MEDIA ADVISORY
CONTACT: Robert Thomas, FSU College of Medicine
(850) 645-9205; robert.thomas@med.fsu.edu
Jan. 18, 2023

FSU SCHOOL OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE TO HOLD WHITE COAT CEREMONY

Fifty-four members of the Florida State University College of Medicine School of Physician Assistant Practice Class of 2024 will receive white coats this week in a ceremony symbolizing the importance of compassionate care for patients and the scientific proficiency expected of physician assistants.

The featured speaker is Dawn Morton-Rias, president and CEO of the National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants. She is a professor and former dean of the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University.

The ticketed ceremony will take place:

FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 6 P.M.
OPPERMAN MUSIC HALL, KUERSTEINER MUSIC BUILDING
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

Links to watch will be available on YouTube and Facebook.