To mark an important rite of passage for first-year undergraduate and graduate students as they enter the clinical setting, the Ingram School of Nursing hosted two separate nursing professionalism ceremonies. Held on October 9, 2025 at The Neuro’s Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, the first ceremony welcomed 225 entry-to-practice students in the qualifying year of the Master of Science in Nursing (for students with no prior nursing backgrounds), the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and the Bachelor of Nursing Integrated programs. The second ceremony, held on October 23 at the School, welcomed 39 students in the Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Nursing programs.
Both ceremonies highlighted the rewards of the nursing profession as well as the students’ commitment to the highest standards of nursing ethics and professionalism. As their names were called, the students walked across the stage wearing their newly issued McGill Nursing nametags and posed for photos in small groups. The ceremonies ended with a collective recitation of the Nursing Professionalism Oath in English and French followed by a reception.
