Might seem like a silly question but...

[ravupadh]

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do medical students (MD and DO) wear white coats during all of their classes? Or is it just a ceremonial thing?

 

[danzman]

do medical students (MD and DO) wear white coats during all of their classes? Or is it just a ceremonial thing?

Depends on the school. Most are supposed to wear them to class.

 

[DrYoda]

Most schools you don't wear them to lectures (most people wear normal street clothes, although this varies some between schools). For clinical rotations a good part of the time you'll wear the coat.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Most schools you don't wear them to lectures (most people wear normal street clothes, although this varies some between schools). For clinical rotations a good part of the time you'll wear the coat.

Seems to be generally true.

 

[deleted357625]

do medical students (MD and DO) wear white coats during all of their classes? Or is it just a ceremonial thing?

I think you get them for your 3rd and 4th years in med school because of rotations, correct me if I'm wrong. But, I now for sure it's not just a ceremonial thing, you wear it around campus etc.

 

[swamprat]

I think you get them for your 3rd and 4th years in med school because of rotations, correct me if I'm wrong. But, I now for sure it's not just a ceremonial thing, you wear it around campus etc.

Nah it varies.. ms1 we wore it like once a week to the hospital to interview patients or whenever we were doing clinical skills. to actual lecture i wore sweatpants and a white t prob everyday. one of the schools i interviewed at (nova) had its students wear scrubs to class and they were all color labeled based on if you were in the med, dental, pt or w.e school.. so it varies in that respect. i also hear lecom makes students wear ties to class? i think that all sucks and when u get to the point of applying/lucky enough to choose id highly recommend taking into consideration dress code and also attendence requirement.

 

[ArcGurren]

You wear them during 3rd and 4th year during hospital rotations (unless your attending says otherwise) along with a nametag and identifier. The "short coat" is a pretty universal marker of a medical student in the US and in many other countries (Canada, the UK, India, etc).

During lectures with a few exceptions you can wear whatever the hell you want as long as it falls within an appropriate standard.

 

[ejw5075]

A kid in my class has his own white coat (pre-med school) and wears it everywhere. Awkward.

 

[Siverhideo1985]

we have to wear them whenever we see a patient...whether for shadowing a physician the first two years, practicing clinical skills on standardized patients, or now in 3rd and 4th year pretty much year-round.

 

[deleted357625]

A kid in my class has his own white coat (pre-med school) and wears it everywhere. Awkward.

👍

 

[AymAyzing]

A kid in my class has his own white coat (pre-med school) and wears it everywhere. Awkward.

 

[Phlame217]

T-shirt and scrub bottoms, feels like pajamas but look like doctors.

 

[zwitterion34]

A kid in my class has his own white coat (pre-med school) and wears it everywhere. Awkward.

Does he have his name stitched on his coat also? That will be epic.

 

[ejw5075]

Does he have his name stitched on his coat also? That will be epic.

:/ We get our real white coats today and I have a feeling he is going to wear it even to bed. And not bc he's playing doctor 😉

 

[zwitterion34]

:/ We get our real white coats today and I have a feeling he is going to wear it even to bed. And not bc he's playing doctor 😉

That's real exciting getting your real white coat today. Congrats! 🙂

 

[ejw5075]

That's real exciting getting your real white coat today. Congrats! 🙂

Thank You! It was awesome. Feeling very real right about now

 

[zwitterion34]

Thank You! It was awesome. Feeling very real right about now

In four years you will earn the title of Doctor. That must be awesome haha. Good luck with your studies!