When people are sick, they go to the hospital for treatment. Through the long and boring waiting, I endured many anxious figures shaking in front of me. For me, the ultimate expectation is to meet a friendly, energetic doctor in a clean lab coat.
The lab coat is the lifelong uniform of the physician. The symbolic meaning of white clothes for doctors is great. To wear white clothes, one must use the best raw materials to be worthy of the seriousness and importance of the doctor’s work. The image of the doctors also represents the most intuitive image that the hospital gives to the patients. The trust of patients is often derived from visual experience, and they are more willing to trust what they see with their own eyes. What is a pleasing doctor?
Historically, the dressing of physicians has been different from other jobs. Hippocrates advocated that doctors should dress neatly, preferably “chubby” and smeared with an ointment that exudes sweetness. The lab coat became the standard attire of Western physicians in the early 20th century. In recent years, the British Medical Association has advocated that doctors should not wear ties. Because their ties are rarely cleaned, they may carry bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
