Incoming pharmacy students in the PharmD Class of 2030 will don their white coats for the first time in the annual White Coat Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in Bovard Auditorium on the USC University Park Campus.
Jessica Lin, PharmD ’13, chair of the USC Mann Alumni Engagement Board, will deliver the keynote address. Lin, inpatient pharmacy supervisor at the Los Angeles General Medical Center, is also an adjunct professor at USC Mann.
The ceremony, which marks the beginning of a student’s journey as a healthcare provider, will conclude with students reciting the Oath of a Pharmacist, led by Winrich Quiboloy, PharmD ’07, district pharmacy supervisor at Walgreens.
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