Illustration for the Well section of the New York Times about the Costumes That Obscure Doctor and Patient. AD Catherine Gilmore-Barnes requested something fun for an interesting post from a physician wondering if the standard white coat and patient smock are uniforms which have become outdated. Doctors feel the coats can be intimidating for patients and patients feel embarrassed when wearing smocks. The idea of paper cutout dolls is an obvious idea but sometimes the best ideas are approaches which do not try too hard to be clever. The editors also liked the idea because it caught the idea of both the doctor and patient being on equal ground.