Abstract
Not that long ago members of my division were given an update on the University’s dress code. Despite the fact that no sane person would pick me as the best dressed of any group to which I belong, I believe that I am largely on the proper side of the dress code. So I did not read it thoroughly. Hearsay had it we were told that jeans were not allowed and scrubs were only to be worn with an accompanying white coat, something I have not worn since a red pen broke in my pocket during residency. These edicts reminded me of similar dress code demands handed down to us residents while I was in residency, specifically a prohibition of jeans with holes and Spandex. Both of these policies, I believe, most physicians can live with, and Spandex is only one small step above nudity and may not be acceptable anywhere other than while in a gym or on a bike. Although nudity can be fun, and I know several attractive physicians, wearing the birthday suit at work would likely be frowned upon by most patients and their loved ones in the hospital, despite the entertainment that would be provided to some 5 to 10 year olds and other childish persons. I will venture to say that most kids of any age probably do not care what you are wearing when you are shoving a stick down their gullet or a plastic funnel into one of their ears. But let’s agree that nudity is unprofessional for physicians in a hospital or clinic, despite what you do at home. So what is our university’s dress code for physicians? There is a dress code for physicians that appears to be an abridged version of the hospital’s dress code for all employees. The …
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