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...
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...
South College School of Pharmacy
Meet the South College School of Pharmacy Inaugural Class of 2014 – looking sharp in their Medelita lab coats at their recent White Coat Ceremony. The School of Pharmacy is the first doctorate degree program at South College, allowing graduates to apply for licensure immediately upon graduation from the school. South College offers an accelerated,...
Declare your Uniform Independence
Happy July 4th! Our American forefathers declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776, and today we declare our unique independence as well. We proudly call it our Uniform Independence. We believe physicians have a right to look and feel amazing. High-powered attorneys and business executives spend thousands of dollars on professional attire to look...
July 1st: Words of Wisdom for Interns
Congratulations, doctor! Yesterday, thousands of graduated medical students went to work – for the first time as doctors. We’re as excited for you as I imagine you must be. A new residency class means a clean slate, a fresh start – no one has forgotten to order a critical lab or dropped a scalpel in...
Singing Rooster: Haitian Mountain Blue Coffee
T.S. Eliot once said, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” I could say the same – at least from about age seventeen onwards. At Medelita, we definitely love our coffee – and we have found an exceptional company (and great coffee!) that we’d like to share with you: Singing Rooster. Coffee has...
Customer Spotlight: Dr. Bill Green and the T-ring
One of our customers and colleagues, Dr. Bill Green, was recently featured on a CNN news segment wearing his Laennec Medelita lab coat in our original fabric. Dr. Green invented the T-ring™, the latest breakthrough in digital tourniquet technology for any physician or clinician who treats digit or nail injuries. His segment on Net Worth...
Father’s Day: 6 Physician Gifts for the Modern Medical Man
With Father’s Day rapidly approaching, I’m sure you’re wondering what to get the medical man in your life. For a discerning and stylish man who seemingly has everything, here are a few perfect, high-end gifts to make this Father’s Day one to remember: 1. Personalized Medelita Men’s Lab Coat From classic to dental-specific and iPad-compatible...
4 People with Mindboggling Medical Disorders
Every day, doctors and PAs (including you!) come across a number of puzzling illnesses. But only a few are as strange and perplexing as these. We’ll call these the top five for now, until we hear yours . . . The Teenager Who Can Only Eat Tic Tacs Adherance to the food pyramid is definitely...
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 proven medicine in the minds...
Children and iPads: An Apple a Day?
I remember a world before the internet and mobile tablets. I remember the age of pagers and typewriters. I remember the AOL dialup tones and the extraordinary phone bills . . . and, no, I’m not that old – though anyone too young to remember life before the digital revolution of the 90s might disagree....
Under Age Tanning: California Takes a Stand
I went to a tanning salon once . . . only once. I was about 16, and my mother had convinced me to go with her. I have the sort of English skin that burns within seconds – as though the sun and I are simply sworn enemies. My mother (who somehow doesn’t burn even...
