The professional attire was defined as “a collared shirt, tie, and slacks for male physicians and blouse (with or without a blazer), skirt, or suit pants for female physicians.”
The study’s lead author, Christopher Petrilli, M.D., an internal- medicine resident at the University of Michigan Health System wrote:
“Every time a patient comes in to the clinic or sees physicians on the wards, there’s a certain expectation of how their physician will dress.” The first visit is the most important, with Dr. Petrilli and his colleagues finding that patients are less concerned with physicians’ clothing after the first visit.
