What color shoes for 3rd year?

[exacto]

HI there, looking at shoes for 3rd year and narrowed it down to ultraboost, jungle mocs or allbrids. Do i need to play it safe and get just plain black?

I already have a pair of dress shoes as well...

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[AnatomyGrey12]

Yeezy's

 

[exacto]

Yeezy's

you buy em and i'll wear em

 

[mrbreakfast]

If you're actually serious, I'd go with the lightest (in weight) shoes you can find. Cole Haan stichlites (in any color) are a popular choice. I would say black shoes are uncommon. A general rule is if you can wear scrubs, you can also wear tennis shoes.

I've seen an ED resident wearing yeezy's.

 

[mistafab]

Wearing scrubs with my jordans. I want to make sure I can always dunk on my patients.

 

[differentiating]

Black is probably your safest bet. I've worn nice black slip-on shoes on the wards and in clinic without much of an issue. I'm on the west coast, though, so I think dress codes are more relaxed here than elsewhere.

 

[mehc012]

Ideally, you'll wear more than one pair of shoes so that they don't become worn out and smelly from constant heavy use.
I dunno what other folks are doing, but I'm very active and involved, do a fair number of procedures, and am among the last to jump at using shoe protectors, yet I've never had any issues with body fluid stains on my shoes. I do have a separate pair of OR only shoes, but that's just hospital policy where I work, unless you want to use shoe protectors (which I HATE).

That being said, I don't know what the other brands are, but I moved to mostly just Allbirds at work because they're light, washable, and comfortable while still looking reasonably professional. I can still wear them when I have to change to white coat attire. I started with black, but ended up with a few colors that I really just match to my outfits, which generally helps them look more professional instead of flashy. They do get commented on (positively) now and then, but my feet are also noticeably small, so that gets commented on by itself anyway, so I think it draws attention.

 

[ricksimmonsrafowens]

I wore hot pink calzuros to all my surgical sub-Is. Highly recommend! Only positive comments (everyone loved the color).

 

[mehc012]

I did manage to get a bit of placenta on mine on my OB rotation lol. Have also seen some near misses during disimpactions. And lots of gross stuff gets on the floor in the ED/trauma bay even if it doesn't fall directly onto your shoe. I'm now very committed to wearing shoe covers lol.

I've had them fall off plenty, and almost wiped out multiple times during my OB rotation because they tripped me up. Again, I have tiny feet, so that may be the issue. Having OR shoes probably helps (which includes for C sections), although I've also never had to clean those off.

Also, I'm going to walk over at least one nasty floor daily (all hospital floors are baseline gross, some cross to plain nasty), whether I enter the ED or not, so I consider the bottoms of my shoes heavily contaminated no matter what. I've yet to see someone wear shoe covers throughout the entire ED all shift, so I don't really think those brief moments with shoe covers are enough to make a difference for me; they really just increase the likelihood that I'll touch my shoes with my hands during my shift. But everyone does whatever works best for them and their own personal comfort level. I just know that I've gotten dog poo on my shoes more often during 3rd year than visible bodily fluids. And that I've never been one for licking the soles of my shoes 😉

 

[ricksimmonsrafowens]

Allbirds

I've been thinking on splurging on these for residency. Is the top easily permeable? At least 1x weekly my calzuros would get soaked in heparinized blood so I'm scared to commit to any permeable top shoe

 

[mehc012]

I've been thinking on splurging on these for residency. Is the top easily permeable? At least 1x weekly my calzuros would get soaked in heparinized blood so I'm scared to commit to any permeable top shoe

I've honestly never tested it, but yeah they're just as permeable as normal thick cloth.
You sound like the perfect candidate for dedicated OR shoes, though.

 

[ricksimmonsrafowens]

I've honestly never tested it, but yeah they're just as permeable as normal thick cloth.
You sound like the perfect candidate for dedicated OR shoes, though.

Sounds good thanks! How are your acting internships going? Still remaining interested in gen surg/ped surg path?

 

[mehc012]

Sounds good thanks! How are your acting internships going? Still remaining interested in gen surg/ped surg path?

Just finished the first one...I'm a bit disappointed in my performance, but determined to really amp it up for the next one.

 

[njtrimed]

I’ve been wearing Danskos for over a decade. I have a pair in brown and one in black, and I’ve worn the black ones with dress pants on non-surgical rotations when I didn’t feel like wearing actual dress shoes. I rarely wear shoe covers (except during ortho or certain OB cases) and I always wipe them with a bleach or cavi wipe, and they still look like new.

 

[Smurfette]

I generally wear Danskos when on the floors/in the OR.
That being said, I wore Crocs during my trauma rotations. They're really ugly, but you can literally scrub them in a scrub sink with whatever you think is needed to get them clean, and they are perfectly dry in just a couple minutes. Would recommend for any times where you think splatter is likely (like OB or trauma). I have small feet and the shoe covers are way too large (I have to fold and tape them to be able to walk in them), so Crocs worked much better for me when on a messy rotation.

 

[MSTPlease]

Red bottoms. Some of the baddest female surgeons I know operate in stilettos.

 

[mehc012]

I generally wear Danskos when on the floors/in the OR.
That being said, I wore Crocs during my trauma rotations. They're really ugly, but you can literally scrub them in a scrub sink with whatever you think is needed to get them clean, and they are perfectly dry in just a couple minutes. Would recommend for any times where you think splatter is likely (like OB or trauma). I have small feet and the shoe covers are way too large (I have to fold and tape them to be able to walk in them), so Crocs worked much better for me when on a messy rotation.

Finally, someone else understands my shoe cover issues!

I have a pair of Danskos (with awesome insoles added to boot) as my aforementioned OR shoes, but I recently sprained my ankle BADLY in them (like, couldn't walk immediately after level badly, where I tried to get up and instead just flopped to a different spot on the ground) because of how tall they are and how the heel narrows slightly. It's great in the OR for the extra height advantage, but I'm not sure I'll be wearing them on super-walking-heavy days again. I know that I've almost rolled my ankle a million times in them, and when I came in limping, the other docs on my team specifically asked if I was wearing Danksos (apparently it's something they've seen not infrequently).
I've actually never sprained my ankle before in my life, so it's not something I'm prone to, but man if it didn't do a wonder on me.

 

[username456789]

I’m in clinic full time but I have about 20-25 pairs of Alden and Crockett & Jones shoes and boots. Well made and supportive, but not realistic on a student’s budget.

When I was a student I wore New Balance 574s with a pair of orthotics when in scrubs, and some garbage pair of brown Kenneth Cole bluchers with nicer clothes before I knew any better.

 

[Philosopher Jagger]

Ecco loafers in light brown. They go with almost any pants/shirt combo aside from black pants maybe.

Ecco is particularly nice because the soles are polyurethane rubber. The soles will outlast the leather uppers by 2-3 times. And they don't squeak (very important)

I literally told the salesman I was going to be on my feet all day every day, and asked "what is the most comfortable shoe?" Without hesitation he said Ecco

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Don't be one of those people that thinks $40 dress shoes from amazon is gonna cut it. your feet will kill you. Also avoid laces if you can, because why bother with tying shoes early in the morning?