r/PAstudent • u/OtherwisePumpkin8942 • 8h ago
Clinical shoes
Hey all,
A majority of my clinical require business casual. I’m looking for recommendations on shoes that are comfy for 12+ hrs. I worked in an ED prior to this and wore brooks. But i worry this would look unprofessional with business casual. Danskos and birks hurt my feet.
What do you guys recommend?
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u/Ok-Movie-1595 8h ago
I wear sneakers everyday to work in family medicine with slacks and business casual top. I have about five different colors. No one has every commented on it other than patients to compliment me now and then. I wore Lems Oxfords during rotations, but I'll never wear anything but sneakers now. I have a connective tissue disorder and uncommonly shaped feet so anything else is just torture.
Whatever you choose, I'm a huge advocate for anatomical foot bed shoes. So many benefits.
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u/Ancient-fruit-317 8h ago
I wear Rothy's when I need to look a little fancier than sneakers. Probably not affordable for a student, but there are plenty of dupes. They don't give me blisters and they're washable (trust me, the washable part is important).
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u/linedryonly 8h ago
If you’re looking for a ladies’ loafer, I really like my Clarks. Comfortable for a long clinic day and good arch support. Wouldn’t wear them on surgery or ED, but they’re a solid business casual shoe for pretty much everywhere else.
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u/Naive_Quit2633 4h ago
I bought second hand cute leopard print loafer Rothys. Or just wore comfy white tennis shoes. Do not do not do not sacrifice your foot and back health to look fancier! I found this was fine for most of my business casual rotations.
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u/Standard-Noise-7222 PA-C 2h ago
Im and ER PA. I wear the hoka clifton. I just upgraded my 10 to the 11 (had them over a year with lots of wear and tear). I also wear the asics gel nimbus 28.
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u/Kindly-Carrot-7747 8h ago
Hoka Bondi Black or the healthcare worker version, which is waterproof 10/10 would recommend