New White Coat
By Guest on Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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I preface this by acknowledging that this is not a big deal but I have lots of free time so I am going to ask anyway. While my white coat is not disgusting it does have a lot of pen marks and other random stains that would be noticeable if you closely observed my coat. So my question is: For your away rotations did you get a new spiffy clean white coat or did it not matter since you barely wore it on your away? Or did you just get your currentwhite coats dry cleaned?
A new white coat seems a little extreme. I would say a spin through the wash would be more than enough.
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16 years ago
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Have you tried bleaching it? Might be a big help.

Also, if your coat is so bad that it makes you look sloppy, get a new one. You wouldn't show up to a job interview in a dirty suit would you?
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16 years ago
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Quite true
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16 years ago
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I was gonna get one but they didnt have my size in stock beforehand. I am glad because it was worn little to none on two rotations and the third gave me one of their coats.
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Yeah bbones that's what I was wondering. I know the orthopods at ny school are in scrubs like 95% of the day so I was wondering if away rotations were like that too. If I will barely have my white coat in then I will give my current one a good bleach and go from there.
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Don't forget that you may be in clinic some of the time too, where you will more than likely wear a white coat and professional attire. This is where you may have the most face-time with your attending as well, so make sure you look the part.
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Anybody have an recommendations as to where to get a short white coat? I washed mine with gum in the pocket and have recently lost weight so now it just looks crappy and ill-fitting. The ones in our bookstore are terrible and I would at least like to look presentable.
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Anybody have an recommendations as to where to get a short white coat? I washed mine with gum in the pocket and have recently lost weight so now it just looks crappy and ill-fitting. The ones in our bookstore are terrible and I would at least like to look presentable.


What do you mean "terrible?" You only need need something to show what med school you're from. It's an audition, not a fashion show.
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Damn so i shouldn't bring my prada white coat? Lol. i think though that i will pick my cleanest white coat and use that for clinic and my second coat i may just use for call. Or not art all if call doesn't necessitate a white coat.
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Anybody have an recommendations as to where to get a short white coat? I washed mine with gum in the pocket and have recently lost weight so now it just looks crappy and ill-fitting. The ones in our bookstore are terrible and I would at least like to look presentable.


What do you mean "terrible?" You only need need something to show what med school you're from. It's an audition, not a fashion show.


Well to begin with the ones in our bookstore are generic anyway. By terrible I just meant that they are uncomfortably thick (and therefore warm) and a very coarse fabric. I was just hoping to find something online that wasn't marked up by Barnes and Noble and maybe a bit more comfortable. Not trying to get something fashionable here, just functional.
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Has anyone rotated through services that require changing from suits to scrubs (rounding to OR) and vice-versa? I know the Mayo Clinic does not allow white coats for medical students.

Personally I have no issue with changing and even prefer it, but the locker space tends to be an issue for the students (non-housestaff) at times.
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I rotated at Mayo. On the trauma service, you are in scrubs every day and they give you a long white coat there to wear in clinic, rounds, etc. I spent the other half on ortho onc-suit up always, even Saturday rounds...no white coat will be seen on other services, at least in my short experience. Change into scrubs on OR days once done with rounds.
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It's an audition, not a fashion show.


It's a bit of both in that you are judged on every aspect of how you present yourself.
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My point was that the med school provided white coat would be sufficient, regardless of what the poster thought of it's appearance (as long as it's clean).

Thank you for educating me on away rotations, though.
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So is it generally (maybe with the exception of Mayo, per the above comment) considered a faux pas to wear a long white coat if you are a med student? I have a bunch of long ones from another job and wondered if I could recycle them.
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At my program they would chew you out for wearing a long white coat. I think its betterto err on the side of a short white coat since most medicals still use that.
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Stellar; thanks for the advice.
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So is it generally (maybe with the exception of Mayo, per the above comment) considered a faux pas to wear a long white coat if you are a med student? I have a bunch of long ones from another job and wondered if I could recycle them.


You def do not want to stand out in this manner; wearing a long white coat on your aways is a good way to gt laughed at by residents.
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Noted; thanks.
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I've found that it's generally against your favor to make obvious your position as a medical student or to over-represent your position in that capacity. To that end, few if any of our residents wear white coats of any length on rounds.
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