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Radiologic Sciences Student Handbook

Dress Code Policy

 

Scrubs are to be worn anytime a student is on campus for a core RAD or RTH lecture or lab. This also applies to clinical training (unless the clinical facility requires alternate apparel):

  1. Neat, clean, and pressed scrub tops and bottoms. Scrubs must be solid in color and appropriate undergarments must be worn.

  2. Clean tennis shoes or white clinic shoes. No open toed shoes.

  3. Name tag needs to be visible (if applicable).

  4. Film badge worn at collar level (if applicable).


Hair:

  1. For safety and sanitation, hair must not fall around the face or in front of the shoulders.
  2. Hair accessories can be used.
  3. Beards and mustaches must be short and well-trimmed.


Fingernails:

  1. Fingernails must be trimmed and kept. Artificial nails are considered an infection control hazard and are not allowed in the labs or clinics.
  2. Clear, light, or neutral nail polish is acceptable.


Jewelry:

  1. Must be limited to wedding rings, wrist watch, and or small earrings.
  2. Piercing will be limited to 2 earrings per ear. No visible body piercing or tattooing will be permitted in campus clinics or in clinical training-this includes nose, eyebrow, and lip.


Personal Hygiene:

  1. Exemplary body cleanliness such as daily bathing, use of deodorant, regular hair shampooing is a necessity for all radiologic sciences students. Cigarette smoke odor is not tolerated – on clothing and oral hygiene is necessary
  2. Chewing of gum is discouraged and some clinical sites will not allow this.
  3. Make up is allowed.
  4. The use of cologne/perfume is discouraged in the classroom and during clinical training.


Dress Code Violation(s):

  1. It is the duty of the faculty to call to the student’s attention violation(s) of the dress code and to assess proper reduction in grade for violations.
  2. Clinical supervisor(s) may ask you to leave the site until violation is rectified (hygiene, cigarette/smoke odor, tattoos covered, piercing removed, uniformed pressed)
  3. Notifications of violation(s) will be conducted in a polite, courteous, and professional manner.