bwbl Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hi, I'll be starting a four-week Family Medicine elective at Western in a couple of weeks and I'm just wondering (for those who are at Western or who have done electives at Western) if I need to wear a lab coat. I go to school in Ireland and all students have to wear the traditional long white lab coats...basically at all times (except for our Pediatrics & Psychiatry rotations). I've done electives in other provinces in Canada and....when I was in Newfoundland, for example, the doctors made fun of me when I showed up the first in my lab coat (and then they told me I didn't need to wear one). Do I need to wear one during my elective at Western? I know this may sound stupid....but sometimes, it's the little things that worry me!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darla Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 No lab coats. They'll tease you here too Just dress nicely and show up on time. You'll be golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwbl Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 You're a LIFESAVER!! One less thing to pack! Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darla Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 No problem - enjoy the elective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiomegaly Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 They might mistake you for a resident too.... medical students wear short coats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Not at Western... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darla Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 They might mistake you for a resident too.... medical students wear short coats The only med students that wear coats (and at UWO they're long), are in very specific specialties and only at the request of their preceptors (i.e. ENT, nephrology). Almost everyone else thinks they're silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 My family med preceptor asked me to bring mine for my elective this coming Monday....but I guess that allows me to get away with sleeveless shirts underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Man; this makes me want to apply to UWO ... I hate my short dinky white coat with a huge passion of a thousand suns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 that's because they are silly,...they're a relic of a social symbol of the past. i always laugh especially hard when i see psychiatrists with white coats and i go into the ER and the doctors are wearing jeans and a t-shirt or scrubs and id badge. why don't we just wear id badges that have out title on them... that seems sufficient, sometimes i feel like im in tae kwon do again, guess what, i have a red belt biatch... anyhoo The only med students that wear coats (and at UWO they're long), are in very specific specialties and only at the request of their preceptors (i.e. ENT, nephrology). Almost everyone else thinks they're silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 That's because ERPs are slobs. I've never seen a psychiatrist wear a white coat - and I completely disagree that they're some kind of "social symbol". Maybe outside the hospital, but inside they're an essential means for carrying around a lot of stuff. And if anything the higher up the ladder you are, the more likely you won't need to wear one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Maybe you could make a case for white coat + stethoscope around the neck as a medical symbol, but lots of people in the hospital wear a white coat (NP, pharm, lab techs, etc.) so it's nonspecific. Sometimes I miss having one - more convenient for me to have pockets than carry a bag around, lends elegance to cheap and less well-fitting clothes, protects nice dress clothes from hospital alphabet soup germs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 That's because ERPs are slobs. I've never seen a psychiatrist wear a white coat - and I completely disagree that they're some kind of "social symbol". Maybe outside the hospital, but inside they're an essential means for carrying around a lot of stuff. And if anything the higher up the ladder you are, the more likely you won't need to wear one. I have seen several psychiatrists wear white coats when they do consults on the wards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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