White Coat Ceremony
Class of 2019
Biographical Information
During the White Coat Ceremony (which will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:30 pm) as you receive
your white coat, your name will be announced, along with a few biographical comments. Please provide the
information requested below and give your completed form (paper or electronic) to one of your class officers
by Wednesday December 2, 2015.
1. Name:
2. Phonetic Pronunciation:
3. Hometown, State:
4. Pre-pharmacy School:
5. Degree(s) presently held:
6. Key activities/accomplishments prior to the PharmD program. No more than 50 words.
7. Write 55 words that include a statement about at least one of your strengths and “How I will
personalize my education.”
8. Legacy Students: Relative’s name, year graduated from our SOP, relationship to you):
DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR INTENDED CAREER GOALS.
Example 1:
1. Name: Ahoini Casigia
2. Phonetic Pronunciation: Uh-hoy-knee Ka-zee-ja
3. Hometown: Buffalo, New York
4. Pre-Pharmacy Courses: SUNY Buffalo
5. Degrees: BS Chemistry
6. Prior to entering the PharmD program, I was a Freshman peer counselor. I also participated in a Global Health mission trip to
Costa Rica, and have volunteered for Habitat for Humanity in Pittsburgh. I am a member of Golden Key International Honor Society
and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars,
8. Two of my top strengths are learning and strategic. My strategy for personalizing my education is to join an ARCO, potentially
either the Community Leadership and Innovation in Practice or Research ARCOs because I want to focus on developing specific
expertise in an area prior to graduation.. .
9. Legacy: Grandfather: Benjamin Casigia, Class of 1950 (Univ. of Pitt School of Pharmacy)
Example 2:
1. Name: Brian Dehoucarsky
2. Phonetic Pronunciation: Dee-how-care-ski
3. Hometown: Murrysville, Pa.
4. Pre-Pharmacy Courses: University of Pittsburgh–Johnstown
5. Degrees: No previous degrees
7. While studying a Pitt, I was a Pitt Pathfinder and a member of the Pitt Marching Band and Pitt Men’s Glee Club. I am Eagle
Scout who loves skiing and traveling. I have spent a semester in England and in high school, participated in a mission trip to an
orphanage in Haiti.
8. Two of my top strengths are learning and adaptability. That fits with wanting to learn . .. . as a part of that, I prefer not to join an
ARCO, because I would rather have the options to choose my own path to personalizing my education and choosing such varied
opportunities as. . .
Thank you!