dress codes for schools

[pguin]

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Am I the only one on here that absolutely loves the idea of a school dress code?? You get to wear scrubs all day which is pretty much like going to class in pajamas!...plus everyone who sees you knows you're in medical school, and I'm all about the ego stroking! hah j/j I do actually have a question, does anyone know if their is a dress code and attendance policy at CCOM?

 

[jkhamlin]

Am I the only one on here that absolutely loves the idea of a school dress code?? You get to wear scrubs all day which is pretty much like going to class in pajamas!...plus everyone who sees you knows you're in medical school, and I'm all about the ego stroking! hah j/j I do actually have a question, does anyone know if their is a dress code and attendance policy at CCOM?

Not me. Have you ever worn scrubs? They are cut for women, even if they say they are "men's" scrubs. They are uncomfortable for men. I don't like the optional business casual either, because it is not hospital business casual, so you cannot wear tennis shoes. Dress shoes are bad for your feet, and should be outlawed. Furthermore, the "white coat" that they make the students wear at KCUMB is actually a nursing coat. 😡 How insulting. They should let us wear doctor's coats if we have them. /end rant.

I do, however, like the idea of banning flip flops and gators. As well as making the women wear clothes... not that I mind, but a practically topless woman sitting next to me in class is too distracting. 😀

 

[dr.z]

I don't mind the dress code.

 

[Jamers]

Not me. Have you ever worn scrubs? They are cut for women, even if they say they are "men's" scrubs. They are uncomfortable for men. I don't like the optional business casual either, because it is not hospital business casual, so you cannot wear tennis shoes. Dress shoes are bad for your feet, and should be outlawed. Furthermore, the "white coat" that they make the students wear at KCUMB is actually a nursing coat. 😡 How insulting. They should let us wear doctor's coats if we have them. /end rant.

I do, however, like the idea of banning flip flops and gators. As well as making the women wear clothes... not that I mind, but a practically topless woman sitting next to me in class is too distracting. 😀

Oh, you are not getting the scrubs from the right places then. If you go shopping at wally world, you will get crap; but hey, who can beat 10 bucks for scrubs?!?! I do see, however, that you are a PSI CHI man so, you are forgiven.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

Oh, you are not getting the scrubs from the right places then. If you go shopping at wally world, you will get crap; but hey, who can beat 10 bucks for scrubs?!?! I do see, however, that you are a PSI CHI man so, you are forgiven.

Why not just borrow them from a hospital? That's what I do.

 

[Jamers]

Why not just borrow them from a hospital? That's what I do.

Most nursing homes wont pony up with new equiptment, let alone scrubs.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

I've never tried getting them from a nursing home.....normally if you ask nicely at the hospital, the laundry staff will hand over a couple of pairs of scrubs...

 

[DoctorMom78]

Not me. Have you ever worn scrubs? They are cut for women, even if they say they are "men's" scrubs. They are uncomfortable for men.

Hmmm...Must be the anatomical difference because I think that scrubs are quite possibly the most comfortable things in the world. Defnitely like pajamas...now if I could only wear slippers to class.😀

 

[112258]

Am I the only one on here that absolutely loves the idea of a school dress code?? You get to wear scrubs all day which is pretty much like going to class in pajamas!...plus everyone who sees you knows you're in medical school, and I'm all about the ego stroking! hah j/j I do actually have a question, does anyone know if their is a dress code and attendance policy at CCOM?

I'm also all about that. I went to a Catholic school K-12th grade and I missed my uniform in college!! Scrubs as the new uniform 👍

 

[jkhamlin]

Oh, you are not getting the scrubs from the right places then. If you go shopping at wally world, you will get crap; but hey, who can beat 10 bucks for scrubs?!?! I do see, however, that you are a PSI CHI man so, you are forgiven.

I don't buy them at Wal Mart. I have shopped every medical supply outfit, B&M and internet, that I can find. Scrubs for men are expensive, and are still cut and designed for women.

So you are a Psi Chi alumn? Cool.

 

[Krazykritter]

Not me. Have you ever worn scrubs? They are cut for women, even if they say they are "men's" scrubs. They are uncomfortable for men. I don't like the optional business casual either, because it is not hospital business casual, so you cannot wear tennis shoes. Dress shoes are bad for your feet, and should be outlawed. Furthermore, the "white coat" that they make the students wear at KCUMB is actually a nursing coat. 😡 How insulting. They should let us wear doctor's coats if we have them. /end rant.

I do, however, like the idea of banning flip flops and gators. As well as making the women wear clothes... not that I mind, but a practically topless woman sitting next to me in class is too distracting. 😀

I do not know specifically what you are talking about b/c I do not go to KCUMB. However, if you are refering to 'a nursing coat' as a short white coat...you should do a little research into the traditional meaning of white coats. The length is generally what designates the status of medical education. Short white coats are reserved for students & when you receive you degree, you are upgraded to the long coat. I don't know when nursing began borrowing our coats, but it isn't the coat that makes the doc.

 

[jkhamlin]

Hmmm...Must be the anatomical difference because I think that scrubs are quite possibly the most comfortable things in the world. Defnitely like pajamas...now if I could only wear slippers to class.😀

It is partly the anatomical difference. They are very tight in the shoulders, and loose in the hips. Women love them, men either hate them or are indifferent, in my 5.5 years of hospital experience.

Also, though, they are not designed for men in a practical sense. Most of them have very few, poorly placed pockets, so I don't have a place for my wallet or my pocket change, keys, etc. Why can't they just put pockets on them?

 

[jkhamlin]

I do not know specifically what you are talking about b/c I do not go to KCUMB. However, if you are refering to 'a nursing coat' as a short white coat...you should do a little research into the traditional meaning of white coats. The length is generally what designates the status of medical education. Short white coats are reserved for students & when you receive you degree, you are upgraded to the long coat. I don't know when nursing began borrowing our coats, but it isn't the coat that makes the doc.

I have been wearing a long white coat both in the biology lab that I study in, and the hospital pharmacy that I work in for over five years now. Nurses wear the short coats, doctors, pharmacists, Rx techs, scientists, med students, PA's all wear the long white coat.

 

[Hexanol]

I have been wearing a long white coat both in the biology lab that I study in, and the hospital pharmacy that I work in for over five years now. Nurses wear the short coats, doctors, pharmacists, Rx techs, scientists, med students, PA's all wear the long white coat.

i don't know where you're at, but med students along with pharm students and even PA students all wear the short white coats. It reminds them that they're still students and don't have the degree yet.

I have yet to meet a med student wearing a long white coat. 😕

 

[DoctorMom78]

It is partly the anatomical difference. They are very tight in the shoulders, and loose in the hips.
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Not exactly what I meant, but ok. 😀 Being a woman I have big hips and narrow shoulders, so I can see how that might not work for a man. I actually agree with the pocket thing though. I wish they had pockets on the hips they way regular pants do. But, if they really are designed for women then I understand why there are any...we don't like big pockets filled with stuff accentuating our big hips.

 

[DoctorMom78]

i don't know where you're at, but med students along with pharm students and even PA students all wear the short white coats. It reminds them that they're still students and don't have the degree yet.

I have yet to meet a med student wearing a long white coat. 😕

I think it's supposed to be like making prisoners wear pink.😀

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

Am I the only one on here that absolutely loves the idea of a school dress code?? You get to wear scrubs all day which is pretty much like going to class in pajamas!...plus everyone who sees you knows you're in medical school, and I'm all about the ego stroking! hah j/j I do actually have a question, does anyone know if their is a dress code and attendance policy at CCOM?

theres no dress code at CCOM. When I do roll to class (maybe once ever two weeks), im about as scrub-dawg as it can be in my Under Armour pants and a sweatshirt.

 

[exigente chica]

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I agree

 

[FizbanZymogen]

theres no dress code at CCOM. When I do roll to class (maybe once ever two weeks), im about as scrub-dawg as it can be in my Under Armour pants and a sweatshirt.

Buckeye, you crack me up. That's my style right there man 😎

 

[musiclink213]

I don't mind the schools that let you wear scrubs instead of business casual. I don't like how some schools require business casual and don't let you wear scrubs instead. I think Erie does this. It won't be a deciding factor for me, since I own a lot of business casual clothes and I'm used to wearing them everyday anyway, but to have to get dressed up if I want to study in the library is a downside for me.

 

[jkhamlin]

i don't know where you're at, but med students along with pharm students and even PA students all wear the short white coats. It reminds them that they're still students and don't have the degree yet.

I have yet to meet a med student wearing a long white coat. 😕

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[UIC Killa]

I don't mind the schools that let you wear scrubs instead of business casual. I don't like how some schools require business casual and don't let you wear scrubs instead. I think Erie does this. It won't be a deciding factor for me, since I own a lot of business casual clothes and I'm used to wearing them everyday anyway, but to have to get dressed up if I want to study in the library is a downside for me.

Yeah...how does that work...I am one of those students that love to study in a shirt or sweatshirt and in jeans or shorts, something very comfortable and if there is a dress code it would be a very uncomfortable 2 or 3 hours in the library...but overall i wouldnt mind a dress code.

 

[lysosome]

Yeah...how does that work...I am one of those students that love to study in a shirt or sweatshirt and in jeans or shorts, something very comfortable and if there is a dress code it would be a very uncomfortable 2 or 3 hours in the library...but overall i wouldnt mind a dress code.

that's a very good question. say the school requires business casual dress code. does that mean that you have to wear it in the library as well? that's not very comfortable to study in. i thought the dress code was for when you're in lectures and labs....library counts too? does it start when you step onto campus?

 

[Depakote]

that's a very good question. say the school requires business casual dress code. does that mean that you have to wear it in the library as well? that's not very comfortable to study in. i thought the dress code was for when you're in lectures and labs....library counts too? does it start when you step onto campus?

The one school I saw that had a dress code (KCUMB) appeared to require a dress code for only lecture/lab. I got the impression that if a student was going to be studying independantly, he or she could wear whatever... (this from the fact that the year 2's weren't in session and were walking around in blue jeans)

Side note: I have never seen a school that let students wear long coats.

 

[DragonWell]

Yeah...how does that work...I am one of those students that love to study in a shirt or sweatshirt and in jeans or shorts, something very comfortable and if there is a dress code it would be a very uncomfortable 2 or 3 hours in the library...but overall i wouldnt mind a dress code.

LECOM-B we have dress code (shirt and tie, bus. cas. for the ladies) during business hours (unless it's OMM day). So you can wear whatever on campus after 5 or on weekends. If you don't feel like putting on a tie during the day, lots of people go to USF library to study. I really don't mind the dress code at all; I guess you just get used to it and I can tie a tie real quick now 👍 .

Hey Depakote - is that a "Steal your Face" on your avatar or do my eyes deceive me?

 

[MossPoh]

I'm a dude and I think scrubs are pretty comfy...but I have to get ones that are much much larger. Evidently they assume people are all the same height but just vary in girth....I have to use xxxl pants and an xxl shirt just to fit comfortably... Don't get me started on those shoe covers and stuff when I'm in the OR following guys around.😛

 

[musiclink213]

that's a very good question. say the school requires business casual dress code. does that mean that you have to wear it in the library as well? that's not very comfortable to study in. i thought the dress code was for when you're in lectures and labs....library counts too? does it start when you step onto campus?

Well, I've only interviewed at 2 DO schools, Nova and LECOM. Nova you can wear scrubs, so I don't consider that a problem. But LECOM, I'm pretty sure it's whenever you're on campus, but it might just be until classes are over. They did say they change for lab. But when they took us into the library, all the students were dressed up, which for me really sucks. When I study, I contort myself into weird positions every 30 minutes or so (I'm not good at studying while sitting straight in a chair with my feet on the floor). I used to study in the library, but I would take my shoes off and sit in some strange positions, but it was comfortable for me. Couldn't do that in business clothes.