Interesting @AmCollSurgeons viewpoint on surgeon attire and how it impacts patient trust and perception of competence (link at bottom of post). The author concluded that we should wear more suits and ties at work, just like we do at @ACSCC26 etc. It was a well-written article with great points. But, I'm #TeamScrubs and I plan to stay that way, so I present my evidence-based counter-argument, which is admittedly drowning in bias: For surgeons, patients find scrubs to be either equal or better to formal attire (depending on the study): 1. Classic 2012 @AmJSurgery article that I've quoted 100 times defending my scrubs: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2059… 2. Large 2022 international study from @BMJ_Open showing patients to prefer surgeons in scrubs: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3619… 3. Study quoted in the @AmCollSurgeons viewpoint, which states "Four of seven studies involving procedural specialties reported either no preference for attire or a preference for scrubs" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2560… 4. Orthopedic study favoring scrubs: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3129… 5. Interesting 2023 @JAMASurgery study on scrub color and how it affects patient perceptions of knowledge, skill, and trustworthiness. It showed green and blue to be on top, but the results varied based on patient age: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… Here's the link to the ACS viewpoint as well: facs.org/for-medical-profess…