Pledging 'Professionalism, Sense of Duty, and Respect for Life' Required as a Pharmacist
The College of Pharmacy at Mokpo National University (President Song Ha-cheol) announced on the 11th that it held the ‘2023 4th White Coat Ceremony’ at 1 p.m. on the 7th in the Cheonggang Academia Hall of the Mokpo National University 70th Anniversary Memorial Hall.
About 120 people attended the event, including Mokpo National University President Song Ha-cheol, Dean of the College of Pharmacy Lee Eun-young, Jeollanam-do Pharmaceutical Association President Jo Gi-seok and General Director Choi Kyung-bae, Mokpo City Pharmaceutical Association President Jeong Seung-won and General Director Kim Sang-beom, faculty and staff of the Department of Pharmacy at Mokpo National University, enrolled students, and parents, celebrating the first step of prospective pharmacists.
Students of the Department of Pharmacy at National Mokpo University are participating in the 4th White Coat Ceremony and taking commemorative photos. [Photo by Mokpo University]
The event proceeded in the order of the white coat donning ceremony, the Dioscorides Oath, presentation of bouquets and badges from juniors, and commemorative photos. The 35 fifth-year students of the College of Pharmacy at Mokpo National University pledged to dedicate their lives to humanity as pharmacy professionals by embodying the expertise, sense of mission, and respect for life required of pharmacists before undertaking clinical practice at hospitals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, and research institutes.
President Song Ha-cheol said, “This occasion is a very meaningful moment for prospective pharmacists who pledge through the Dioscorides Oath to do their best to practice love and service for the welfare and happiness of humanity with their knowledge and abilities as pharmacy professionals. The pharmacy students at Mokpo National University are now at the starting point of taking their first step to becoming good pharmacists, so I hope they remember this moment and responsibly perform their roles excellently as intern pharmacists.”
Dean Lee Eun-young of the College of Pharmacy urged, “Please strictly follow the regulations during the internship period, cooperate well with other members, keep in mind that you are pharmacy experts, and maintain a dignified and courteous attitude along with a continuous willingness to learn.”
The 35 fifth-year students of the College of Pharmacy at Mokpo National University are as follows: Baek Jong-woo, Song Beom-seok, Lee Hee-joo, Kang Min-ji, Go Jin-hwan, Kim Seok-woon, Kim Yoo-jin, Kim Hwan-joo, Na So-hyun, Park Sang-jun, Park Sang-hoon, Park Jun-mo, Park Ji-yoon, Baek Kyung-woo, Seo Hee-ra, Son Wan-oh, Ahn Soo-kyung, Ahn Ji-in, Yang Tae-eun, Yoo Soo-bin, Yoo Hong-ji, Lee Dong-jun, Lee Sun-young, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Hyun-ok, Lee Hwan-hee, Lim Joo-hyung, Jeong Seung-ho, Jeong Jae-wook, Jin Saem, Chae Soo-yeon, Choi Soo-in, Choi Jae-hyuk, Hong Hye-in, Hwang Chan-yang
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