Surely you have a link to that. |
What's your educational background? |
Im an MD, I only allow my patients to call me Dr.--it creates boundaries that are there to protect both of us and to define the relationship. I want to barf when all these school educators go by doctor. |
Triggered again, lolz!!!! |
What qualifies you to assess research? You weren't trained to be a researcher. |
And all I’d be wondering is: “why does she have tape over part of her name tag?” “Does she realize it’s there?” “Maybe they misspelled her first name? If so, why don’t they get her a new name tag?” “Is this office that cheap/disorganized/whatever that they don’t fix mistakes like that?” “How long has that tape been there? Is it dirty? Catching and holding germs?” “Is her first name a secret? Maybe she’s being stalked by someone?” “Maybe she’s worried about getting sued for malpractice and doesn’t want people to know her first name?” “Is she even a real Dr? Or did she steal a name badge and cover up “Bob” with tape?” So you’re probably causing all sorts of consternation and problems for your patients that you’re not even aware of. You’re a Doctor. You can afford a new name tag with just your last name, FFS. |
I have an Ivy Ph.D. I tend not to use “Dr.” when I was very young, I did. Because I am female.
It is reverse snobbery I guess..in Ivy institutions, everyone has a doctorate so what tends to be used is Mr. And Ms. However, I once had a client who hadn’t read or retained my info and was surprised as heck at the end of the engagement to learn of the Ph.D. Do physicians in UK also go by Mr.? |
Strangely, physicians in Britain go by the honorarium Dr. by not surgeons. |
Ok, I’ll preface this by saying I’m on your side and agree with you on the last part of your post - but the other part makes you sound like an arrogant dick. If you told me that, I would never call you anything but your first name. See, the thing is, I have boundaries, too. And not suffering people who are full of themselves is one of them. You need to work on your bedside manner, Doc. |
+1000 I call the doctor I see the most (a specialist) by his first name, and he's more than fine with it. I guess he lacks the insecurity PP suffers from. |
+1 I used to be friend with a med student and she always talked how she had to dress nice to create boundaries with her patients. She was very insecure. I hope she has changed and is not like Pp anymore. |
Oh, I thought you would understand "I certainly don't introduce myself as "Dr Larla" unless it is in the clinic or hospital." Yes, these are my patients. Generally I hear them telling their parents nearby "It's Dr. larla! It's Dr. Larla!" Have a great day. |
Boundaries protect my patients mostly. So they can tell me something in confidence and I am bound to keep it confidential--not sure what you are trying to say? |
I work with some older MDs who insist that everyone call them Dr. So and So. The team is comprised of highly educated people. We are all at the top of our field and we're all working collaboratively and yet a couple of these MDs (all men) insist on using their titles. It's so bizarre. |
When you insist patients call you doctor (or introduce yourself as dr.) it’s calling attention to the expertise of the title, and basically signaling that you know better than your patients. Doctors (the profession) use the title to highlight their authority. It’s not protecting the patients in any way. You need to examine why you think it is. |