Podcast 739: Perceptions of Dress

<p><strong>Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Study examined patient perceptions of providers wearing traditional white coats,  fleece coats and soft-shell jackets</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Found that white coats were seen as more professional than other types of dress</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Also found that female physicians were viewed as less professional than their male counterparts regardless of dress</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Older respondents thought more of white coats than younger respondents</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Patient perspective should be considered and reiterating roles may help build relationships with patients</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Xun H, Chen J, Sun AH, Jenny HE, Liang F, Steinberg JP. Public Perceptions of Physician Attire and Professionalism in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(7):e2117779. Published 2021 Jul 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17779</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Summarized by John Spartz, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AMA PRA Category 1 credits™</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">via online course modules. To access these and for more information, visit our website at</span> <a href= "https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and create an account. </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www