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You can wear scrubs and lab coats whenever you like, buddy.
Residents usually wear scrubs because they're in the hospital so much and they usually sleep while on-call, so it's easier. Doctors and residents alike can and do wear lab coats, shirts/ties, or scrubs.
Residents usually wear scrubs because they're in the hospital so much and they usually sleep while on-call, so it's easier. Doctors and residents alike can and do wear lab coats, shirts/ties, or scrubs.
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You need to go to the allopathic forum. Theres a lot of debate on this actually. (scrubs, not lab coats)
In med school you will get a short lab coat. Once you graduate, you'll get a long one.
As to wearing scrubs, you will follow whatever your institutions (or dr's office) rules are on wearing scrubs. Generally if on call, it is acceptable to wear scrubs, but not if you are in clinic or working a regular 10-12 hour day. As I said previously, this will change based on what everyone else does at the hospital or office you work at. A lot of places will expect physicians to look "professional" which means dressing up. I personally think scrubs are great, but apparently not everyone agrees. Like I said, look at various threads in the allopathic forum, quite a few individuals think scrubs are sloppy and unprofessional and don't belong outside of being on call or anatomy lab.
In med school you will get a short lab coat. Once you graduate, you'll get a long one.
As to wearing scrubs, you will follow whatever your institutions (or dr's office) rules are on wearing scrubs. Generally if on call, it is acceptable to wear scrubs, but not if you are in clinic or working a regular 10-12 hour day. As I said previously, this will change based on what everyone else does at the hospital or office you work at. A lot of places will expect physicians to look "professional" which means dressing up. I personally think scrubs are great, but apparently not everyone agrees. Like I said, look at various threads in the allopathic forum, quite a few individuals think scrubs are sloppy and unprofessional and don't belong outside of being on call or anatomy lab.
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We get long coats since day one...which means a lot of patients (especially those that don't speak english, which is like 67% of them at jackson hospital) always confuse us for docs. It's pretty cool in a power-trip kind of way I guess. Unless of course they look at our IDs and see the huge "Class of 2010", or of course, the missing MD after our name.
Whenever we see patients we wear shirt/tie/professional with white coat. Scrubs for first years are for anatomy or when we practice physicals on each other. Third years and beyond seem to alternate scrubs and professional attire, both with white coat. I personally think scrubs kick ass, especially since it's hot as hell in miami almost year round. I'd rather walk around the hospital in cool pajamas than shirt and tie anyday. Plus you can power-nap in the lounge in scrubs...a plus during this hell that is the anatomy module...only three more weeks....
Whenever we see patients we wear shirt/tie/professional with white coat. Scrubs for first years are for anatomy or when we practice physicals on each other. Third years and beyond seem to alternate scrubs and professional attire, both with white coat. I personally think scrubs kick ass, especially since it's hot as hell in miami almost year round. I'd rather walk around the hospital in cool pajamas than shirt and tie anyday. Plus you can power-nap in the lounge in scrubs...a plus during this hell that is the anatomy module...only three more weeks....
