  {"id":104804,"date":"2019-10-15T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=104804"},"modified":"2019-10-15T17:18:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T03:18:07","slug":"student-pharmacists-pledge-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/15\/student-pharmacists-pledge-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo student pharmacists pledge commitment in white coat ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-2.jpg\" alt=\"U H Hilo pharmacy students taking pledge\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-104788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Forty-eight first-year <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> student pharmacists recited the Oath of a Pharmacist at the <a href=\"http:\/\/pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu\/\">Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy<\/a>\u2019s (<abbr>DKICP<\/abbr>) White Coat Ceremony on October 13, in the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony signifies the rite of passage for students entering their first year in the professional program to affirm their commitment to the values of their profession, including professionalism, respect, integrity and compassion.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor <strong>Bonnie D. Irwin<\/strong> said, &ldquo;I am proud of our students and grateful for the fact that they are going into a health profession where they can epitomize our mission of serving the region and the state with well qualified graduates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olelo.hawaii.edu\/khuok\/\">Ka Haka <span aria-label=\"Ula\">&#699;Ula<\/span> O <span aria-label=\"Keelikolani\">Ke&#699;elikolani<\/span> College of Hawaiian Language<\/a> performed the mele <span aria-label=\"hookipa,\">ho&#699;okipa,<\/span> or welcoming chant, <em>Ua Ao <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time at a White Coat Ceremony, faculty, staff and students performed <em>Oi Ola Wai Honua<\/em>, written by <strong>Taupouri Tangaro<\/strong>, director of Hawaiian culture and protocols engagement for <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo and <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/a>. The oli, a Hawaiian chant, was introduced at the Class of 2019 graduation dinner and will be performed at all future <abbr>DKICP<\/abbr> events.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104789\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-1.jpg\" alt=\"professor helping student put on white coat\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hilo-pharmacy-oath-2019-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit helps first-year student pharmacist Brandi Hughes put on the White Coat at <abbr>DKICP<\/abbr> Class of 2023 White Coat Ceremony October 13. Also on stage are, from left, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lara Gomez, faculty members Bryce Fukunaga and Michelle Kim and  Daryl Masanda, director of the Office of Student Affairs. 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