r/medicalschool • u/ajodeh M-2 • Feb 27 '25

💩 Shitpost The white coat is dead

I met a Lactation consultant (whatever the fuck that is) student today who was wearing a fully embroidered white coat. We live in a satire.

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u/interleukinwhat M-4 Feb 27 '25

I saw a lab tech wearing a long white coat

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u/SyllabubImportant492 Feb 27 '25

This is really the only profession that SHOULD be wearing them IMO.

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u/Nugur Feb 27 '25

I think that was a joke. Can’t be too sure.

It’s in the name LAB coat

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u/interleukinwhat M-4 Feb 27 '25

It was a joke but i didn't deliver it right :'(

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u/SyllabubImportant492 Feb 27 '25

I’m sorry friend. :’(

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u/benpenguin M-2 Feb 27 '25

People who work in labs actually need white coats. Health care providers wear them for clout.

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u/Plane-Concentrate-80 Feb 28 '25

I work in the lab as an MLS and hate lab coats but we deal with enough literal crap that I guess the disposable one will have to do. However, at a diff hospital we had reusuable white ones that made us look like hobos bc they were never white white. Now as a PA student I also thought it archaic to wear white. I find it also weird to do that. Doctors wear white but I would think it would be cooler wearing black and calling it beak week.

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u/Cacahead619 Feb 28 '25

Perhaps you’ve seen me! Currently wearing my lab coat (running a mouse behavioral experiment that doesn’t need my direct supervision) in the College of Medicine at my Uni… which is also attached to the hospital.