Is Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) real doctor?

[Anonymous]

Yes. Most pharmD aren’t working at the CVS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A doctorate is the highest level of education in a particular field. If a person has a PharmD, then they have achieved the highest level of education in pharmacology. People who earn a PhD have a right to be called Dr. Have you ever heard of Dr. Jill Biden?

Not a real M.D.; ie - fake doctor.

You’re an idiot, PP.

OK Joe, OK. But will you now please go to bed!

[Anonymous]

I'm a psychologist with a Ph.D., have patients refer to me as "Dr. X" in clinical settings, etc. I still don't consider myself a "real doctor" in the sense that I wouldn't rush to help in case of a medical emergency.

Years ago, I was dating an MD, and my dentist cousin joked with me that said boyfriend was an "RD" (real doctor), and we laughed about it. It's funny if you're not insecure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Most pharmD aren’t working at the CVS.

It’s been a requirement since 2000. I’m sure CVS has picked up younger workers since 2000.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As an MD myself,

I don’t think they should be called “doctor” unless in an academic setting.

Basically every PHD, JD lawyer, pharmacist , And so on can walk around and say I’m A Doctor….

Sounds silly to call my JD wife Dr Jennifer?

Basically, in academic settings, schools, university sure. In public, it’s silly. When I ask what kind of Aldo for sure to hand they tell me I have a PHD in history, I just shrug….

You’re a supercilious ass. The real doctors are the research PhDs who discovered and invented everything you know and use as a medical mechanic. Give homage to the original thinkers. You don’t even have a masters degree. Med school is trade school and you know it.

-signed, a physician.

Problem is that in a medical setting it is confusing to a patient for all persons with doctorates to call themselves doctor. If you have a janitor with a PhD in weave basking, they shouldn’t introduce themselves to a patient as Dr X.

As someone with a doctorate who worked in a medical setting, I always introduced myself as Dr.X — followed by a description of my role, as did the MDs that I worked with on my teams. Even children understand that some doctors are physicians and other doctors provide different types of interventions.
People really are smarter and more flexible than some of you seem to think. Professors have different fields and areas of expertise. Physicians don’t all have the same types of degrees. Dentists and cardiologists are both addressed as “doctor” — and neither will be ideal when someone wants a physician who is also a neurosurgeon.

tldr: Even 5 year olds can manage this without confusion with a few clear explanations.

what doctorate do you have?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Most pharmD aren’t working at the CVS.

It’s been a requirement since 2000. I’m sure CVS has picked up younger workers since 2000.

My PharmD brother works at Walmart. He gets paid very well.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but not a medical doctor.

Same as so many others, some of whom use "Dr." in their title, others who don't.

So if someone yelled "Is there a doctor in this room?!" in a medical emergency, you would not expect a PharmD to say "yes!" but if it was a pharmaceutical incident (no idea what that could be), she could say "I am a pharmacist!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Most pharmD aren’t working at the CVS.

It’s been a requirement since 2000. I’m sure CVS has picked up younger workers since 2000.

My PharmD brother works at Walmart. He gets paid very well.

What kind of money? How much did he take out in loans to go to school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but not a medical doctor.

Same as so many others, some of whom use "Dr." in their title, others who don't.

So if someone yelled "Is there a doctor in this room?!" in a medical emergency, you would not expect a PharmD to say "yes!" but if it was a pharmaceutical incident (no idea what that could be), she could say "I am a pharmacist!?

The title (Dr) is earned by achieving a doctorate degree. They are not doctors as we now call medical doctors. When I was a kid in France, we called our doctors Mr or Miss. Now they’re routinely going by Dr but that in my lifetime (65). To me as a child, Mr Smith was a doctor but my neighbor Dr. DesGarden was an art history professor.

It should have stayed this was. Dentists and medical doctors don’t have doctorates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an MD myself,

I don’t think they should be called “doctor” unless in an academic setting.

Basically every PHD, JD lawyer, pharmacist , And so on can walk around and say I’m A Doctor….

Sounds silly to call my JD wife Dr Jennifer?

Basically, in academic settings, schools, university sure. In public, it’s silly. When I ask what kind of Aldo for sure to hand they tell me I have a PHD in history, I just shrug….

You’re a supercilious ass. The real doctors are the research PhDs who discovered and invented everything you know and use as a medical mechanic. Give homage to the original thinkers. You don’t even have a masters degree. Med school is trade school and you know it.

-signed, a physician.

Problem is that in a medical setting it is confusing to a patient for all persons with doctorates to call themselves doctor. If you have a janitor with a PhD in weave basking, they shouldn’t introduce themselves to a patient as Dr X.

As someone with a doctorate who worked in a medical setting, I always introduced myself as Dr.X — followed by a description of my role, as did the MDs that I worked with on my teams. Even children understand that some doctors are physicians and other doctors provide different types of interventions.
People really are smarter and more flexible than some of you seem to think. Professors have different fields and areas of expertise. Physicians don’t all have the same types of degrees. Dentists and cardiologists are both addressed as “doctor” — and neither will be ideal when someone wants a physician who is also a neurosurgeon.

tldr: Even 5 year olds can manage this without confusion with a few clear explanations.

what doctorate do you have?

Not PP but also a PhD in the hospital. I’m an electrophysiologist and routinely work with a cardiac team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an MD myself,

I don’t think they should be called “doctor” unless in an academic setting.

Basically every PHD, JD lawyer, pharmacist , And so on can walk around and say I’m A Doctor….

Sounds silly to call my JD wife Dr Jennifer?

Basically, in academic settings, schools, university sure. In public, it’s silly. When I ask what kind of Aldo for sure to hand they tell me I have a PHD in history, I just shrug….

You’re a supercilious ass. The real doctors are the research PhDs who discovered and invented everything you know and use as a medical mechanic. Give homage to the original thinkers. You don’t even have a masters degree. Med school is trade school and you know it.

-signed, a physician.

Problem is that in a medical setting it is confusing to a patient for all persons with doctorates to call themselves doctor. If you have a janitor with a PhD in weave basking, they shouldn’t introduce themselves to a patient as Dr X.

As someone with a doctorate who worked in a medical setting, I always introduced myself as Dr.X — followed by a description of my role, as did the MDs that I worked with on my teams. Even children understand that some doctors are physicians and other doctors provide different types of interventions.
People really are smarter and more flexible than some of you seem to think. Professors have different fields and areas of expertise. Physicians don’t all have the same types of degrees. Dentists and cardiologists are both addressed as “doctor” — and neither will be ideal when someone wants a physician who is also a neurosurgeon.

tldr: Even 5 year olds can manage this without confusion with a few clear explanations.

what doctorate do you have?

Not PP but also a PhD in the hospital. I’m an electrophysiologist and routinely work with a cardiac team.

+1. My dad had his doctorate in molecular biology and worked with a diagnostic team in the hospital. His research was on transmitted infection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Most pharmD aren’t working at the CVS.

It’s been a requirement since 2000. I’m sure CVS has picked up younger workers since 2000.

My PharmD brother works at Walmart. He gets paid very well.

What kind of money? How much did he take out in loans to go to school?

I’m not sure why that is relevant to this conversation and I don’t know exact figures. I know he was very thoughtful and frugal when going through grad school. There were scholarships and strategic living situations to minimize his debt. His salary now is enough for him to own his home and support a spouse and 2 kids. They live very comfortably in a mid-sized city.

I don’t call him Dr. Brother but he’s proud of his education and the help he provides to his community. I’m glad I can text him with random questions of my own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Most pharmD aren’t working at the CVS.

It’s been a requirement since 2000. I’m sure CVS has picked up younger workers since 2000.

My PharmD brother works at Walmart. He gets paid very well.

What kind of money? How much did he take out in loans to go to school?

I’m not sure why that is relevant to this conversation and I don’t know exact figures. I know he was very thoughtful and frugal when going through grad school. There were scholarships and strategic living situations to minimize his debt. His salary now is enough for him to own his home and support a spouse and 2 kids. They live very comfortably in a mid-sized city.

I don’t call him Dr. Brother but he’s proud of his education and the help he provides to his community. I’m glad I can text him with random questions of my own.

Retail pharmacy often pays BETTER than clinic/hospital. I have a couple family members who are PharmDs, and they would go pick up a couple shifts at the local CVS to relieve the main pharmacist when they were planning on a big vacation, beefing up their house downpayment, etc. IIRC they would get $50/hr for this work. Retail pharms make $100k plus, depending on location.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A doctorate is the highest level of education in a particular field. If a person has a PharmD, then they have achieved the highest level of education in pharmacology. People who earn a PhD have a right to be called Dr. Have you ever heard of Dr. Jill Biden?

PharmD has a far higher bar of entrance and completion. Jill Biden has an EdD from UDel, the program's entrance standards include a mere 2.75 GPA from undergrad or a master's degree and no GRE required. Coursework can be completed entirely online:

https://www.education.udel.edu/doctoral/edd/applying/

Jill's Ed.D. "dissertation" is also online and reads like something an 8th grader copy and pasted from wikipedia. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A doctorate is the highest level of education in a particular field. If a person has a PharmD, then they have achieved the highest level of education in pharmacology. People who earn a PhD have a right to be called Dr. Have you ever heard of Dr. Jill Biden?

Not a real M.D.; ie - fake doctor.

You’re an idiot, PP.

OK Joe, OK. But will you now please go to bed!

Maybe Dr. Jill Biden performed his hair transplant. She is a doctor after all.