The journey from classroom learning to hands-on clinical experience is a significant and thrilling transition for our 3rd-year students. This event is also an acknowledgment and acceptance of professional values, growth, and commitment as students assume the responsibilities of the practice of veterinary medicine and its obligations before supportive witnesses.

Our college takes the celebration of this “rite of passage” one step further by honoring the
mentors who have provided considerable support and special encouragement to our students
along the way. These individuals will enrobe their students with the time-honored mantle of
the medical profession: the white coat.