medical student appearance and dress dr h.a.soleimani md. gasteroentologist

MEDICAL STUDENTMEDICAL STUDENT APPEARANCE AND DRESSAPPEARANCE AND DRESS

Dr H.A.SoleimaniDr H.A.Soleimani

MD. Gasteroentologist MD. Gasteroentologist


Medicine is a profession that requires not only the mastery of a large body of knowledge and the acquisition of clinical skills, but also high standards of behavior and appropriate attitudes.

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An important part of An important part of the medical school the medical school experience is the experience is the transition of the transition of the student into a mature student into a mature professional physicianprofessional physician which involves the which involves the development of an development of an appropriate appropriate professional attitudeprofessional attitude

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Consider the cultural Consider the cultural sensitivities of the most sensitivities of the most conservative potential conservative potential patient, and present patient, and present yourself in a manner that yourself in a manner that will earn their respect, will earn their respect, make them feel make them feel comfortable, and will comfortable, and will ensure their confidence in ensure their confidence in

their medical treatment.their medical treatment.

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Student must be Student must be well well groomedgroomed, , cleanclean, and , and dressed appropriatelydressed appropriately as you fulfill your as you fulfill your responsibilities in responsibilities in clinical rotations. clinical rotations. McGillMcGill

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Appropriateness of Appropriateness of dress and the ability dress and the ability to separate the to separate the learning/teaching learning/teaching environment and the environment and the casual out-of-schoolcasual out-of-school environment is very environment is very important. important.

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Appropriate and Appropriate and professional attire professional attire should be worn, should be worn, especially when especially when students are in the students are in the patient care settingspatient care settings or when contact with or when contact with patients is patients is anticipated.anticipated.


The The appearanceappearance of a of a student or medical student or medical practitioner should not practitioner should not be such as to be such as to potentially affectpotentially affect a a patient’s trust.patient’s trust.


A professional image A professional image contributes to contributes to patient patient trusttrust and and enhances enhances confidenceconfidence; it is an ; it is an important factor in important factor in patient patient compliancecompliance with medical with medical recommendations. recommendations.

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Students Students represent represent not only not only themselves themselves but but also the also the medical medical professionprofession to those to those with whom they with whom they have contact. have contact.

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PatientsPatients are are generally much generally much more more comfortable comfortable if if they are being they are being examined by examined by students who are students who are professional in professional in appearance.appearance.

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Students should be Students should be aware that aware that personal personal appearanceappearance may may serve to serve to inspireinspire or or hinderhinder the the establishment of establishment of trust trust and and confidence confidence which which are essential in the are essential in the doctor-patient doctor-patient relationship. relationship.


The student will be The student will be expected to dress in expected to dress in professional attireprofessional attire. . We require the use of We require the use of a a white clinical coatwhite clinical coat... .

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PROFESSIONALISMPROFESSIONALISM

Present a Present a positive positive image. image.

Wear Wear name badgename badge or or name tagname tag so that so that name is clearly name is clearly visible at all times. visible at all times.

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Be reminded that Be reminded that casual clothingcasual clothing that is that is appropriateappropriate for the for the classroom classroom maymay notnot be be appropriate for appropriate for situations where situations where patients are patients are permittingpermitting students students the opportunity to the opportunity to interviewinterview and and examineexamine them. them.


Appropriate dress Appropriate dress should be worn by should be worn by physicians and physicians and physicians in training physicians in training whenever they are in whenever they are in contact with patients. contact with patients. Jeans, sandals (and Jeans, sandals (and other casual attire) other casual attire) are not considered are not considered professional dresprofessional dres

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Clothing:Clothing: Clothing should be Clothing should be cleanclean, , pressedpressed, , and in and in good good conditioncondition JeansJeans are not are not appropriateappropriate sneakerssneakers don’t don’t dressdress

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ClothingClothing: :

Please note that Please note that t-shirtst-shirts with with slogans which slogans which might be might be offensiveoffensive to the to the other students or other students or our patients. our patients.

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Clothing:Clothing:

These are inappropriate These are inappropriate in the classroom in the classroom situation:situation:Dirty or torn clothing. Dirty or torn clothing. Baseball capsBaseball caps. . Exercise attire.Exercise attire.

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NailsNails Nails must be Nails must be conservativeconservative in in length length and must be and must be neatly neatly manicuredmanicured. . If If polishpolish is used, it is used, it may not be may not be blackblack, , blueblue, , greengreen, , purplepurple or or yellow shadesyellow shades. All . All nails must be nails must be solidsolid in in colorcolor and the and the same same colorcolor..



FingernailsFingernails should be should be relatively shortrelatively short (otherwise (otherwise percussion percussion can be can be painful painful for the for the patient) .patient) .pungent perfumes pungent perfumes may be inappropriate may be inappropriate (can induce (can induce asthma asthma attacksattacks); ); body odorbody odor and and halitosishalitosis may may interfere with interfere with rapportrapport..

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ScentsScents Men's and Men's and women's women's scents scents are permittedare permitted if if mild and not mild and not used to used to mask mask body odorbody odor..

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Make-upMake-up Make-up should Make-up should be used to be used to enhanceenhance a a natural natural looklook and should and should not not detractdetract from a from a person's person's appearanceappearance. .



HairHair Hair should be Hair should be cleanclean and and neatneat. .

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CLOTHING, CLOTHING, JEWELRYJEWELRYProvocative clothingProvocative clothing styles are not styles are not appropriateappropriate

Nor is Nor is jewelryjewelry or attire or attire that might appearthat might appear unprofessionalunprofessional to to patients. patients.

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Permissible JewelryPermissible Jewelry

A A wedding setwedding set and and one one ring ring

One One simple chainsimple chain bracelet bracelet

A A watchwatch



PantsPants Pants shall not be Pants shall not be tight fittingtight fitting. .

Denim pantsDenim pants of any of any color, color, athletic wearathletic wear shall not be worn. shall not be worn.



ShoesShoes Casual Casual sandalssandals, , athletic footwearathletic footwear and and canvas canvas sneakerssneakers shall not shall not be worn. be worn. Leather tennisLeather tennis shoes shall not be shoes shall not be worn . worn .

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ShoesShoes Shoes must be Shoes must be cleanclean , ,comfortablecomfortable and in and in good good conditioncondition. . HeelsHeels shall be no shall be no highhigh. .



SHOESSHOESClean, conservative, Clean, conservative, and comfortable and comfortable shoes should be worn shoes should be worn with with hose hose or or sockssocks; ; athletic footwearathletic footwear, , sandals are not sandals are not appropriate. appropriate.

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SHOESSHOES Open-toe Open-toe shoes and shoes and

canvas shoescanvas shoes are not are not permitted.permitted...

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It is important to It is important to remember that remember that being being hospitalizedhospitalized is a very is a very stressful eventstressful event for for patient patient and and familyfamily and and that there is no that there is no justification for health justification for health care professionals to care professionals to contribute to contribute to patients patients fears and anxietiesfears and anxieties. .

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SunglassesSunglasses are to be worn are to be worn indoors indoors only if only if prescribedprescribed by a by a physicianphysician or or required for the required for the job.job.



Students confirm that Students confirm that they will maintain they will maintain appropriate standardsappropriate standards of of dressdress, , appearanceappearance and and personal hygienepersonal hygiene so as not to cause so as not to cause offenceoffence to to patientspatients, , teachersteachers, or , or colleagues.colleagues.

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Students Students inappropriately inappropriately dresseddressed may be may be asked asked not to not to participateparticipate or be or be expected to go homeexpected to go home and change if they and change if they arrive for thesearrive for these activities in activities in inappropriate dress. inappropriate dress.

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This is also to remind This is also to remind that under the that under the medical medical school dress school dress policypolicy, , chairmen and chairmen and instructorsinstructors have the have the right to expect dressright to expect dress to be appropriate for to be appropriate for the the teaching situationteaching situation and for the and for the comfortcomfort of of patients. patients.

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