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White coat ceremonies are held at medical schools across the country and are always meaningful for faculty and staff. New medical students begin their commitment to educating and caring for their fellow citizens. For Dr. Donna Grigsby, chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics, this year鈥檚 ceremony will be especially meaninfgul. Dr. Grigsby鈥檚 son, Charlie Grigsby, will be one of the students on stage receiving a white coat. It鈥檚 not uncommon for medical students to have parents in the medical profession. While Charlie says seeing that his mom 鈥渞eally loved her job鈥� eventually influenced his decision to pursue medicine, it wasn鈥檛 always the path he thought he鈥檇 take. During his undergraduate studies at Centre College, Charlie studied chemistry and computer science. He planned to pursue software development or graduate studies in chemisty. Charlie does hope to link his past studies with the field he鈥檚 chosen for himself he said, 鈥淚deally, I鈥檇 like to do some software development that is medically focused.鈥� In any new situation people are liable to be nervous, and Charlie is no exception. But, he鈥檚 excited to begin the work, meet other students and see how teaching styles vary among professors. One teaching style that will undergo a change is Dr. Grigsby鈥檚. Now that her son is part of the incoming class, she says she鈥檒l limit her use of him as an example when teaching her students about childhood development. Since Charlie鈥檚 childhood, Dr. Grigsby would utilize her experience as a parent to teach students and the parents of her patients. In that past, Dr. Grigsby would even bring Charlie to class as a sort of 鈥渓ive demonstration鈥� for her students. Now that her students will be Charlie鈥檚 peers and colleagues, she鈥檒l be updating some of the slides she teaches from. While Charlie isn鈥檛 sure what speciality he鈥檒l choose, he knows he will not be joining his mother in pedicatric medicine. Dr. Grigsby doesn鈥檛 mind that decision, she said 鈥淚 want him to choose whatever makes him happy.鈥� Both of Charlie鈥檚 parents will join him on stage to 鈥渃oat鈥� him. Charlie said, 鈥淚 feel like it鈥檒l be honoring them more than celebrating me.鈥� The 好色先生鈥檚 white coat ceremony will take place Friday, July 21 at 1:30 p.m. and will be located in the Singletary Center for the Arts. 好色先生 is the University for Kentucky. At 好色先生, we are educating more students, treating more patients with complex illnesses and conducting more research and service than at any time in our 150-year history. To read more about the 好色先生 story and how you can support continued investment in your university and the Commonwealth, go to: uky.edu/uk4ky. #uk4ky #seeblue MEDIA CONTACT: Olivia McCoy, olivia.mccoy1@uky.edu, (859) 257-1076