Would You Trust A Doctor Dressed Like This?

A new study from the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery came out recently and let’s just say… it wasn’t received well. The study aimed to identify “clearly unprofessional content” shared on social media by young vascular surgeons, such as HIPAA violations and criminal activity. Unfortunately, the study’s 3 male investigators also looked for “potentially unprofessional content” which included doctors posting photos holding alcoholic beverages and “provocative posing in bikinis/swimwear”. I was outraged by the gender bias in this study holding female doctors to a double standard, essentially saying if you’re a doctor or a woman in medicine you don’t get to enjoy legal activities such as having a glass of wine or taking a photo at the beach. I wasn’t alone, as the medical community on twitter came together with the hashtag #medbikini to denounce this study, and just the other day it was actually retracted by the journal. While that’s definitely a win, we need to continue to empower our medical professionals to live normal lives without fear of being authentic on social media, as it’s better for our mental health and truly helps us connect better with our patients.

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[anrinettepelletier]

Wh-what that? My-my-my doctor HAS A LIFE?! OUTSIDE OF WORK?! unacceptable! I expect my doctors to sleep, eat, bathe, and live inside the hospital

[shrutichaturvedi]

Being unprofessional is:

Spying on other doctors'/surgeons' social media

[kitkatpita]

I didn’t know it was “unprofessional” to have a life outside of being a doctor. Thanks for that social media.

[breadfan_]

"doctors shouldn't talk about gun control" sure, because doctors never have to deal with bullet wounds or suicidal patients or anything like that, right?

[FSM_Reviews]

In fact, I'd be less likely to trust a doctor who doesn't live a normal life.

[TheCaliMack]

The potentially unprofessional list really is vague as hell.

[djandkikivlogs]

I feel like knowing your doctor has an outside life makes me feel more comfortable with them. When I’m getting tests run we like to talk about family and things like that, it makes them seem more genuine

[ZeykronZ]

When I was in Holland, I had a scare because I had a bug bite that looked like a deer tick bite. When I went to the doctor there, he was in a t shirt and jeans. I was taken aback because every doctor that I had met with before this was either in scrubs or a white coat and spoke in an extremely professional manner. This doctor in Holland was easily the most approachable and understandable doctor that I had encountered. There is no doubt in my mind that it was because I knew he was just a guy who had the advice I needed rather than a cookie cutter advice giving machine

[SIRMEOWSALOTIsAwesome]

I guess having a life outside of work is UNPROFESSIONAL.

[hiltaro]

It doesn't matter how you look, what matters is how you do your job.

[The_WW_Wizard]

Speaking of doctors seeming mega professional and that being bad, that’s actually why I like this channel, because it shows a fun, more silly and personal side of a doctor. We can also see this by the fact of how many people question whether or not Mike is a real doctor.

[witchyvegan]

Thank you for being both an ethical and REAL human Dr. Mike! If all physicians were as honest, tactful, ethical, and approachable as you are when dealing with both patients and public, we would truly have an amazing top notch system of awesome physicians! 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬❤

[theadraghici]

“Unprofessional behaviour.” Huh... it’s almost as if... they’re not at work...🤔🤔

[stardust]

This is so ridiculous. So now doctors aren’t even allowed to have a life outside of their jobs?

[dr.anavieira]

Definitely, a convo everyone needs to hear. I hope that in a near-future health professionals can have more voice in this world! Thank you, Dr. Mike.

[dischorddynne]

You know, I am always weary of things you see online, but you are truly a great source. You and Katy Morton are really great sources of information that can show the public what good health and mental health is. Thank you.

[sirephlyrrian]

this summer, on all beaches, from creators of "girls don't poop" and "real men don't cry"
*doctors aren't humans*

[Thiccdumpy]

I don’t care what my doctor is doing, just don’t do drugs on the day of my surgery.

[KxNOxUTA]

I'm late for the show but I love this! The consistent disregard of people being people is doing us so so much harm! On all fields. I'm glad you talked about this

[francinev]

showing other people that you're a living human too DOES help build trust between patients and doctors. It shows your honesty and integrity both as a person and a doctor. Patients didn't have to guess what kind of person you are behind your professional act because you show that you have nothing to hide and that's actually great. plus, i'd trust my life with a doctor who's actually having fun more than those who are too grumpy to have fun because, and i quote Elle Woods, "happy people just don't kill"