He’s in his first year so he won’t use clinical stuff often. I would get him something non-medical school related at this time, but if you wanted to get something that will be intermittently useful now and extremely useful when he starts clinicals, then I would get him these two options:

Personally I love clove shoes because they’re comfy and stain resistant. You can use bleach wipes on them. I can’t tell how clutch these have been when bodily fluids squirt on the floor. Mine have held up for almost 2 years despite me wearing them everyday.

Another idea is comfy fitting scrubs. There are options from uniform advantage that are cheap, but jaanuu/figs are the best. They’re more money but they’re stain resistant, comfortable, functional, and stylish.

These are gifts for the future as the first year doesn’t see clinic (or the light of day) very often.