2025 Faculty of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony
02/12/2025
On Thursday, January 30, the 2025 Faculty of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony was held in the Auditorium at the Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus.
At the ceremony, following the opening remarks by Makoto Arita, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Takanori Kanai, Dean of the School of Medicine, and Kiyoka Nozue, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, offered heartfelt "words of encouragement" for the students as future healthcare professionals. Additionally, Juichi Otani, Director of the Keio University Hospital Department of Pharmacy, and Katsunori Yamaura, Director of the Keio University Community Pharmacy, delivered addresses on the mindset required for practical training in hospitals and pharmacies, respectively, from the perspective of those who will be supervising the students.
Afterward, on stage, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy Makoto Arita and Tomonori Nakamura, Director of the Center for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care Sciences, presented each student with a brand-new white coat featuring the Keio University emblem on the left shoulder.
In a solemn atmosphere, after all the students put on their white coats in unison, a student representative read the "Oath," concluding with a declaration of their resolve: "We hereby pledge to cultivate the skills and spirit to support the health of many people as future pharmacists, and to return having grown significantly as healthcare professionals."
Finally, in the closing remarks, Vice-President Yuko Kitagawa offered words of encouragement. The students, now wearing their new white coats, reaffirmed the significance of participating in clinical settings as pharmacists.
The 2025 practical training at pharmacies and hospitals will begin on Monday, February 17.
Photography by: Takeshi Kishi