White Coat Ceremony

Here are some pictures of yesterday’s White Coat Ceremony for the UK College of Pharmacy Class of 2009

In other news…I met with my Pharmacy District Manager yesterday and he offered me a job…and the terms were much better than I had anticipated. I won’t disclose the exact salary, but it is very good (better than I was expecting–if you really want to know, ask me and I will probably tell you) and the benefits are excellent, including medical, dental, vision, company-paid and supplemental life insurance, 401(k) with company matching, short and long-term disability, and employee stock purchase plan. You also start off with 3 weeks vacation. You must take 1 week, but you can cash out the other 2 weeks if you want. He said he didn’t want to rush me into anything, but he would like for me to make a decision within the next couple months. We didn’t really discuss a sign-on bonus, but he did offer me a “commitment bonus” if I sign on now. I would get that money now (within the next couple of months) and would have to commit to one year with the company. Sounds pretty good, huh? I think it is great that I already have a job offer when I don’t even graduate for another year. It is very exciting. I am afraid to commit, though, without talking to a few other companies. I guess we will see what happens!