No Scrubs to Class OR Lab??!!??

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At my school you can wear whatever you want to class (and people do!) and professional dress for professional activities including practice lab.

 

[WestTXisGr8]

Oh my, who wouldn't want to wear scrubs? First, I know I want to work hospital after pharmacy school. So that is my business attire. Not business enough? Doctors wear scrubs every day to the hospital. And they are some of the highest paid people there. If it's professional enough for them, it is for me too. I'm going to be a doctor - doctor of pharmacy, but still a doctor.

Second, to someone asking about the thickness of the scrubs. All of my scrubs don't require extra clothing underneath. Hospital typically don't provide scrubs any longer, you buy your own. So you don't have to worry about that cheap super thin material that scrubs used to be. As a matter of fact, koi makes FABULOUS designer scrub pants (not cheap at $25/pair - but worth every penny) that are low rise cargo pants (scrub pants) that are super cute and unbelievably comfortable. I wish I could wear scrubs all the time - everywhere!

Anyone know if TTU allows scrubs to class? Please someone tell me yes. I'm hoping to go there in 2009.
Thanks!

 

[LabbyRatty]

Forgive my ignorance/lack of knowledge, but how exactly does one wear scrubs ?

When I volunteered at a hospital and had a wear white scrubs, I wore a pair of pants underneath because the white scrubs were so thin, sheer and see through, I felt a bit uncomfortable about wearing them alone.

Are scrubs that some of you wear light blue or dark colored ?

The scrubs at my work are burgundy, but they come in all colors (white sounds awful). Most of us prefer to wear a cotton shirt underneath as the fabric is a bit rough and they can be a bit revealing in the front when bending over. Just plain old underwear on the bottom works fine.

I like to wear scrubs/work shoes at work because it leaves the grime behind!

 

[Twins fan]

the big problem with business casual all the time is the dry cleaning bills!

Since when did business casual equate to dry cleaning bills? I suppose this goes to the age-old question of what came first, the chicken or the egg....I mean, the other age-old question...what the heck does "business casual" even mean?😕

In my humble opinion, business casual NEVER would involve dry cleaning. For a guy, khakis or dressy pants and a nice shirt with or without a tie. Even a polo would do. Nice shoes too. Who's wit' me?

 

[IrishRxMan]

Since when did business casual equate to dry cleaning bills? I suppose this goes to the age-old question of what came first, the chicken or the egg....I mean, the other age-old question...what the heck does "business casual" even mean?😕

In my humble opinion, business casual NEVER would involve dry cleaning. For a guy, khakis or dressy pants and a nice shirt with or without a tie. Even a polo would do. Nice shoes too. Who's wit' me?

If you're wearing a long sleeve dress shirt, you don't want to waste the time ironing it, or at least I don't. We can't go as light as business casual at my school. It's either scrubs w/lab coat on lab days and professional dress every other day which includes a tie.

 

[collegegirl247]

For those of you who wear short jacket-like lab coats/white coats what school do you go to???...my pharmacy school wants to look into it!!

thanks!

 

[DoctorRx1986]

I'll be attending Nova in the fall and the dress code policy allows its students to wear either professional attire or scrubs. For the purposes of variety, I'm planning on alternating between dressing professionally one week and wearing scrubs the following week. Another option is wearing professional attire one day and scrubs the next.

 

[tharper14]

For those of you who wear short jacket-like lab coats/white coats what school do you go to???...my pharmacy school wants to look into it!!

thanks!

UT Austin has the short lab coats but I think it is for wearing during rotations, not to class everyday.

 

[IrishRxMan]

UT Austin has the short lab coats but I think it is for wearing during rotations, not to class everyday.

I work at a pharmacy that has UT P4 students and yes, you will have a short jacket that ends about the waistline that is for rotations or any time you go off campus on official school business (conventions excluded). If you are going to wear anything else, it will be a slightly longer coat and it will be for labs.

 

[Sparda29]

I highly doubt seeing myself wear "professional" attire anywhere outside of interviews, so any school that has a "professional" dress code is one that I wouldn't go to.

If a school mandated scrubs, I'd go immediately without any question. They are so damn comfortable compared to suits.

Besides, doesn't anyone feel like they are choking and get all sweaty when they wear a suit?

 

[collegegirl247]

keep em' comming!!!! Thank you so much!

again, I am looking for pharmacy schools in which students wear shorter- jacket style lab coats (white coats)

even if you don't go there -just name the school that would be awesome!

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!👍

 

[njac]

If you're wearing a long sleeve dress shirt, you don't want to waste the time ironing it, or at least I don't. We can't go as light as business casual at my school. It's either scrubs w/lab coat on lab days and professional dress every other day which includes a tie.

well I'm a girl - and I live in an apartment without a washer/dryer (small complex).

It's easier to take it to the dry cleaners (I have them wash and starch my white coat too) than get it to the laundromat, wash everything super carefully, remember what to hang dry, and I don't have an iron.

You can wear most stuff more than once between cleanings and dry cleaning will help things last longer (and I admittedly pay too much for clothes - some of it's from target but the vast, vast majority is Ann Taylor or Banana Republic)

 

[njac]

UNM has shorter waist-length lab coats for students.

 

[collegegirl247]

thanks!! anybody else?

 

[IrishRxMan]

I highly doubt seeing myself wear "professional" attire anywhere outside of interviews, so any school that has a "professional" dress code is one that I wouldn't go to.

If a school mandated scrubs, I'd go immediately without any question. They are so damn comfortable compared to suits.

Besides, doesn't anyone feel like they are choking and get all sweaty when they wear a suit?

You don't have to wear a suit unless you want to. You also don't have to have the top button done on your shirt and your tie tightened all the way. This way, you shouldn't feel like you're being choked. 

 

[Sparda29]

I dunno, any time I tuck in my shirt, I don't feel right. Perhaps its because I'm overweight.

 

[collegegirl247]

what other schools require scrubs to class?? Thanks!

 

[UTPharm]

you can only go to one school... what's it matter what all the others do?

what other schools require scrubs to class?? Thanks!

 

[UES Girl]

I dunno, any time I tuck in my shirt, I don't feel right. Perhaps its because I'm overweight.

I'm underweight but don't like to tuck in my shirt either.😉 I think it just doesn't look right.

 

[rxlynn]

Forgive my ignorance/lack of knowledge, but how exactly does one wear scrubs ?

When I volunteered at a hospital and had a wear white scrubs, I wore a pair of pants underneath because the white scrubs were so thin, sheer and see through, I felt a bit uncomfortable about wearing them alone.

Are scrubs that some of you wear light blue or dark colored ?

There's an organization at my school that sells them every year. You can get them in hot pink, green, blue, etc. I certainly wouldn't want to have to wear white.

 

[RxWildcat]

I think we're watching too much Grey's Anatomy or something...