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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about in a medical setting? [b]Are you okay with a nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing saying- hi I’m doctor blank, [/b]how can I help you today? Or a pharmacist / physical therapist? All are doctors? I think that in a professional hospital environment only MDs should use doctor to avoid confusion. Outside of the hospital, anyone who wants to go by doctor should be able to. [/quote] Some states have actually legislated this. The med students I work with (I work at multiple local med schools) who are working in the hospital have been told repeatedly by attendings to introduce themselves as "the physician" because of "all the people walking around the hospital calling themselves Dr. these days." It's NP hate, but warranted as far as clarity for the public goes. [/quote]
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