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Physician Bags of the Best Quality

Physician Bags of the Best Quality

leather doctor bags of the best quality by BOCONIWe wanted a classy, updated physician bag to go with our modern lab coats and scrubs. BOCONI bags meet our high standards for quality, function and style. They are “smart physician bags” with padded extra pockets for your laptop, and a specific...
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Entering Practice

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Entering Practice

By Michele Shermak, MD Reprinted from Young Plastic Surgeons Perspective, April 2003 Plastic Surgery News. Despite exuberant clinical exposure during plastic surgery training, important practical issues related to day-to-day practice as an attending may not be addressed, particularly for private practice situations. Having come to terms with this lack of...
Where to buy Medelita - Locations where you can purchase Medelita Lab Coats & Scrubs

Where to buy Medelita – Locations where you can purchase Medelita Lab Coats & Scrubs

Medelita is a unique company in that it sells directly to customers on the internet and typically does not sell through other stores. We do this for a very good reason: we want to maintain full control over the quality of our garments and how they are presented in the...
3 Brazened Quacks

3 Brazened Quacks

3 Brazened QuacksWithout a doubt, the history of medicine is a dignified one, with a fundamental goal to alleviate human suffering and prolong human life. But it is not without a share of con artists, charlatans and incompetents, whose greatest malevolence was to cast doubts on the real advantages of...
Mercury Rising: The Origin of the Thermometer

Mercury Rising: The Origin of the Thermometer

Do you know how long this thin, fragile rod has been around? And why there are so many different temperature scales? Whether used to determine a fever or to help decide whether to wear a coat or a tank top, nearly everyone is familiar with thermometers . . . but...
Theodor Billroth: A Surgeon by Profession, A Musician by Passion

Theodor Billroth: A Surgeon by Profession, A Musician by Passion

Theodor Billroth, the Father of Modern Abdominal Surgery, never planned to be a doctor. As a matter of fact, his passion was music, and he was deemed to be a poor student who lacked the ability to focus on anything else. However, at the wishes of his mother and the...
Medelita® Announced as Winner of 2012 Univator Award for Product Innovation

Medelita® Announced as Winner of 2012 Univator Award for Product Innovation

I’m proud to announce that we were recently honored by Uniform Market with the 2012 Univator Awards for Product Innovation. As Uniform Market News states, the Univator Awards recognize innovation within the uniform industry and serve as a reminder that, even in times of economic upheaval, companies both large and...
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Doctors and Their Real Estate: 5 Mistakes Physicians Make When Leasing Space For Their Practices

Doctors and Their Real Estate: 5 Mistakes Physicians Make When Leasing Space For Their Practices

Reprinted with permission from JP Roach, Associate and Assistant General Counsel at Hughes Marino. Click here to read the original article. Finding the right real estate for your medical practice can be laborious, time consuming, and expensive. At Hughes Marino, we help companies make the right real estate decisions for their businesses by delivering great...
How Do Dentists Rate Medelita Dental Lab Coats?

How Do Dentists Rate Medelita Dental Lab Coats?

Medelita Colleagues Complete Pediatric Ophthalmology Medical Mission to Grenada

Medelita Colleagues Complete Pediatric Ophthalmology Medical Mission to Grenada

Medelita Scrubs Customers Complete Pediatric Ophthalmology Medical Mission to GrenadaA few months ago Ingrid A. Carlson, MD of Mountain View Family Eye Care in Colorado Springs, CO, contacted Medelita to order scrubs to take on her Pediatric Ophthalmology Medical Mission to Grenada. We were immediately inspired by Dr. Carlson’s story, which is outlined below: “Last...
Dr. Francis Collins, National Institute of Health Director, jams with Rock Docs in Medelita lab coats at FasterCures Milken Meeting

Dr. Francis Collins, National Institute of Health Director, jams with Rock Docs in Medelita lab coats at FasterCures Milken Meeting

Rock Docs sport Medelita Lab Coats on stage at Partering For Cures Meeting FasterCures, the Washington-based center of the Milken Institute, conducted the fourth annual Partnering for Cures meeting Nov. 28-30, 2012 in New York to advance the goal of bringing effective therapies to patients faster. Part of the meeting included an idea hatched by...
Top Ten Gifts for Doctors

Top Ten Gifts for Doctors

A personalized Medelita lab coat and set of scrubs is the best gift for the doctor in your life. Here are the top 10 doctors gifts for any occasion.Whether it’s a holiday, medical school graduation, or simply a way to say thank you, finding a gift for the doctor in your life can be a...
Top 4 Lab Coats For Men

Top 4 Lab Coats For Men

This season’s best lab coats for men represent a vast improvement over most of the lab coats available on the market today. Gone are the days of flimsy, ill-fitting coats with abrasive fabric that stains easily. The next generation of lab coats are now here to stay, featuring impeccably hand-sewn seams and superior quality fabric...
The iPad Mini Fits Easily Inside Medelita Lab Coats

The iPad Mini Fits Easily Inside Medelita Lab Coats

As our customers surely know by now, we have been making every effort to outfit our lab coats with pockets that are large enough and reinforced to comfortably carry an iPad while at work. According to our own research, at least 75% of doctors own an Apple device, and due to the demand for iPad...
October 6th - 12th Declared Official Physician Assistant Week by Mayor of San Clemente

October 6th – 12th Declared Official Physician Assistant Week by Mayor of San Clemente

October 6th - 12th Declared Official Physician Assistant Week by Mayor of San ClementeIt is with great pleasure that we are able to announce that October 6th – October 12th, 2012 as official Physician Assistant Week in San Clemente, California where Medelita is located. At a meeting with San Clemente’s Mayor Jim Evert and the...
In Memory of FDNY firefighter Michael Kiefer

In Memory of FDNY firefighter Michael Kiefer

I had worked the overnight shift in Peds ER at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Queens, and was driving home to my apartment in lower Manhattan. A reverse commute, of sorts. It was an incredibly beautiful day – super bright blue sky and crisp air. I must have been distracted by the beauty of the day...
Guest Blog: A Brief History of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Guest Blog: A Brief History of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Guest Blog: A Brief History of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital I recently visited with my mentor, Dr. Pinkel, and had the privilege of hearing his stories about the inception of St. Jude Children’s Hospital, a place that has changed the lives of millions. He tells me about getting cards from his patients who now...
Win a Lucy H.T. Dental Lab Coat for Women

Win a Lucy H.T. Dental Lab Coat for Women

We’re very proud of our Lucy H.T. Dental Lab Coat. Named after the pioneer dentist and “the woman who pulls teeth,” Lucy Hobbs Taylor, the 34″ length lab coat is designed specifically to accommodate the exact range of motion and ergonomics required of dental practitioners. The Lucy H.T. dental lab coat features cuffed sleeves and...
Honoring a Pioneer: Katherine McCormick

Honoring a Pioneer: Katherine McCormick

“She carried herself like a ramrod. Little old woman she was not. She was a grenadier.” Katherine Dexter McCormick (1875 – 1967) was a U.S. biologist, suffragist, and philanthropist. She was the second woman to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (in 1904) and the first woman to receive a science degree from MIT...