.,
which subsequently fueled
him to find a profession
that gave them a sense of purpose.
It was education and the
supportive family and mentors
that helped him find his calling.
His personal experiences
volunteer work drove him
to pursue a career in pharmacy.
In his application to UCSF he stated,
"My upbringing, helping
me understood the struggle
of those who lacked access
to things that some people
may take for granted.
During my undergraduate
career, I was able to serve
as a Spanish translator
at health fairs organized
by pharmacy students, every
patient I had a chance
to help gave me a clear insight
of the struggles many Hispanic immigrants
go through to access quality health care.
I realized that a solid
understanding of science
cannot be effective in
a patient care setting
if there is no focus on the sensitivities,
background and needs of those we help.
Ever since I have made it my goal,
to become part of the next
generation of pharmacists,
closing this counseling
gap and enhancing the level
of care provided to those most at risk."
It is no wonder why we have asked Omar
to speak to you this evening.
- Dear Class of 2023, I
am so humbled and thrilled
by the opportunity to join
you and your loved ones today
on this very unique occasion.
Today, you're officially
joining a large group
of healthcare professionals all dedicated
to providing comprehensive
evidence-base care
to our communities.
By being here today, I'm
convinced they have encountered
and overcome several challenges in life
and yet, you're ready for the next one.
When I was just a teen
growing up in Mexico,
I constantly saw this on
regular use of medications
and the adverse events that followed.
Day after day, I would
wonder, is there a profession
out there where someone
is in charge of ensuring
the safe and effective use of medications?
Regardless, the
opportunities for obtaining
a higher education in Mexico were scarce
and appear unrealistic.
It wasn't until I migrated
to the U.S. with my family
that I learned about
pharmacists while searching
for potential career options.
Fast forward now 10 years
and I've had the opportunity
to work and provide care,
a variety of settings
as a pharmacy student,
including community pharmacies,
level one trauma centers, transplant units
and pediatric hospitals.
At every setting, I've
walked away reassure
there have been tributed
to providing better,
more comprehensive care for patients,
including those in
underserved communities.
The view of this profession
is that your knowledge
and compassion will allow
you to provide patients
the much needed tools
to bring positive change
to the overall health.
You can be an advocate
for those without a voice,
or ensure proper care
for those most at risk.
Of course, it's always
important to remember
how you got here, not
just by sheer effort,
but also with the support
of those around you.
Think of a time when you
thought everything was hopeless,
and that person still
gave it 100% for you.
Think of all those family
members, teachers, friends
or mentors who have been there
during your entire journey.
I'm happy to tell you that
you can now be that person
for your patients as you provide
care and help them succeed.
Now, this year has
certainly reinforce the fact
that pharmacists are an invaluable piece
to providing care to our communities.
Whether you encounter
patients in a hospital
on their community, the
opportunity to optimize
someone's care will
always be in front of you.
I want to welcome you once
again and remind you that
by being here today, you've already set
on a very rewarding journey.
Where both patients and
clinicians will rely on you
to learn how to improve
their use of medications,
regardless of the setting.
Congratulations in Godspeed.
- Thank you, Omar.
It's now my pleasure to
introduce Dr. Lisa Kroon.
Dr. Kroon earned her PharmD degree
from the University of Michigan.
Completed residencies
and pharmacy practice
and hospital pharmacy
administration at UCSF.
She joined the faculty in 1996
and became a full professor
with the Department of
Clinical Pharmacy in 2008.
She currently holds
the Thomas A. Oliver Endowed
Chair in Clinical Pharmacy
and she is the chair of our
Department of Clinical Pharmacy.
She has played and continues
to play an integral role
at UCSF in the care of
patients with diabetes,
other chronic illnesses
and tobacco dependence.
She's a leader in supporting
the ban on sale of tobacco
in San Francisco pharmacies,
in which time she worked
with the mayor's office
and the San Francisco
Department of Public Health.
She has been instrumental in
the formation of the research
and education partnership
with Walgreens at UCSF.
She chairs a statewide Task
Force focused on expanding
our scope of practice.
Working closely with the
State Board of Pharmacy,
California Schools of Pharmacy,
the California Society of
Health System Pharmacists
and the California
Pharmacists Association.
It is my pleasure to introduce Dr. Kroon
to lead the Class of 2023
in the oath of a pharmacist.
- Hi, everyone, it's great to see you all.
I hope you enjoy your oath
of the pharmacists session
earlier this month and now
it's time for you to recite it.
Please turn to your
family, relatives, friends,
and future patients
who are near you today.
And repeat after me.
I promise to devote myself.
- I promise to devote myself.
- To a lifetime of service to others.
- To a lifetime of service to others.
- Through the profession of pharmacy.
- Through the profession of pharmacy.
- In fulfilling this vow.
- In fulfilling this vow.
- I will consider the welfare of humanity.
- I will consider the welfare of humanity.
- And relief of suffering.
- And relief of suffering.
- My primary concerns.
- My primary concerns.
- I will apply my knowledge,
experience and skills.
- I will apply my knowledge,
experience and skills.
- To the best of my ability.
- To the best of my ability.
- To assure optimal
outcomes for my patients.
- To assure optimal
outcomes for my patients.
- I'll respect and protect.
- I'll respect and protect.
- All personal and health information.
- All personal and health information.
- Entrusted to me.
- Entrusted to me.
- I will accept the lifelong
obligation to improve.
- I will accept the lifelong
obligation to improve.
- My professional
knowledge and competence.
- My professional
knowledge and competence.
- I will hold myself and my colleagues.
- I will hold myself and my colleagues.
- To the highest principles.
- To the highest principles.
- Of our professions moral,
ethical and legal conduct.
- Of our profession, moral,
ethic and legal conduct.
- I will embrace and advocate.
- I will embrace and advocate.
- Changes that improve patient care.
- Changes that improve patient care.
- I will utilize.
- I will utilize.
- My knowledge, skills,
experiences and values.
- My knowledge, skills,
experiences and values.
- To prepare the next
generation of pharmacists.
- To prepare the next
generation of pharmacists.
- I take these vows voluntarily.
- I take these vows voluntarily.
- With the full realization.
- With the full realization.
- Of the responsibility
with which I am entrusted.
- Of the responsibility
with which I am entrusted.
- By the public.
- By the public.
- Congratulations to you all today
on getting your white coat.
- Welcome Class of 2023 to
the UCSF healthcare community.
Today marks the beginning of your career
as a member of the pharmacy profession.
You are the most distinguished students
to enter the most distinguished
School of Pharmacy
in the world.
With a coronavirus
pandemic, a fiscal crisis,
and enormous health,
inequity and disparity.
We are at a crossroads for healthcare.
For some such a crossroads
represents a barrier,
a time of confusion, a time for concern.
However, for this class of pioneers,
one so distinguished by
its academic excellence,
critical thinking, ability
to attack today's challenges,
and exquisite service to society.
This Crossroads represents simply
another welcomed opportunity.
You are joining a profession
community in which you have
a wealth of opportunity
to make a difference
in your own unique way.
On behalf of the entire
school, we are deeply honored
to partner with you as we
together continue to ask,
why, why not, however,
always with deep compassion
and responsibility for our patients.
Thank you for selecting us.
We will conclude this evening ceremony
with a greeting card of sorts
from the students, faculty,
staff, and alumni who will
join me in congratulating
and welcoming you the Class
of 2023 to the profession.
Thank you.
(upbeat music)
