This complimentary copy of What Color Are Your Scrubs? is provided exclusively for Fairleigh Dickinson University students to support learning, academic success, and intellectual enrichment. As part of FDU’s commitment to a Personal. Global. Transformational. educational experience, this work offers valuable perspectives and insights designed to expand your understanding and fuel your journey of discovery.

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What What Color Are Your Scrubs?  Is — and Why It Exists

What Color Are Your Scrubs? isn’t a “what job pays the most” book—and it’s definitely not a checklist telling you who you should become.

It’s a guide for students who are asking more honest questions, like:

• What does this career actually feel like day to day?

• Will I still recognize myself five or ten years into this work?

• Am I choosing this path because it fits me—or because it sounds impressive?

What Color Are Your Scrubs? walks you inside real healthcare roles—not just the titles, but the emotional load, daily rhythm, responsibility, and tradeoffs that come with them. It’s designed to help you think about alignment: who you are, how you work, what environments bring out your best, and which careers quietly drain people who aren’t wired for them.

This book doesn’t assume you already have everything figured out. It’s built for students who are still exploring, questioning, pivoting, or just trying to make a smart decision before investing years of school, debt, and energy.

If you’re considering healthcare—or already on that path—What Color Are Your Scrubs? is here to help you decide with clarity, self-awareness, and confidence, not pressure.

Chapter 38 features a contribution by Michael J. Avaltroni, Ph.D., President of Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), as part of the Masters Series.

The author, Mason Preddy, welcomes your feedback at mason@masonmaison.pub. If you would like to leave a review, you may do so at: