White coat?

[ayelet]

I'm going to tumor board tomorrow morning with my PI. Should I wear my white coat or is dressing nicely sufficient?

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[KLycos]

I'm going to tumor board tomorrow morning with my PI. Should I wear my white coat or is dressing nicely sufficient?

Dressing nicely is sufficient - the majority of the people that attend tumor boards at my school do not think of it as such a special occasian as a medical student. It is a bunch of people that are coming from lab, clinic, etc. and some are dressed in plain clothes or lab coats or scrubs. It's a hodgepodge, but for my first tumor boards I wore my white coat getup and felt overdressed for the occasion.

 

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Dressing professionally is always the best bet.

Why don't you just email your PI?

 

[KLycos]

When I asked my PI she said a white coat wasn't necessary but in the end being overdressed is better than being underdressed and your PIs opinion is what matters.