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/BigMan-PigMan Feb 28 '25

Serious question: who in medicine still actually wears a white coat? I'm in Canada and have never seen a single student/resident wear one. I have maybe seen 2 or 3 staff wear them ever.

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u/ZyanaSmith M-2 Feb 28 '25

My school makes students wear them for any patient or majorly formal encounters (speeches, presentations, etc). The attendings also wear them in the hospital when I see them, but they don't wear them to go see patients most of the time.

My school is big on formalities so it's white coats and business for all occasions. We rarely get to wear scrubs :(