The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced that 50 schools of nursing across the nation were selected to receive funding to host White Coat Ceremonies, which underscore the importance of humanistic patient care. Launched in 2013, a groundbreaking collaboration between the Gold Foundation and AACN has enabled 360 schools of nursing in 49 states to offer ceremonies designed to instill a commitment to providing compassionate care among the next generation of registered nurses. Read the 2019 announcement, and see below for listing of schools selected to receive funding for their White Coat Ceremonies in 2019:
California
California State University-Monterey Bay
Loma Linda University School of Nursing
Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
District of Columbia
Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Florida
AdventHealth University
Florida Gulf Coast School of Nursing
Florida Southwestern State College
University of South Florida
Georgia
Augusta University
Columbus State University
Mercer University
Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Illinois
University of St. Francis
Indiana
Indiana University School of Nursing
Iowa
Allen College
Massachusetts
Merrimack College
University of Massachussetts Medical School Worcester
Minnesota
Saint Cloud State University
Missouri
College of the Ozarks
Missouri State University
Missouri Baptist University
William Jewell College
Montana
Montana State University College of Nursing
North Carolina
Chamberlain University
Mars Hill University
Nevada
University of Nevada Orvis School of Nursing
New Jersey
Chamberlain College of Nursing-North Brunswick
Kean University
Rutgers University, School of Nursing-Camden
Saint Peter’s University
New York
Farmingdale State College
Touro University
University of Buffalo
Ohio
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Widener University
South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyan University
Tennessee
South College
Tusculum University
Texas
Schreiner Univeristy
Texas A&M University -Texarkana
Texas Wesleyan University
Tarleton State University
Virginia
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
University of Mary Washington
Wisconsin
Herzing University-Kenosha
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
West Virginia
Fairmont State University
West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia University Potomac State College Campus