diff --git a/code/datums/outfits/jobs/medical.dm b/code/datums/outfits/jobs/medical.dm
index 6e34c37b2bf..483c93ce756 100644
--- a/code/datums/outfits/jobs/medical.dm
+++ b/code/datums/outfits/jobs/medical.dm
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 	satchel_one = /obj/item/storage/backpack/satchel/gen
 	id_type = /obj/item/card/id/medical/geneticist
 	pda_type = /obj/item/pda/geneticist
+	belt = /obj/item/gene_scanner
 
 /decl/hierarchy/outfit/job/medical/psychiatrist
 	name = OUTFIT_JOB_NAME(JOB_PSYCHIATRIST)