December 2023 Page 4 CDU Newsletter
Photos by Kevin Camargo
CON Celebrates White Coat Ceremony
The Mervyn M . Dymally College of Nursing ( MMDCON ) hosted the Fall 2024 White Coat Ceremony for their Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program ( Cohort 4 ), Entry Level Master ’ s Program ( Cohort 27 ), the Family Nurse Practitioner Program ( Cohorts 36 and 37 ), and the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program ( Cohorts 16 and 17 ).
The event was held on the Cobb lawn and featured remarks from MMDCON Dean , Dr . Gail Washington , representatives from CDU administration , and program directors from each program .
“ This quote of our namesake ,
Dr . Charles R . Drew , really epitomizes the role of nurses ,” said Dr . Carlisle , President and CEO of CDU . “’ Excellence of performance will transcend artificial barriers created by man ’ and when you look around the world , when you look around the country , when you look around LA County , you see lots of artificial barriers and our students , your loved ones , are going to be the people that are going to be chipping away against these artificial barriers because they ’ re going to be demonstrating excellence of performance .”
The auspicious ceremony signifies the transition from classroom to practice as
students will care for real patients from a repository of over 100 clinical facilities that have been selected to meet their educational needs .
Nursing students took an oath during the ceremony , pledging to provide the highest quality care and services and accepting the duties and responsibilities that embody the nursing profession .
The MMDCON seeks to advance the science and art of nursing by conducting nursing research and providing nursing students with high-quality education .
Click here to view the recording of the ceremony .