Cowboy Boots
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Exhibit's A through Z, everyone...
If you are out west, then it is fine.
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I've seen a doc rock them, even with scrubs, but you need a minimal amount of actual cowboy cred. You will look like a fool if you've never ridden a horse or even worked outside.
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If that little joke hurts your feelings, then you're not man enough to wear them.
Most of the Uro residents at my school wear them. They do get pissed on a lot though.
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AnatomyGrey12
Yes but the rule of thumb is you must be a badass.
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Confidently can say I've got more grit than most of the soft handed attendings I've worked with.
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deleted480308
Those boots better not be shiny new. Boots should have seen dirt
Pulling. Them. Off.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BW-UGElIEAAV80k.jpgSticks and stones will break my bones, BUT WORDS WILL HURT FOREVER
I wear them outside the OR.
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Would depend on where you are. Midwest+south would probably be ok. Can't imagine the northeast or west coast not giving you **** for wearing them.
And make sure they are a nice pair, like the $120+ kind.
the northwest wouldn't care if they are nice and just generally go with your whole aesthetic
Like mustaches, men's jewelry, bow ties, etc. if you are badass you can pull it off with no questions asked. If you are a tool you will be treated as such.
In Texas (where I am), wearing boots isn't a super uncommon thing, though I'll admit that it's been a while since I've seen someone wearing them. Here, though, boots can be a pretty big deal, and a nice pair of boots can run north of $1000. Depending on the style, they can be perfectly appropriate clinical attire.
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Our residents get them as gifts when they go out to a private practice rotation run by a bunch of our graduates in their PGY4 year.
Wearing them is fully accepted, sometimes encouraged as they tend to be high-end, although most wear cheaper boots as nobody wants to get their nice ones bloodied up
Wearing them is fully accepted, sometimes encouraged as they tend to be high-end, although most wear cheaper boots as nobody wants to get their nice ones bloodied up
Where do you guys live? I'm in NY, and I've never seen anyone in a professional setting wear them. In fact, I didn't even know it could be done.
Texas (no surprise)
Florida
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AnatomyGrey12
Pretty much any state between the coasts will have docs that wear them to varying degrees
As a premed, I shadowed a doc in NYC who wore them with suits. He just hated dress clothes in general, though, so he did everything he could to wear what he liked that was still technically within the hospital's dress code.
I've seen an ortho resident who wears them (Great Lakes area), but as a student I don't know if you can pull them off without being "that guy."
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AnatomyGrey12
Probably depends on the state, wouldn't be surprised if students got away with it in places like Texas or OK.
Did you seriously just put mustaches in the same category as bow ties and jewelry???
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I don't see the intent of your question, they're all examples of pulling it of being contingent on the bearer. You've never seen a badass with a mustache compared to a fop who's shaved around his upper lip for two weeks?
We all know that a sweet stache can be a way to show off ones rugged masculinity, and women find them irresistible. I can't imagine a bowtie doing the same.
