<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2023/11-28/downstate-celebrates-nursing-physical-therapy.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>College of Medicine</categories><pubDate>11/28/2023 03:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Downstate Celebrates Commitment to Care: Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Don White Coats</title><sub-title/><description>The White Coat Ceremony, initially a rite of passage for physicians, has expanded to become a celebrated tradition across various health professions, symbolizing a commitment to compassionate and competent care.
			
			</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2023/11-28/_images/con-whitecoat.png" alt="College of Nursing Whitecoat"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2023/11-28/downstate-celebrates-nursing-physical-therapy.xml</loc><tags><tag>Events</tag><tag>White Coat Ceremony</tag></tags><categories><category>College of Medicine</category></categories></item>