You’ve conquered admissions—now it’s time to conquer your back-to-school checklist. See which essential medical school supplies you need before you start the academic year.

Scrubs

Several different classes throughout your medical school career will require you to wear scrubs. Shadowing and anatomy lab are just a few examples of spaces that will call for scrubs for hygienic purposes.

Confirm whether the school you’re attending has any scrub specifications. You should have a few pairs of scrubs to choose from so that you’re not stressed about keeping a sole pair clean. Outside of scrubs, you’ll wear your white lab coat and business casual garb.

A Planner

Labs, homework, appointments—a lot of dates run through the mind of a medical school student. Set yourself up for success with a comprehensive planner. Whether you prefer a digital or physical planner, organizing your jam-packed schedule will help make things feel more under control and will assist with stress management.

A Laptop

Much of your research, homework, and perhaps even some classes will be online. To maintain regular access to your school’s resources, you’ll need to purchase a reliable laptop if you don’t have one already.

If you do already have a laptop, be sure to remove excess storage before the academic year starts. Before you know it, you’ll need to download copious files and e-books—your computer will need to have the bandwidth to do so.

A Quality Stethoscope

One of the essential medical school supplies you need before you start is virtually the symbol of doctors around the world—the stethoscope. A high-grade stethoscope is worth the investment, as it will ensure your assessments of the heart and lungs are accurate. Our favorite is the Littmann Classic III Stethoscope.

Additional Medical Supplies

You’ll also want to become very familiar with the following tools, making it worthwhile to buy your own set or tool.

• Blood pressure kit
• Basic suturing kit
• Tendon hammer

Of course, each school will have varying expectations for their students and the medical supplies they should already have. Regardless, you can buy surgical instruments online with no added sales tax at Cascade Health Care to appease your school’s supplies requirements.

Cascade Health Care is here to get your school year started off on the right foot. Gather all your medical school essentials from our expansive collection of health care devices and supplies. Contact Cascade Health Care’s customer service team for guidance on purchasing the right materials for your field.