I work at a Family Med Clinic with mix of DO/MD physicians. I was accepted to an MD school and was telling my coworker how excited I am for my white coat ceremony.
Almost every physician that has asked me about it was very excited for me whether DO or MD. Except for one. This physician was not even in the conversation but made it a point to leave her office to tell me how I am not a physician yet and White Coats are for physicians. In her opinion “it’s stupid that your family goes to a white coat ceremony when you’ve done nothing to earn it. You are not a doctor”.
I let it go and just didn’t respond but this really bothered me. Why go out of your way to be nasty. I never claimed to be a doctor nor do I believe I have earned the accreditation of being a physician. I was just excited to start Med school.
Little background this physician openly shits on MD docs so im sure that has something to do with it.
Thoughts?