WKTV: SUNY Poly holds first-ever white coat ceremony for nursing
grads
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MARCY, N.Y. - SUNY Polytechnic Institute held its first-ever white coat ceremony for nursing graduates today in the Wildcat Field House.
They brought a high-profile speaker for the inaugural ceremony: Loretta Ford is credited with establishing the first nurse practitioner model and training program, after beginning her own career back in 1942.