List of schools with no dress code?

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Or, if its a shorter list, what are the schools with a dress code?


If you think I would make a decision on whether or not to apply to a given school based off the dress code policy..........you'd be right. =D
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Stop. You're going to have to play dress up your 3rd/4th year and then the rest of your life no matter where you go.

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DrEnderW said:
Stop. You're going to have to play dress up your 3rd/4th year and then the rest of your life no matter where you go.

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Well years 1 and 2 matter to me.

and no, i wont have to dress up for the rest of my life. only on special occasions. Can't stand long sleeve shirts. I'll be a polo shirt +dress pants and shoes til I die baby, til I die.
 
nikoness said:
Well years 1 and 2 matter to me.

and no, i wont have to dress up for the rest of my life. only on special occasions. Can't stand long sleeve shirts. I'll be a polo shirt +dress pants and shoes til I die baby, til I die.
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Dwight, is that you?
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But seriously, I think you'll have to wear it more frequently than you think.

With Dress Codes:

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I don't understand the issue with this... I threw on a half ass shirt and tie and I was treated to girls in skirts and low cut skirts. Well worth the hassle.
 
How bout just answering the OPs questions? It's not a ridiculous one....
 
VCOM (both campuses) - Dress Code
PCOM - No dress code. Students we interviewed with said PJ's were a no go though.
 
For Nova lecture dress code is pretty business casual, or the ciel blue scrubs that 95% of the class wears. For OPP we have a dress code of Nova gym shorts and a Nova Medicine shirt.

For lecture exams you must be in full ciel blue scrubs top and bottom.
 
I don't mind dress shirts, but ties are a deal breaker! I know LECOM has dress codes that's all I know
 
ZeaL6 said:
I don't mind dress shirts, but ties are a deal breaker! I know LECOM has dress codes that's all I know
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You will have to wear a tie in the office on rotations and on hospital rounds. Better get used to it. OH and don't forget residency. Maybe just go be a mechanic and wear overalls?
 
It's always odd to me that this is such a big deal to people. As someone said you will probably be wearing business attire the rest of your professional career.

WesternU officially has a dress code, I think, but its largely ignored by most people after the 2nd week of class. As long as you don't push the envelope by coming in PJs or over the top immodest clothes you should be fine.
 
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cabinbuilder said:
You will have to wear a tie in the office on rotations and on hospital rounds. Better get used to it. OH and don't forget residency. Maybe just go be a mechanic and wear overalls?
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I don't think he would forgo being a physician just because of attire. He's saying that slacker administrative regs are appealing to him. Interesting that the people making a big deal out of this are from LECOM
 
Oo Cipher oO said:
It's always odd to me that this is such a big deal to people. As someone said you will probably be wearing business attire the rest of your professional career.

WesternU officially has a dress code, I think, but its largely ignored by most people after the 2nd week of class. As long as you don't push the envelope by coming in PJs or over the top immodest clothes you should be fine.
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Being comfortable is a big deal to some people. For me dress codes for schools seems as if its there for the sake of "preparing" students for clinic. I'd rather be treated like an adult who can dress appropriately. I don't really see how shirt and tie is appropriate for sitting in a lecture hall. But that's just me, I favor common sense over customs.
 
I think having to dress up for lectures is entirely silly. So I don't think the topic is out of line.

Can't help you though, I'm a pre-med. I know KCOM doesn't have the dress codes though.
 
I do expect people have been dressing up for their shadowing, though, and hopefully getting dressed up isn't a foreign concept.
 
NontradCA said:
I don't think he would forgo being a physician just because of attire. He's saying that slacker administrative regs are appealing to him. Interesting that the people making a big deal out of this are from LECOM
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I'm not making a big deal about it. It is what it is. Whether you work in a grocery store, or fast food, are in the business world, or are a physician the point is there will always be someone telling you the dress code, or the uniform, etc. The point is to try to pick a school based on whether or not you will/will not wear business attire in class just seems so minor in the overall scheme when you won't be able to skirt the issue forever.

It's like a friend of mine in medical school who was horrified by the concept of bagging your own groceries and went across town and paid twice as much for food. But we all are individual and one person's disdain is another's silliness. To each his own.
 
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Honestly - Deal. Wherever you go you are going to be required to dress a certain way for OMM, for anything where you're seeing patients, for anatomy lab in terms of safety (no open toe shoes) and not wanting to stink up your good clothes... The sooner you accept that a certain appearance is going to be expected in this field and your time is better spent considering cost, academic rigor, rotation quality, the better off you'll be.
 
NontradCA said:
Being comfortable is a big deal to some people. For me dress codes for schools seems as if its there for the sake of "preparing" students for clinic. I'd rather be treated like an adult who can dress appropriately. I don't really see how shirt and tie is appropriate for sitting in a lecture hall. But that's just me, I favor common sense over customs.
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I understand that. I prefer to dress casually as well and I'm happy my school policy allows me to do it. But I find the idea that someone would decide to not attend a school based on that fact is pretty ludicrous. There are some many many more important factors that one should consider when choosing a school.
 
Oo Cipher oO said:
I understand that. I prefer to dress casually as well and I'm happy my school policy allows me to do it. But I find the idea that someone would decide to not attend a school based on that fact is pretty ludicrous. There are some many many more important factors that one should consider when choosing a school.
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Maybe. When I was in the military I worked in scrubs or battle dress. For me and a lot of other people it was hard to be wearing the "work" uniform everyday kind of job. I guess one less thing to worry about when there's so much pressure and stress is appealing to some.
 
Mine doesn't have one! We beleive that our students are adults, treat them as such, and they know how to be professional when it's needed.



nikoness said:
Or, if its a shorter list, what are the schools with a dress code?


If you think I would make a decision on whether or not to apply to a given school based off the dress code policy..........you'd be right. =D
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Goro said:
Mine doesn't have one! We beleive that our students are adults, treat them as such, and they know how to be professional when it's needed.
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*Applause*

To me, it's not so much the dressing up that is the issue, but what a dress requirement for lecture says about the school's beliefs. It is utterly ridiculous to dress up for lecture from a practicality standpoint. And if you don't trust me to be professional when it's needed, like Goro said, then why did you admit me to medical school? (A hypothetical admission; I'm not there yet!) I mean, if you think I can handle being a doctor, then surely I can handle selecting appropriate attire?
 
darwinmed said:
*Applause*

To me, it's not so much the dressing up that is the issue, but what a dress requirement for lecture says about the school's beliefs. It is utterly ridiculous to dress up for lecture from a practicality standpoint. And if you don't trust me to be professional when it's needed, like Goro said, then why did you admit me to medical school? (A hypothetical admission; I'm not there yet!) I mean, if you think I can handle being a doctor, then surely I can handle selecting appropriate attire?
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There are numerous studies that show the effect on attire on behavior. It affects how we are perceived and how we perceive ourself. The schools that require professional attire want you to feel like the doctor you will be and not the university student you were. Again, I'm not pro dress attire but just saying that there is a rational behind it.
 
Right, and when I am treating patients, I will dress to the occasion. When I am hiking in the woods, I will dress to the occasion. When I am sitting in a lecture hall taking notes, I will dress to the occasion. Numerous medical schools, including many osteopathic and most allopathic, produce wonderfully professional doctors without dress codes. If you don't trust me in choosing what to wear, how can you trust me in choosing how to treat a patient? Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Don't mean to hijack the thread; just coming to the OP's defense in med school selection. It will definitely factor into my school selection as well.
 
You all make good points but with the crazy journey ahead of us, Im going to pick and choose the battles worth fighting. Getting worked up over dress code just isn't worth it in the grand scheme of things.
 
darwinmed said:
Right, and when I am treating patients, I will dress to the occasion. When I am hiking in the woods, I will dress to the occasion. When I am sitting in a lecture hall taking notes, I will dress to the occasion. Numerous medical schools, including many osteopathic and most allopathic, produce wonderfully professional doctors without dress codes. If you don't trust me in choosing what to wear, how can you trust me in choosing how to treat a patient? Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Don't mean to hijack the thread; just coming to the OP's defense in med school selection. It will definitely factor into my school selection as well.
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You're totally right to allow this to factor into your decision. If it's important to you, then it is a valid point on your check list. The dress code thing is not that stringent at most of the DO schools as far as I can tell...even when the student affairs people say it really is. Mine requires professional dress for some activities, but scrubs (usually scrub pants with a tshirt) are the choice for most people. By second year, it wasn't uncommon to see people in jeans.
 
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If I was accepted to multiple schools, and at least one had a dress code, that would be a serious black mark in my opinion. Not that I don't dress well/well enough anyway, but I think it would be indicative of the school's overall approach to students. As Goro said, students are adults and should be treated as such.

I assume that "dress code" in this context is referring to a professional dress code for students in the lecture setting, and not just a list of things that are inappropriate - I assume most schools have that.
 
darwinmed said:
Right, and when I am treating patients, I will dress to the occasion. When I am hiking in the woods, I will dress to the occasion. When I am sitting in a lecture hall taking notes, I will dress to the occasion. Numerous medical schools, including many osteopathic and most allopathic, produce wonderfully professional doctors without dress codes. If you don't trust me in choosing what to wear, how can you trust me in choosing how to treat a patient? Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Don't mean to hijack the thread; just coming to the OP's defense in med school selection. It will definitely factor into my school selection as well.
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This comment is my favorite on the entire thread.
 
RVU has no dress code other than, "don't offend anyone"...
 
The reason why this is a poor topic of discussion is that I dont know of any school that doesn't allow you to wear scrubs as an alternative, if they require professional attire.

Dress (and grooming!) codes are very common and it is sort of immature to complain about it. Sorry if that sounds harsh...
 
HalfListic said:
The reason why this is a poor topic of discussion is that I dont know of any school that doesn't allow you to wear scrubs as an alternative, if they require professional attire.
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Why would someone want to wear scrubs to a lecture? That seems a little ridiculous unless there is some lab that they are going to afterwards that requires it.

Dress (and grooming!) codes are very common and it is sort of immature to complain about it. Sorry if that sounds harsh...
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I disagree that they are very common -- the schools that have them seem to be outliers. Also disagree that it is immature to think poorly of them (don't see much "complaining" here); even a school admin here thinks likewise. I think it's a perfectly legitimate concern - not as big a deal as required lecture attendance, but as stated before, many people believe students should be treated as the adults they are. I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation, and while a dress code may not be either, it's certainly something I would avoid if I had the choice.
 
CityLights said:
Why would someone want to wear scrubs to a lecture? That seems a little ridiculous unless there is some lab that they are going to afterwards that requires it.
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I disagree that it's ridiculous. Scrubs are comfortable. I wear them to school every single day and I don't mind at all that they are dress code. I could just wear a polo and khakis but then I would have to do more laundry. That's more money out of my pocket in the water bill. I get more use out of wearing scrubs and I'm being kind to Mother Earth. Win-win.
 
NeuroLAX said:
I disagree that it's ridiculous. Scrubs are comfortable. I wear them to school every single day and I don't mind at all that they are dress code. I could just wear a polo and khakis but then I would have to do more laundry. That's more money out of my pocket in the water bill. I get more use out of wearing scrubs and I'm being kind to Mother Earth. Win-win.
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Good point!
 
don't kick a school off your list all for a dress code. Having interviewed at several schools, I ended up liking schools that had certain policies that I thought would be a deal breaker for me but what the school had to offer far outweighed few things that I could easily adjust to. On the other hand, there were other schools that I thought would be my ideal match and were hyped up on SDN that ended up not living up to my expectations. Key factors you should be considering when finalizing your school list: type of curriculum, location, cost, and competitiveness.

Edit: by competitiveness, I mean look at how competitive your stats are to the school's average GPA/MCAT for the incoming class.
 
CityLights said:
Why would someone want to wear scrubs to a lecture? That seems a little ridiculous unless there is some lab that they are going to afterwards that requires it.


I disagree that they are very common -- the schools that have them seem to be outliers. Also disagree that it is immature to think poorly of them (don't see much "complaining" here); even a school admin here thinks likewise. I think it's a perfectly legitimate concern - not as big a deal as required lecture attendance, but as stated before, many people believe students should be treated as the adults they are. I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation, and while a dress code may not be either, it's certainly something I would avoid if I had the choice.
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Every school has some sort of dress code, without exception. Some have a business casual to lecture dress code (which is what we are talking about here). The reason why I think its silly to complain about, like I stated above, is that those schools give you the choice to either wear business attire, OR scrubs. Scrubs are basically pajamas, and are very comfortable.

There are soooo many other features of a school to consider, if you end up having a choice, that I think it would be immature to base a decision of a school significantly at all, on how strict the dress code is. Your 3-4th year will be mostly business attire and scrubs.

But, I agree with you that its fine to not want to wear business attire to lecture. Im just saying, if you are that way...then just wear scrubs.


NeuroLAX said:
I disagree that it's ridiculous. Scrubs are comfortable. I wear them to school every single day and I don't mind at all that they are dress code. I could just wear a polo and khakis but then I would have to do more laundry. That's more money out of my pocket in the water bill. I get more use out of wearing scrubs and I'm being kind to Mother Earth. Win-win.
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👍 saving the world, one lecture at a time
 
Scrubs vs (shirt + tie + pants) every day? Scrubs.
Scrubs vs business casual? Depends on the mood that day.

If I were a patient, I'd most probably feel better to have a doctor wearing the scrubs + the white coat on it instead of the shirt + tie + pants combo. Although, the former gives a feeling of having a doctor that wouldn't hesitate to jump in any situation, the latter makes me feel like the doc is a businessman that has no more than a couple of minutes to deal with it. That's totally my personal feeling, though.
 
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KCUMB has two options. Buisness casual or scrubs. From what I hear most people just wear a tshirt with scrub bottoms.
 
DrBumblebee said:
Scrubs vs (shirt + tie + pants) every day? Scrubs.
Scrubs vs business casual? Depends on the mood that day.

If I were a patient, I'd most probably feel better to have a doctor wearing the scrubs + the white coat on it instead of the shirt + tie + pants combo. Although, the former gives a feeling of having a doctor that wouldn't hesitate to jump in any situation, the latter makes me feel like the doc is a businessman that has no more than a couple of minutes to deal with it. That's totally my personal feeling, though.
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Actually, I think I'd feel the opposite. It really depends on what type of doc I'm seeing, but at least if I see a doc in a shirt and tie, I know that he's taking it seriously and isn't too lazy to put in the effort to dress professionally. Now if I'm seeing a doc in the ICU or a surgeon, I might understand/prefer a scrub-clad one.
 
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At first I was like "mandatory scrubs, that sucks"

Now that I think more about it, makes my life easier, laundry easier, don't have to spend much on clothing, and def more comfortable than business casual.

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FakeEmpire said:
KCUMB has two options. Buisness casual or scrubs. From what I hear most people just wear a tshirt with scrub bottoms.
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Yes. And, although business casual is an option, I never saw anyone wearing unless they had some reason to do so other than going to lecture (e.g. a presentation, etc.). It'd really be more accurate to say students at KCUMB wear scrub and have the option to wear business casual dress. 😉 I'd imagine that it's the same way at school's with a similar dress code.

Lastly, I'd reiterate that basically every hospital has a dress code. And that while you will see doctors in jeans (especially on the weekends), things like sandals are not allowed. While it's probably not necessary to make you prepare for this 2 years before starting rotations, it's coming...
 
From the TUNCOM handbook:

On campus the mode of dress is determined by each student’s professional judgment,unless a department has a dress code for particular activities. Clothing having caricatures, messages, symbols, etc., that can be construed based on societal norms to be vulgar, offensive, or contribute to creating a hostile learning environment is considered to be unacceptable attire, and demonstrates inappropriate professional judgment that is subject to review and action by the Dean of Students.
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Sounds pretty flexible. When I visited, one of the students who gave a tour was in shorts and a t-shirt. Not sure if he just got out of OMM class but even the others were dressed casually.
 
Scrubs make life easier. They were a mandatory part of our hospital attire when I was a student tech, I'd just grab a set, throw 'em on and walk over to my clinical site.
 
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