Perks of being a doc: NO SCRUBS!!

[MossPoh]

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That's what we call the radiology 'mullet' --
The biggest fashion faux pas in medicine- scrub tops and khaki pants...
You might as well complete the ensemble with sandals and white socks.

Just don't do it!

Yea, the radiology mullet was popular at my household, particulary when the lawn had to be mowed while on call.

I didn't tuck scrubs when I wore them, but it had more to do with the fact the free hospital ones didn't fit me right. I'm 6'5" and evidently a weird distribution with it because the only pants that were even remotely long enough were the XXXL and even when I cinched the waist as tight as possible the top would pull out since my shoulders kind of made it sit weird. Although, it doesn't matter for me much since I was just watching. 😉 Except for the ER...there I did get some blood on me...but if you go into an ER for a week and don't get bodily fluids on you then something is wrong.

 

[f_w]

That's what we call the radiology 'mullet' --
The biggest fashion faux pas in medicine- scrub tops and khaki pants...
You might as well complete the ensemble with sandals and white socks.

Just don't do it!

I have learned to move beyond considerations of fashion when it comes to work clothes.

On days that I do stuff like breast locs or thyroid FNAs (where a dress-shirt would get in the way) I do put on a scrub-top. With srub-bottoms however, I feel 'unsupported' and drafty so I rather stick with the dockers.

Oh, wearing scubs is one of the perks of being a doc. They come from a shelf and go into a hamper. No other work involved from my end.

 

[drbon]

The funniest thing I have to do on a regular basis is show people, many of who are insured, how to use the phone book to look up primary care physicians.

Patient: How am I supposed to get an appointment with a doctor?

Me: You look in the phone book under "Family Practice" or "Internal Medicine," find doctors in your area of town, and call until you find someone accepting new patients. You then make an appointment for a certain time on a certain date which you will keep track of and at which time and date you will show up for your appointment. You may have to drive a ways because not every physician close to will be accepting new patients but that's life. The doctor will evaluate you, give you instructions, and maybe some prescriptions for inexpensive medications to manage what I believe are some currently minor and easily controlled medical problems.

Patient: Why can't you do that for me.

Me: Because this is an Emergnecy Department, not a clinic and you need to take some responsibility for your own health.

(Actual conversation.)

hahahaha, I LOVE IT

 

[acrunchyfrog]

every other direct patient contact person has to wear scrubs or uniforms of some kind, beside us. Even food services who have very little direct pt. contact have to wear uniforms, but NOT US!! MUAHAHA! List your fave perks here!

I've been wearing scrubs for the last seven years. The same damned ciel blue scrubs. While I will probably keep wearing them for another 20 or 30 or whatever, I will enjoy the opportunity to dress in civvies every now and then.

 

[Pir8DeacDoc]

Only problem I can find with scrubs for me is they make it tough to tell if you're gaining or losing weight. Unlike a pair of dress pants or jeans, you don't get the instant feedback of "damn my belly is getting bigger"....Only dawns on you during teaching conference days when you have to put on those dress pants that fit nicely in med school and a touch more snuggly in residency.

 

[Freibi]

What I've never been able to figure out as a woman is: why are khaki pants supposed to be more comfortable than any other color? You could match your blue/green/... scrub top with a different color pants, couldn't you?

 

[acrunchyfrog]

What I've never been able to figure out as a woman is: why are khaki pants supposed to be more comfortable than any other color? You could match your blue/green/... scrub top with a different color pants, couldn't you?

Perhaps because khaki dockers have some etherial percieved semblance (or at least used to) of being more "professional" than jeans. That, and a I suspect that a good share of hospital dress codes state "no jeans/denim" but leave everything else pretty much fair game. (The hosp. I work at is just so)

I can't speak for all guys, but I'm not much for wearing brown or green or navy blue slacks with scrub tops. Tan just seems to work, tho.

 

[MonkeyRalph]

Only problem I can find with scrubs for me is they make it tough to tell if you're gaining or losing weight. Unlike a pair of dress pants or jeans, you don't get the instant feedback of "damn my belly is getting bigger"....Only dawns on you during teaching conference days when you have to put on those dress pants that fit nicely in med school and a touch more snuggly in residency.

Oh man, after two months of rotations where I only wear scrubs, I tried to put on jeans to go out last night and totally couldn't fit in them. Sucks to get fat without realizing it. I better get back to the gym.