Rachel Hubal, of Thompson, PA, a doctor of physical therapy student at the University of the Sciences, received a white coat at the 13th Annual Physical Therapy White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Sept 9, 2017. The White Coat Ceremony is an annual rite of passage for students entering the professional phase of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

Hubal continues on the path to receiving a doctor of physical therapy degree in May, 2020. Donning their white coats, the more then 75 student-physical therapists recited the Oath of a Physical Therapist, a gesture to reinforce their commitment to working with patients compassionately and to enhancing their health and well-being.