The following area students recently received their white coats in a ceremony on Sept. 28 at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences:

Austin Schultz of Saint Clair and Paulida Tes of Effort.

The white coat ceremony is an annual rite of passage for students in their first professional year (third year) of USciences’ six-year pharmacy program and symbolizes their dedication to the profession of pharmacy and to the care of others.