Students need not wear gowns when preparing the operatory for the first time in the morning. Students who do not have a patient present may wear scrubs or street clothes in clinic area. All faculty involved with clinical instruction, consultation, observation or direct patient care must wear a clinic gown. Extended visits require a clinic gown. I.D. badges are to be worn on clinic gowns.
Badges are to be disinfected when the clinic gown is changed.
The badge may also be covered with a plastic barrier cover. The barrier must be changed when the clinic gown is changed. Writing pens are not to be attached to the outside of the clinic gown. When utilizing the laboratory during a patient visit, students must remove clinic gowns and leave them in the clinic area. Students, faculty, or staff who have questions should contact Ms. Mary Ann Adkisson, Director of Clinical Services or Ms. Fern Handler, Manager, Safety and Infection Control.