Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

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  • Dress makes the doctor

    Mary V. SeemanOntario, Canada What doctors wear influences their image.1-3 Vestments act as powerful symbols; they are especially important, it has been argued, when the occupant of the symbolized role is new to it. The less sure a new physician is about his or her professional role, the more critical it is to be seen as…