The following is
excerpted from the Rotation Manual 2007-08
Specific Requirements &
Responsibilities
B. Dress
Code
General Appearance
The student must exhibit a professional
appearance both in manner and dress and must adhere at all times to the
standards specified by his or her preceptor.
The student's general appearance and hair
must be clean and well groomed.
Offensive body odor and poor personal hygiene is not acceptable.
Appearance should not distract from a
patient-centered focus.
Students are required to wear a clean, pressed, short white
lab coat and must wear their Creighton University name badge at all times
(unless otherwise directed
by the faculty for a particular site). If you need a new name badge, please e-mail
Liz Gustin (egustin@creighton.edu) in the Office of Academic and Student
Affairs.
Clothing and Shoes
Men must wear a shirt and tie and dress pants for all
rotations unless instructed otherwise by the preceptor. At all times, clothing should be neat and
clean,
moderate style and color.
Women must wear dress pants, skirt or dress. Skirt lengths must be of a conservative
nature; no mini-skirts are allowed.
Approved
professional clothing includes business casual attire, which is pressed, clean
and in good condition with no tears or stains.
Clothing needs to fit properly
and
be loose enough to allow performance of clerkship activities.
Unacceptable
dress includes:
Logo t-shirts, which include t-shirts with pictures/printing
and undershirts of any color (except when worn under another approved garment).
Shorts, carpenter pants, leggings, stirrup
pants, wind pants, sweats or jogging suits, capris, mini-skirts and skorts.
Jeans or any pants made to be or to
resemble jeans, regardless of color or fabric.
Denim material shirts, skirts or dresses (includes chambray material).
Halter tops.
Tank tops/camisoles (unless worn under a
jacket).
Midriff top.
Thermal or flannel shirts.
Lycra or tight attire.
Any clothing where cleavage, bras, or
briefs/underwear are consistently visible.
Flip-flop shoes and sandals.
Hair, Nails and Jewelry
Hair (including facial hair) is to be
neatly trimmed and styled. Length may be
individualized but extreme looks are not allowed.
Fingernails are to be neat, clean and well
maintained.
All visible tattoos need to be
covered. All visible body
piercing/adornments (other than in the ears) are not permitted to be worn
during clerkship hours,
including nail, tongue, eyebrow, nose, lip
or any other facial piercing/adornments.
Visible ear adornments are limited to three per ear. All unapproved
piercing/adornments must be removed while
at the clerkship site.
Jewelry and other accessories need to be
conservative/moderate style and not excessive.
Pins and insignia are permitted.
Any student not
following the above dress code may be asked to leave case study until they meet
the appropriate codes listed above.