I'd like to declare my wariness of doctors that wear scrubs. Now, you're saying to yourselves, 'Wait. That's what doctors wear. Its like their uniform.' AND to that I say NO! Their uniform is a long white coat with professional attire underneath.
I'm willing to make exceptions to this. Doctors that are in surgery all day would have to change in and out of clothes and in and out of scrubs might as well wear scrubs. That's cool. Doctors in the ER have a high potential of getting blood, vomit and who knows what all else on them can wear scrubs too.
But if I go to a medical park to go to the doctor for an ear ache or a stubbed toe, the doctor that walks in the door better not be wearing scrubs because I'm going to send him right back out. There's no reason for him to be in scrubs, he's not going to get dirty. And if he is, then that's what the white coat is for. How hard is it to put on a nice shirt and khakis? Not hard.
And don't think that I'm biased because I'm going to be a vet. I'm not. I also believe that vets shouldn't wear scrubs either. (Again with the same exceptions.) The white coat isn't just a symbol of your hard work and time and money spent becoming a doctor-its a protective measure. Like a bib. I'm going to be a large animal vet and once I'm out of vet school, you'll never see me in scrubs again. I don't even like them now. Even if I was going to be a small animal vet-NEVER with the scrubs. I think people that wear them to class are sloppy and lazy. You don't look professional. You look like a slob. You also look like a slob in DARE t-shirts and warm up pants, Mike Factor.
[EDIT-Originally posted to Blogger on 6/21/11]
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