The PA Class of 2020 took a basic life support class last week and will be certified in both Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support as they prepare for their first rotation starting in November!

Our third-year OD students were hard at work learning about multifocal contact lenses a few weeks ago!

If you can't make it in person, there will be a live webcast of the White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, September 28, beginning with School of PA Studies at 9:30 a.m., College of Pharmacy at 12:30 p.m. and Southern California College of Optometry at 3:30 p.m. Event info available at ketchum.edu/white-coat-ceremony or link in bio.

"A little sneak peak of my graduation photoshoot! 2 more months until graduation!" - Julianne Gilboy, SPAS '19 (@julianne_gilboy)

Incoming first-year student, Carolina Gomez (SCCO '23), shared her last day as an optometric technician, " ... I am really looking forward to studying more in-depth with these instruments and other types of tests and updating my optometric repertoire as I attend optometry school." Here's to the next chapter!

"We've been so thankful for all the relationships we've already made over the past few days and are even more excited to get to know our other classmates throughout the year. We're all ready to struggle through didactic year together" - Charles Asamaphand, SPAS '21 and Susie Lee, SPAS '21 (@couple.of.pas)

There are more Stress Recess events coming your way! Peer Advisor, Melanie Vela (COP '22), noted her favorite is with Puppies 2 Partners because who doesn't love guide dog puppies? Read more about her favorite campus resources to combat stress at ketchum.edu/peer-advisor-blogs or the link in our bio

If you ask any MBKU student, receiving their White Coat is a moment they cherish on their journey as health care professionals. Next Saturday, September 28, we look forward to celebrating this rite of passage with our newest recipients and their loved ones. For event details, visit ketchum.edu/white-coat-ceremony or link in bio

#StoriesBehindMBKU - Fawn White, COP ‘21, grew up in the Seattle area and overcame obstacles that eventually lead her to relocate to Boise, ID where she obtained her GED and attended Boise State University. After all she had been through, earning her BS in Health Science in May 2017 was a proud moment for her. While attending the University she continued to work in the pharmacy field, in both community and hospital pharmacies.

Read their full story at ketchum.edu/news or the link in bio

Here's a little #bts of last week's MBKUSA meeting. Although the meetings are participated by elected officials, did you know that any MBKU student is invited to attend and listen in on meetings?