The Shaw Family: Dr. Shaw D.D.S. well...in the making!

Friday, August 15, 2008

Dr. Shaw D.D.S. well...in the making!

The time has arrived....school is in session! Doug has been going through orientation the last week & will start his regular classes soon. Today was a special day for Doug & his fellow classmates. It was the WhiTE cOAt CeREmoNy! This is a presentation for families of what to expect over the 4 years of dental school at UB. It was really neat to see all the stats on the application process. UB had over 2200 applicants for the class of 2012! They only accepted 89. I am so proud of Doug & his accomplishment of getting in! They also warned us of the long & many hours that our students would be spending revolving around school. And that it's not that they don't love us, they are just busy & exhausted. So...I guess Doug is off the hook when it comes to dish duty! ;) The best part of the ceremony was saved best for last. As each person came up on stage, they announced each student by name, where they were from & what college/university they had attended. Also, giving them their first white coat! It was a great initiation into their new profession. Doug looked so cute up there! It was fun picturing him as an actual dentist. :)

This was a slide they showed for all the families. I thought it was great & wanted to share it with our loved ones. :)

Doug receiving his white coat!

The UB Dental Class of 2012

Ryan Smith, Doug & Travis Evans

Doug with his 'big' brother Creed

1st Years & their families

Bron Shaheen, Doug & Creed Cardon

I'm so proud of my UB Dental Student! tee-hee!

11 comments:

Laura said...: Wow Duck you look so official with your white coat!; August 17, 2008 at 5:17 PM
NatRat said...: Looks like it will be an awesome 4 years. That is great that he was one of the 89 that got in...what an acomplishment!

Love the new look:); August 17, 2008 at 7:16 PM
b lovely said...: How exciting! I bet he's so glad to finally begin! I can't believe how many people applied! Here's to a great 4 years for both of you!! :D; August 17, 2008 at 8:53 PM
Bob, Emily, Ellie, and Kate said...: How wonderful. There is just something about those white coats, they make are cute little hubbies look like such grown ups! Love you!; August 17, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Jayson and Julianne said...: Congratulations on the beginning... Tell Doug he is lucky, Jayson has to wear a blue coat until his 4th year and then he upgrades to white :) How is the job hunting going?; August 18, 2008 at 3:59 PM
Meggan Hansen said...: That's awesome. It will be a lot of work for him, but he'll be great.; August 18, 2008 at 9:04 PM
Jamilyn and Clark said...: That's so cool to actually see him in the white coat. It's really happening! Good luck to Doug in his first semester! And good luck to you surviving it with and without him. Love ya!; August 19, 2008 at 7:12 PM
pacemaker said...: I'm excited to watch and see the next four years as they unfold! It'll probably seem like forever and then when it comes to the end you'll feel like it went so fast! I'm proud of both of you! It takes a special kind of wife to support their husband through Dental school, or any school really, but at any rate, my hats off to both of you!; August 20, 2008 at 8:13 AM
anne said...: Yay for Doug! It was fun talking to you yesterday-we miss you guys!!
xoxo anne; August 20, 2008 at 11:54 AM
The Frame Family said...: I like that they had a ceremony for them...it kind of makes everything seem like it's all really happening! Doug looks pretty handsome in his white coat :); August 21, 2008 at 6:53 AM
Sheila Madsen said...: Doug,
It was so...exciting to see you in your white coat! What a fun way to start dental school with such a ceremony. Loved the look - especially on a buffalo! Way to go.
Thanks Rachel for always keeping us up to date with blog data and photos!
Mom; August 21, 2008 at 3:06 PM