Duquesne held their White Coat Ceremony for the medical school on Friday. The school actually just changed their name upon receipt of a huge donation from the Nasuti family so it is now officially called the Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The speakers kept mentioning this Class of 2029 and I realized that we will have a med school graduation, a college graduation, and a high school graduation all in 2029, God willing (maybe we can get the gift of bilocation by then??).
Phil and I couldn't attend BUT JP invited Phil's parents to come from Maryland, and Andrew and Eamon drove over from Steubenville, so he had a nice fan club with him. Of course, good old Mom and Dad were watching from home with hearts bursting with pride on the livestream, as caught in this photo Maggie took. Haha, I was videorecording and Phil was taking photos.
Nana and Gramps took JP out to a really nice dinner at the Grand Concourse after the ceremony, then hung out with Andrew and Eamon the next day at Franciscan - getting tours and watching Andrew's soccer team play. Everybody seemed to have a really good time, and I am so grateful for family who steps in when we couldn't be there.
JP - you have made us so proud already with this big step in your journey to becoming a physician, and I can't wait to see you in the long white coat one day!
What an exciting stepping stone!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, 2029 is shaping up to be an epic year!
Epic is right - I hope the logistics can work out for all the graduation dates!
DeleteAwwww! So exciting! You all look so happy and proud!
ReplyDeleteThank you, we can't hide it :)
DeleteAwesome, John-Paul! Keep up the hard work!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter's white coat ceremony was delayed by covid - 2nd half of second year when they could do it in person. A big moment for the future doctors!
I didn't realize just how big of a moment it was, I didn't attend my brother or sister's ceremonies, but I was so pleasantly surprised at all the nice speeches and the oath taking and how professional it all seemed!
DeleteVery exciting! What a proud mama you must be! Congratulations to JP!
ReplyDeleteThank you, he is such an easy one to be proud of :)
DeleteYay JP! How wonderful he was able to be supported by so many people both near and far.
ReplyDeleteGrateful for them for doing that!
DeleteCongratulations, JP!! I LOVE the photo of you and Phil documenting the occasion! My youngest sister just had her white coat ceremony too (she is at the University of Washington, Spokane campus). We couldn't be there but there was a sizable representation from my family in attendance, just like with your family. Big family perks!
ReplyDeleteBig family perks is right! I wish they did it on a Saturday or Sunday...a Friday means at least 2 days missed from work and Phil only gets 2 personal days each school year (no vacation days bc teachers have built in vacations). Anyway it was fun to watch from home and still feel involved!
DeleteCongrats to JP! This is so exciting. Good for him. I love Maggie capturing that fun angle of life at home with proud parents. Awesome that some family members were able to attend.
ReplyDeleteOh the angle Maggie captured was NOT fun, I had to crop the photo so you all didn't get a picture of my full gyot ;)
Delete