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WHITE COAT SEASON It was a significant rite of passage for PCOM’s DO, pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant studies students in August and October, as more than 670 participated in their programs’ respective White Coat ceremonies. At events at all three locations (including the inaugural DO White Coat Ceremony at PCOM South Georgia), students took their first steps toward becoming healthcare professionals.
THE POWER OF KINDNESS This past fall, the Office of Student Affairs, the Mind and Body Club, and A Happier You, in conjunction with Kindness.org, hosted a “kindness exchange” on the Philadelphia campus. In Evans Hall, boards were set up so that students, faculty and staff could write kind thoughts on specially designed cards. They could then take another card or simply leave theirs for someone else. Research has shown that these “random acts of kindness” can have significant benefits for health, including reducing pain, stress, depression and anxiety.
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