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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Ph.D wife always says: unless you're ready to say "yes" when someone yells "IS ANYONE ON THIS PLANE A DOCTOR?" then just don't.

Got her Doctor Who tshirt that said "Not that kind of Doctor..."[/quote]

Haha, perfect! I work in health care and we all roll our eyes when patients or family members who are PhD's asked to be addressed as Dr. It's is actually confusing and a little dumb because in the hospital setting the staff are then going to assume you are a 'real' doctor and speak to you accordingly. Then, you won't understand what is being said, and be left with tons of questions.[/quote]

I got chime in, my fiancé is a doctor and he had a call from one of the floor nurses one time letting him know he had a complaint against him.. the complaint was due to .... wait for it....
the patient NOT being addressed by his title Dr.Podiatrist lol. My fiancé told the nurse he had more important things to worry about then hearing complaints about a patient who is butthurt he was not addressed correctly.
I mean when he went in to see this guy he was barely awake. lol Excuse my fiancé for not googling his patient first! My fiancé said he and the nurses had a good chuckle about it.[/quote]

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