ANNUAL WHITE COAT CEREMONY

National Anthem
Meredith Hetrick
PharmD Candidate, Class of 2029

Opening Remarks & University Welcome
Edward F. Foote, BS ’87, PharmD ‘91
Dean
 

Excellence in  Public Health Service Award
CDR. Jeen Min, R.Ph., RAC
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Greetings from Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
Darryle Tillman, BS’99, RPh
President, PPA

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Cathy Y. Poon, BS, PharmD, FPPA, FCPP, FNAP
Dean, School of Health Professions

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Rubina Mittal Singh, BS Pharm, PharmD, CAE, FAMCP
Chief Operating Officer
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Pinning Ceremony
Laura Waite, PharmD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Admissions
Clinical Professor

 

Oath of a Pharmacist
PCP Student Council E-Board

Closing Remarks
Edward F. Foote, BS ’87, PharmD ‘91

I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow:

• I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.
• I will promote inclusion and belonging, respect differences in all individuals, and address health disparities to advance health equity for all people.
• I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for all patients.
• I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.
• I will accept the responsibility to improve my professional knowledge, expertise, and self-awareness.
• I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical and legal conduct.
• I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.
• I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

Rubina Mittal Singh, BS Pharm, PharmD, CAE, FAMCP

Rubina (Ruby) Singh currently serves as the Chief Operating Office of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) where she works closely with the staff to operationalize APhA’s strategic priorities.

Ruby has spent most of her career in pharmacy association management developing education for pharmacy professionals focused on appropriate medication and disease-state management, health disparities and improving access to affordable care. Ruby has a strong interest in educating the next generation of pharmacists. She enjoys precepting and mentoring students, especially related to non-traditional pharmacy career options.

Before joining APhA, Ruby held roles at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy and Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States. She earned a BS in Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and completed a Drug Information Residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She is also a Certified Association Executive and a Fellow of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.
 

• Caprie Abdelaziz
• Neha Abraham
• Alyssa Agosto
• Rakiya Alston
• Allison Armstrong
• Noah Barndt
• Piero Barrantes-Bisso
• Aleena Basil
• Mariem Bastorous
• Shivani Bhatt
• Kaleygh Boeckle
• Angelica Bou
• Andrew Bui
• Cadance Cable
• Dean Carangan
• Rohit Chinnawar
• Victoria Cima
• George Dous
• Abigail Edelman
• Sarah Fisher
• Elina Georges
• Aidan Giangreco
• Madeline Gleason
• Emanuel Gonzalez
• Andrew Gordon
• Caitlin Hughes
• Aubrie Judd
• Jenny Jv
• Jessica Kim
• Kelly Larr
• Norah Layton
• Tamia Lewis
• Chidera Madu
• Aadil Majumdar
• Madelynn Massey
• Natalie Meixell
• Matthew Miles
• Jenna Mohamed
• Angelina Muscella
• Ai Nhu Nguyen
• Anna Nguyen
• Samuel Nguyen
• Timothy Nguyen
• Kaleigh O’Donnell
• Eileen Park
• Darsh Patel
• Ridhi Patel
• Ritvika Patel
• Riya Patel
• Marissa Paul
• Cindy Phan
• Matthew Prasanth
• Kashvi Rastogi
• Isabella Reedy
• Allison Roman
• Sofia Ross
• Joshua Rubincam
• Amber Sadowski
• Brandon Sargent
• Dylana Shearer
• Youran Shi
• Yanna Spirokostas
• Keane Termulo
• Abigail Thomas
• Mohamed Toure
• Tonya Tran
• Nathan Trang
• Chloe Trodden
• George Voulgaridis
• Ayana Ward
• Natalee Wright
• Suah Yum
• Benjamin Zuleta

• Adeboye Adejare, PhD
• Danielle Alm, PharmD
• Angela Bingham, PharmD
• Jane Bowen, PharmD
• Caitlyn Bradford, PharmD
• Kiara Butler
• Bin Chen, PhD
• Anil D’Mello, PhD
• Ann Favinger
• Shante Felder
• Edward Foote, PharmD
• Brandon Garcia, PharmD
• Penny Garcia, MSW
• Pardeep Gupta, PhD
• Shannon Haar, PharmD
• Peter Harvison, PhD
• Jean-Francois Jasmin, PhD
• Michelle Jeon, PharmD
• Joel Johnson
• Kamal Jonnalagadda, PhD
• Zhiyu Li, PhD
• Isabelle Mercier, PhD
• Rebecca Munger, PharmD
• Clyde Ofner III, PhD
• Song Oh, PharmD
• Nicholas Owens, PharmD
• Andrew Peterson, PharmD, PhD
• Cathy Poon, PharmD
• Benjamin Pullinger, PharmD
• Diane Quinn, PharmD
• Marie Stafford, BS
• Ewa Sulicz, PharmD
• Jesse Swartz, MS
• Michael Thomson, RPh
• Laura Waite, PharmD
• Jason Wallach, PhD
• Jason Zupec, PharmD

A special thanks to the faculty marshals:

Dr. Benjamin Pullinger, Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Jason Zupec, Clinical Associate Professor

Student marshals are PCP peer mentors and represent the national student pharmacy associations represented by active chapters at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.

Special Thanks

The Dean of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy wishes to thank the PCP Student Affairs Committee for their contributions to the White Coat Ceremony.

In addition, he is indebted to Mrs. Kiara Butler for her meticulous attention to detail which makes this event so special.

Sponsorship

The 2026 Philadelphia College of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony has been made possible by the generous sponsorship of 

Mission

The mission of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy is to educate and develop students to become leaders and innovators in patient care, research and business who are differentiated by their professional and ethical values.

Vision

The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy will be globally recognized for developing learners who excel in innovative, compassionate, collaborative, evidence-based patient care and practice, scientific advancements, research and healthcare business.

Adopted by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 2003, the annual White Coat Ceremony symbolizes passage of the student pharmacist into the initial stages of the profession of pharmacy.  By taking the Oath of the Pharmacist, the student pharmacists pledge to devote themselves to a lifetime of service to others, to practice with excellence, and to always act with respect, honor and integrity. The white coat represents their commitment to the profession and to their patients.