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Is anyone getting their scrubs for anatomy lab embroidered with their name? I can't imagine anyone wanting to walk off with them.... :barf:
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owlet said:
Is anyone getting their scrubs for anatomy lab embroidered with their name? I can't imagine anyone wanting to walk off with them.... :barf:
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:laugh:

You will want to burn those scrubs after 1 hour in lab. Do NOT waste money even buying them. Get hand-me-downs or steal them from the hospital.
 
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Law2Doc said:
who would pay extra for this? Instead of your name you probably should just make it say "loser" because that is what your classmates are going to think. :laugh:
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You can use a Sharpie to do that, there's even the silver sharpie if you have dark scrubs.

My school sold embroidered scrubs that said "MCW Anatomy" or something like that on it for >$20. I'd say if you're going to buy scrubs, go to Sam's Club, Costco or Walmart -- get them cheap. If you buy more than 1 pair and only wear it once between washings, they don't stink after being washed (I did that because I had like 8 pairs of scrubs from working before med school.
 
Law2Doc said:
who would pay extra for this? Instead of your name you probably should just make it say "loser" because that is what your classmates are going to think. :laugh:
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good stuff.
 
Okay, okay... I get the idea. Getting embroidered scrubs is as stupid as it sounded to me in the first place. Wonder why they offer them?
 
Not getting them on my scrubs... but the boxers/briefs thread has me seriously considering getting my underwear done. Last thing I need is people mistakenly snatching up my man thong in the hall while changing for lab.
 
owlet said:
Okay, okay... I get the idea. Getting embroidered scrubs is as stupid as it sounded to me in the first place. Wonder why they offer them?
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Maybe for once you're actually a doctor?
 
smq123 said:
Don't forget the caduceus. Nothing says "medical student" like an embroidered caduceus on your anatomy lab scrubs.
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What about tattood on my forehead!?!
 
DickyV said:
Maybe for once you're actually a doctor?
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I'm sure I'll want to be wearing my anatomy lab scrubs while seeing patients...

I guess the whole thing is just our AMSA chapter trying to raise money by selling scrubs and offering the option to have your name on them for a little extra.
 
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Score some cheap scrubs (our lab gave away free scrubs and a few lab coats that were retired from the hospital). Take some markers and make some bad ass (read: silly) designs on the back.
 
owlet said:
I'm sure I'll want to be wearing my anatomy lab scrubs while seeing patients...
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No hospital is going to expect you to own your own scrubs -- these anatomy scrubs are going to be used for one course and then, if you don't dispose of them, maybe if you ever have to find something to wear while painting.
 
smq123 said:
Don't forget the caduceus. Nothing says "medical student" like an embroidered caduceus on your anatomy lab scrubs.
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Nothing says "I don't know my greek mythology" like a medical student claiming a caduceus represents medicine, when in fact it represents commerce.

I'm making this my mission in med school. Look at any medical sign, ambulance, hospital insignia, whatever: the symbol you'll see is the STAFF OF ASCLEPIUS, not the caduceus.

check yourself before you wreck yourself!
 
Rogue Synapse said:
Nothing says "I don't know my greek mythology" like a medical student claiming a caduceus represents medicine, when in fact it represents commerce.

I'm making this my mission in med school. Look at any medical sign, ambulance, hospital insignia, whatever: the symbol you'll see is the STAFF OF ASCLEPIUS, not the caduceus.

check yourself before you wreck yourself!
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I'm actually well aware that caduceus is not actually the symbol for medicine, and that (interestingly) the osteopathy schools are correct when they use the staff of asclepius (one snake) rather than the caduceus.

However, caduceus is still frequently used in things related to allopathic schools. I believe that even the military insignia for medical personnel includes a caduceus. That's why I said what I did. I didn't say that this was the "correct" usage, but merely referred to it as a "common" usage of the caduceus.

Rogue Synapse said:
I'm making this my mission in med school.
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You would be better served if your "mission in med school" was trying hard not to be a complete tool to everyone you meet.
 
I'm really sorry, I didn't mean that as a personal attack as much as it seemed now that I look back at my post. I do, however, have this argument with my classmates. Look at your school's insignia, or look at the next ambulance or medical center sign you see, and I guarantee you'll see the staff of asclepius and not a caduceus.

That said, this is the dumbest, most inconsequential thing to even argue about, and I wasn't serious when I said that I'm making it my mission in med school. My true mission is to pull off the largest GPA:time spent studying ratio in the history of med school. So far I'm off to a miserable start. Both the numerator and the denominator are pretty small...

Anyway, I'm sorry if I came off as an ass.
 
Rogue Synapse said:
I'm really sorry, I didn't mean that as a personal attack as much as it seemed now that I look back at my post. I do, however, have this argument with my classmates. Look at your school's insignia, or look at the next ambulance or medical center sign you see, and I guarantee you'll see the staff of asclepius and not a caduceus.

That said, this is the dumbest, most inconsequential thing to even argue about, and I wasn't serious when I said that I'm making it my mission in med school. My true mission is to pull off the largest GPA:time spent studying ratio in the history of med school. So far I'm off to a miserable start. Both the numerator and the denominator are pretty small...

Anyway, I'm sorry if I came off as an ass.
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I may have read too much into your reply too, so everything's cool. 🙂

I know that the AMA has some modified version of the staff of Asclepius, not a caduceus, as their insignia. But I'm almost certain that the US military still uses a caduceus for medical staff.

Actually - now that you mention it, I don't think I've seen a lot of ambulances use either. ACP, ACS, and ACEP also seem to have their own logos. I guess both the caduceus and staff of Asclepius are on their way out? Maybe.
 
tie-dye your scrubs

or your white coat
 
Rogue Synapse said:
Nothing says "I don't know my greek mythology" like a medical student claiming a caduceus represents medicine, when in fact it represents commerce.

I'm making this my mission in med school. Look at any medical sign, ambulance, hospital insignia, whatever: the symbol you'll see is the STAFF OF ASCLEPIUS, not the caduceus.

check yourself before you wreck yourself!
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I've read that it leads to a multitude of things. It was used in publishing because hermes was the deliverer of information, and then it was placed on a lot of medical texts which lead to the whole medical affiliation...or so I heard. Didn't hermes lead the dead to the underworld? So for some people maybe it works out alright. 😉 Either way, I didn't think it was JUST commerce. I was never a greek mythology person though..so no place to really debate.
 
Perhaps the caduceus as a symbol of commerce is actually appropriate in today's state of health care. . .
 
owlet said:
Okay, okay... I get the idea. Getting embroidered scrubs is as stupid as it sounded to me in the first place. Wonder why they offer them?
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Because if they just stuck their hand in your pants to take your money, they might grab the wrong thing? Either way you're getting robbed, you just have to choose ridicule or molestation to go along with it.
 
Law2Doc said:
No hospital is going to expect you to own your own scrubs -- these anatomy scrubs are going to be used for one course and then, if you don't dispose of them, maybe if you ever have to find something to wear while painting.
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Ummm, sarcasm? 🙄
 
No.


Don't do it.


Seriously.


Doctors don't do it...why should an MSI?

Seriously, that would be really douchey.
 
Ashers said:
You can use a Sharpie to do that, there's even the silver sharpie if you have dark scrubs.

My school sold embroidered scrubs that said "MCW Anatomy" or something like that on it for >$20. I'd say if you're going to buy scrubs, go to Sam's Club, Costco or Walmart -- get them cheap. If you buy more than 1 pair and only wear it once between washings, they don't stink after being washed (I did that because I had like 8 pairs of scrubs from working before med school.
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I've never noticed scrubs in these stores (although I've never looked)... Do they sell them in the actual store or do you have to order them online or something?
 
zimmie256 said:
I've never noticed scrubs in these stores (although I've never looked)... Do they sell them in the actual store or do you have to order them online or something?
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Actual store. Sam's and Costco come in sets (~$13 last time I checked a few years ago -- Costco, and last Fall for Sam's.). Walmart tops/bottoms sold as separates and more expensive.
 
They're in the stores, but I notice them displayed more prominently (and in greater quantity) at stores near schools or hospitals.
 
LifetimeDoc said:
Not even just embroider "Gunner"?

I saw a license plate yesterday in Tampa: "Gunnerr" lol
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a girl at our school has MD 2 BE. I had never met her, but this was not a good first impression.
 
future doctors. yay.
 
megadon said:
a girl at our school has MD 2 BE. I had never met her, but this was not a good first impression.
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I know a guy who has a license plate that says "DR (his last name)"

He is still an undergrad.
 
RokChalkJayhawk said:
I know a guy who has a license plate that says "DR (his last name)"

He is still an undergrad.
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He'll think that's a great idea the next time he drives through a downtown urban area and every drug-seeker in the hood has their sights set on breaking into his car. You know, because every doctor carries an emergency oxycontin kit in their trunk at all times.

He may also enjoy getting into accidents with people who assume that because he is a "doctor" he has deep pockets to go after in court.

In short, I love premeds.
 
megadon said:
a girl at our school has MD 2 BE. I had never met her, but this was not a good first impression.
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yikes. there should be a way to detect these tools in the application process. like a section on AMCAS dedicated to toolish qualitites.
 
Moniker said:
yikes. there should be a way to detect these tools in the application process. like a section on AMCAS dedicated to toolish qualitites.
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Automatic Disqualifiers:

"Do you wear a shirt that says: 'Trust me, I'm a doctor'?"

"Does your license plate reference a yet to be obtained degree?"

"Do your classmates refer to you as a Master GUNNERy Sergeant despite the fact you have never served in the military?"
 
DickyV said:
Am I the only person who finds these shirts REALLY sketchy?
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Especially if the guy wearing it looks like this:
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