HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine held its fourth White Coat Ceremony for its Physician Assistant (PA) Program Class of 2026 students Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. The event was also livestreamed and is available for viewing at www.marshall.edu/livestream. 

“My time as a student has already been incredibly rewarding,” said Derek Steele, a first-year student from Anchorage, Alaska. “Everything I am learning will affect the quality of care I am able to give to patients in the future.”

During the ceremony, 30 students received their white coats and recited the Physician Assistant Professional Oath.

"I chose the path of physician assistant to become a part of a meaningful patient-centered care team with the ability to directly impact patients’ lives,” said Kaden Evans, Class of 2026 PA student from Dunbar, West Virgnia.