Health Buzz: Here's Why Doctors Wear White Coats
It all goes back to science.
By David Oliver, Associate Editor, Social Media April 4, 2018, at 1:29 p.m.
When you picture a doctor, chances are you envision someone dressed in a white coat. In fact, medical schools typically have "white coat ceremonies" where first-year medical students receive a shortened version of the white coat introducing them to the field symbolically.
But Johns Hopkins University is doing away with the practice, The Baltimore Sun reports, after years of complaints suggesting the shortened coats set these students apart from other residents with longer coats. They felt it demeaned them and were concerned it would lead to patient distrust.
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/health-buzz/articles/2018-04-04/why-doctors-wear-white-coats
