Bethlehem resident earns white coat

Sruthi Lakshminarayanan, of Bethlehem, a doctor of pharmacy student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences, received a white coat at a ceremony Sept. 18. The ceremony included a recitation of the Oath of a Pharmacist by students in their first professional year (third year) of USciences’ six-year pharmacy program. The pledge is a commitment to continue working with patients compassionately, to enhancing their health and well-being, and symbolizing their dedication to the profession of pharmacy and to the care of others.

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