White Coat Ceremony
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 9am AST
Venue: Patrick F. Adams Hall
A Proud Moment in Your Life
“My wish for you is that you may all feel as I do after a lifetime—that the profession you’ve chosen is the best profession in the world.”
Aleen Cust, First Female Veterinarian Who Graduated in 1897.
Capturing the Moment
Here, we will capture some of these moments of celebration—on social media, with photos, through stories. Show us how you are celebrating this important milestone by including the hashtag #SGUWCC on your posts. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces here at SGU!
Proud SGU Family and Friends
We thank all the family and friends who are supporting each student on their journey toward fulfilling their dream. At SGU, we recognize the importance that parents and guardians play in a student’s life and we want to know more about you. We invite you to join our SGU Parents Group to assist parents of future SGU students, current students, and graduates.
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Share your exciting news using one of our White Coat Ceremony signs and we’ll share your posts on social media and on this page. Be sure to use the hashtag #SGUWCC.
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#SGUWCC
The best way to take part in the celebration is through using our hashtag—#SGUWCC.
Simply add it to your post. It will automatically appear on this page, and by clicking on it on any social media channel, you and your classmates will see the excitement that’s going on around you.
Photo of the Week: "One step closer to becoming a dogtor! 🐶🩺🐾" -Jadaliz Castro, SVM term 1
Future veterinarians, what`s one word you`d use to describe how you felt receiving your white coat last weekend?
Ever wonder who’s looking out for your safety on campus? Meet Jeffon, SGU’s Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, here to keep labs, classrooms, and campus life running smoothly and safely!
✨ What`s the one moment that the journey to becoming a doctor felt real? Many will say, "the moment I received my white coat!"
Ahead of welcoming our newest students to the profession with this iconic tradition this month, you may be wondering, what is a white coat ceremony, and why does it matter so much?
Learn more about how the tradition started, what to expect at your own white coat ceremony, and more at the link in our bio!
Save the dates for the Fall 2025 White Coat Ceremonies, tune in for the live streams on sgu.edu, StGeorgesU on Facebook and YouTube, and share your celebrations with us by tagging @stgeorgesu and #SGUWCC!
🥼 School of Veterinary Medicine
Saturday, September 13 at 9am AST
🥼 School of Medicine
Saturday, September 27
9am AST- Blackwell, Curie, and Fleming
12:00pm AST- Galen, Hippocrates and McIndoe
3:00pm AST- Metrodora and Peabody
🪡🔬🐾 From suturing to cytology, what was 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 standout moment at SVM Derm Day?
The SGU School of Veterinary Medicine recently welcomed the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (@theacvd) for the Dunbar Gram Dermatology Outreach Clinic!
Hosted by @sgu_vds, SVM Visiting Professor for dermatology Dr. Andrea Lam, and SGU alumna and veterinary dermatologist Dr. Allison Inga, students enjoyed informative lectures, hands-on wet labs, one-on-one connections with experts, and more to increase their understanding and comfort level with veterinary dermatology.
🥼Tanisha’s mission? To be a voice for others and make a real impact in healthcare!
Now in term 5, Tanisha was inspired to pursue medicine after witnessing the care and compassion of her childhood doctors. One of her biggest goals is to be an advocate for as many people as possible, and she’s working toward that by learning Spanish and becoming more fluent in Haitian Creole. Learn more about her journey! ✨
The future of veterinary medicine is here! 🥼
Tune in LIVE as our School of Veterinary Medicine students don their white coats for the very first time. Saturday, September 13 at 9am AST on sgu.edu, StGeorgesU on Facebook and YouTube.
Share your celebrations with us by tagging @stgeorgesu and #SGUWCC!
Photo of the Week: "First two weeks of internal medicine rotation ✅ We’ve both learned so much in just the short amount of time we have been here so far. Can’t wait to continue learning/seeing things in the real world!! ☺️ (while trying to keep up with UWorld of course)." -Skylar and Summer Richardson, MS3
How has your clinical rotations experience been so far? Tell us in the comments!
🤩 Notice anything new?
Over the summer, SGU`s facilities and operations departments were hard at work making enhancements and a range of improvements across campus! Students, faculty, and staff returned for the August term to upgrades designed to enrich academic pursuits and campus life, including:
🐾 Full-scale renovation of the Small Animal Clinic- a new orthopedic operating room; a fully-equipped dental surgical suite; dedicated spaces for instruments, ultrasound, x-ray, and sterilization; expanded and improved spaces for the ICU, cat ward, and kennel treatment; a brand new exotics area; 50+ student lockers, and more
🧯 Safety and security upgrades- a new fire sprinkler system throughout Belford Hall, and a brand new elevator in Morris Alpert Hall
🚗 Student parking lot- a new concrete driveway with more improvements on the way!
Which campus upgrade are you most excited about?
👋 Meet your SAS-SGA President, Keishawn Maximay! A Grenadian majoring in International Business and Accounting, Keishawn is also a champion of getting students involved and their voices heard. Hear more about his journey! 🇬🇩
Which student orgs did you join this term? Tag them in the comments! Find the full album on our Facebook page.
👋 Meet term 1 SVM student Aude Mahieu! Hear more about her journey to SGU from Belgium, what made her decide to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, and more. 🐾🩺🇧🇪
The moment our future doctors have been waiting for! 🥼
Tune in LIVE as our SGU/Northumbria medical students don their white coats for the very first time. Saturday, August 30 at 11am GMT (6am AST) on sgu.edu, StGeorgesU on Facebook and YouTube.
SGU/NU students: share your celebrations with us by tagging @stgeorgesu and #SGUNUWCC!
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