A medical gown (100) configured for controlled doffing away from a user is disclosed herein. The medical gown may include a neck opening (150) and a tear guide (160) extending downwardly from the neck opening along a rear side (104) of the medical gown. The tear guide may extend between the neck opening and a nearest lower edge (144) of the rear side of the medical gown. The nearest lower edge may comprise an upper end of a flap opening of the rear side of the medical gown. The flap opening (140) may be defined between first and second flaps of the rear side of the medical gown. The tear guide may comprise a heat weld defined in the rear side of the medical gown.