| Medical Students shall dress in a manner which reflects positively on the SMHS, hospitals and the medical profession. Clothing worn while functioning as a medical student should reflect professional status, be clean, provide for mechanical safety of the student and patients, allow for full performance of all duties and provide easy identification of the student and the SMHS. |
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| Description of Dress (includes, but not limited to the following): |
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Professional Dress Clothing: clean, professionally styled, and in good repair. |
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Women: medium length skirts/dresses, tailored slacks, blouse or dress turtleneck |
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Men: tailored slacks with belt, dress shirt and necktie or dress turtleneck. |
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Shoes: leather dress shoes, or other shoes meant for professional dress |
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No sports shoes or sandals |
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Casual Dress Clothing: |
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Men: clean, pressed, button-down shirt, dress turtleneck, or polo shirt, dress slacks and belt |
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No sports shoes or sandals |
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Casual Clothing: |
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Clean, comfortable clothing allowing participation in appropriate non-patient care activities and not involving other professional institutions or buildings (i.e.; in which students are guests) |
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May include clean, non-tattered blue jeans, t-shirts, polo shirts, sports shoes |
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Scrub Suits: |
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a. Matching colors for shirt and pants, provided by the institution, not to be worn outside the institution |
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| Additional attire, supplies and accessories: |
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White Coat: clean and pressed |
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Identification badge: with student name and SMHS designation |
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Must be easily visible on white coat or shirt |
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Equipment |
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i.e.; stethoscope |
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Accessories |
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Jewelry should be conservative and worn in a manner that does not interfere with patient care or personal and patient safety |
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No jewelry should be worn in facial or tongue piercings while on duty. Ear piercing is acceptable, but no other visible body piercing is permitted. |
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Tattoos and body art |
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Tattoos should be covered to the extent possible while working with patients and staff |
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Undergarments |
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Undergarments must be worn, but color should be compatible with your shirt or pants and patterns on undergarments should not be visible through your clothes. Visible bra straps are not acceptable |
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| Grooming: The following is required in all patient contact situations and labs |
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Hair: must be tied back or controlled in such a manner as to prevent it from touching the patient or requiring frequent repositioning with your hands |
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Facial Hair: Neatly groomed/clean shaven. No stubble. |
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Nails: long fingernails are not acceptable |
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Perfumes/colognes: avoid when involved with direct patient care |
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| Events, locations requiring application of Dress Code Guidelines: |
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When patients are involved, whether in a clinic, hospital, Clinical Education Center (including Clinical Skills Exams), Case Wrap-up, Ambulatory Care Experience (ACE), etc. Professional Dress Clothing with White Coat & ID badge is required. Stethoscopes or other equipment as needed for the situation. |
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College of Nursing, Altru Venous Access Lab (non-patient care but students are guests in the institution): Casual Dress Clothing and White Coat with ID Badge. Stethoscopes and other equipment as needed for the situation. |
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Public events involving participation on behalf of the SMHS: Professional Dress Clothing with ID Badge (White Coat if patient contact expected). Stethoscopes and other equipment as needed for the situation. |
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Laboratories at the SMHS: Casual Clothing |
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Altitude Chamber at the School of Aerospace Sciences: Casual Clothing which is not restrictive (i.e.: comfortably loose fitting) and ID Badge. Note: You must be clean shaven to participate in this exercise. |
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| The above list may not include all the events and situations the student may be involved in. When patients are involved, Professional Dress Clothing is always expected. |
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| The following are not considered acceptable and therefore not allowed: |
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Tank tops |
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Open-toed shoes, flip flops, sandals in laboratories, as guests in other institutions, or with patients |
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Worn and tattered clothing |
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Baseball caps |
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