"Tell me where it hurts."
Posted on 11/21/2006 6:03:52 AM PST by shrinkermd
MIAMI, Nov. 20 — When I was a new faculty physician, I worked with a resident doctor who was smart and energetic and took excellent care of her patients.
There was just one problem. As she delivered her thoughtful patient presentations to me and the other attending doctors, it was hard not to notice her low-cut dress.
“You two have to say something to her,” one of my male colleagues said to me and another female doctor one afternoon. But while none of us would have hesitated to intervene had she prescribed the wrong drug for a patient, we felt weird saying something to her about her clothes. So we didn’t.
Nearly a decade later, my impression is that more young physicians and students are dressing like that resident. Every day, it seems, I see a bit of midriff here, a plunging neckline there. Open-toed sandals, displaying brightly manicured toes, seem ubiquitous.
My observations may partly reflect the city in which I work, Miami, a subtropical place known for its racy clothes. But colleagues who practice elsewhere report that they, too, have seen medical students and young doctors show up for clinical work in less-than-professional attire.
“Poor choice is not regional — I’ve seen it everywhere,” said Dr. Pamela A. Rowland, a behavioral scientist and director of the office of professional development at Dartmouth Medical School, who has studied the impact of physician clothing on patient confidence. “It always surprises me when there are dress codes for staff but not for physicians
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Cannot determine guilt or innocence without pics.
It don't mean nothing without pics...
"Tell me where it hurts."
I saw pictures related to the story.
This sounds like a young, well endowed, dental hygienist we used for years. I never minded getting my teeth cleaned when she was working. She quit after getting married - sigh.
Yes. please. I am doctor. Just not licensed. These are the latest version of tropicals scrubs. May I see your bosoms please?
Dr. Marcus is right on. I trained house staff for over 30 years. It is not only the females but also the men. Some look like 60s hippies with long hair and unkempt beards. They wear sandals, flip flops etc. Some may not mind as the argument is that they "relate" to "ordinary" folks dressing such. I may be an elitist but I never dresesed like that unless it was an emergency room call I had to get to quickly.
I got sent home once for not wearing socks in the ER when I was an Intern.
"This sounds like a young, well endowed, dental hygienist we used for years. I never minded getting my teeth cleaned when she was working. She quit after getting married - sigh."
I had one just like that. She used to lean over and put my head right in her cleavage. I always looked forward to my dental checkups.
I'm feeling much better Doc!
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