Date: 30 Aug 2021

The School of Optometry held the White Coat Ceremony 2021 on 26 August, in which 44 Year 4 students in optometry took the optometric oath to uphold professional ethics and conducts throughout their clinical placement and career. Under the witness of faculty members, mentors and peers, the Year 4 students were conferred white coats by their academic advisors, which signify their entrance into the eye care profession.

Prof. George Woo, Emeritus Professor and Senior Advisor, reminded students in his opening remarks that the white coat symbolizes clinical service and patient care. Students should bear the profession's responsibilities and assume their obligations by using the professional knowledge they have learned to serve the public after receiving the white coat.

The White Coat Ceremony has been organized since 2015, which aims to highlight the symbolic importance of the white coat for a clinician. The fourth-year optometry students will start their clinical training in the future two years after the ceremony.

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☉ Prof. George Woo delivers the opening remarks.

☉ Students take the optometric oath.

☉ Group photo at the White Coat Ceremony 2021.