Honey, the dentist's office called and I have an appointment tomorrow. I just hate it when I have to go.
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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Female doctors with small fingers are a protected group in Baltimore Md.
She has a chip on her shoulder. Whenever I give some of my male residents perineal care at night, I get serenaded with old love songs. I get comments about my hair, my color, etc. She obviously has never dealt with people.
She doesn't know where her heart is either.
She doesn't strike me as a very good nurse.
Whatever you say ;)
My son always reminded me to make dentist appointments for him to get his teeth cleaned. I thought, oh what a good boy, we brought him up so well to take care of his teeth.
Now I know the truth.
I know hers' were natural. Soft as facial tissue,
Now I know the truth.
Hey, kids are smarter than you think in some cases. You know have a young, good looking, well endowed female working on their teeth.....
Better quit while I'm still ahead...
HA!! HA!!
We have some female physicians and most dress very professionally. There is one young new doctor that wears tight slacks and usually a modest blouse. She is a very pretty lady, and a good doctor. I think that the reason for the lab coat rule might have had something to do with her slacks. Her walking away is a thing of beauty, believe you me.
Honey, the dentist's office called and I have an appointment tomorrow. I just hate it when I have to go.
Well, a little more clothes than that.
LOL
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