Spring 2026 DNP Campus Clinical Immersion and White Coat Ceremony
A student is presented with their white coat on stage during the ceremony.
The University of Arizona College of Nursing proudly hosted its January 2026 Campus Clinical Immersion (CCI) January 14–16, during the first week of the Spring 2026 semester, welcoming approximately 126 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students.
CCIs are designed to strengthen specialty-specific clinical skills through hands-on, faculty-led workshops. Faculty from all DNP specialties (except Anesthesiology) guided students through intensive, practice-focused learning experiences that emphasized skill development, collaboration, and clinical confidence, preparing them to transition seamlessly into their clinical placements.
At the conclusion of the immersion, DNP students preparing to enter the clinical phase of their education participated in a White Coat Ceremony. This critical symbolic milestone marks the transition from classroom learning to hands-on clinical practice. It signifies a commitment to professionalism, scientific proficiency, compassion, ethical care, and leadership as future advanced practice nurses and essential members of the health care team.
A total of 126 DNP students received their white coats in the following specialties:
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP - 28
Family NP - 50
Nurse Anesthesiology NP - 7
Nurse Midwifery NP - 4
Pediatric NP - 7
Psychiatric Mental Health NP - 30
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DNP students gather at the College of Nursing for the start of CCIs.
AGACNP nursing students participate in a hands-on skills demonstration during a clinical simulation session, practicing procedures under the guidance of an instructor.
An AGACNP nursing student practices a clinical skill on a simulation mannequin under the guidance of an instructor.
AGACNP students listen closely as an instructor guides them through a practice procedure.
DNP students at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Interprofessional Clinical & Professional Skills Center (ICaPS).
DNP students seated at the beginning of the White Coat Ceremony
Dean Ahn delivers remarks at the White Coat Ceremony podium.
A DNP student crosses the stage after receiving their white coat during the ceremony.
A DNP student walks off stage after receiving their white coat during the ceremony.
DNP students stand together to recite their professional oath during the White Coat Ceremony.
Faculty members of the College of Nursing stand on stage at the White Coat Ceremony.
Two DNP students with their white coats after the ceremony.
Two DNP students with their white coats after the ceremony.
A DNP student and his mother after the ceremony.