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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I shut down when people call me doctor because know they want something or are missing up for some reason.

I only call practicing MDs doctor. I would not be able to keep a straight face if I had to refer to someone with a doctorate in education as doctor.[/quote]
My dad is a psychiatrist. When someone asks if there's a doctor around (which happens more frequently than you might think), he always holds back a second to see if a "real doctor " answers first.

He tells a great story about the time he was in a restaurant when someone had a heart attack. The only two medical professionals were him and a podiatrist, and they needed someone "in the middle." (The guy survived just fine with the help of a foot & head doctor.)[/quote]

It sucks that your dad went thru med school but can't save a life. He doesn't deserve the title Doctor.

And it's scary that he has the ability to prescribe drugs but wouldn't even be able to save his patient should something adverse occur. Shame on your dad![/quote]
Um...get a sense of humor, and don't be so literal. He absolutely [i]can[/i] save a life. And has, many times. He did CPR on the man who had a heart attack; he's saved several people on restaurants from diabetic shock, etc. Actually, he performed a heimlich just a few weeks ago. And in his professional life, he saves more people than I can count by prescribing them medicine and looking after their well-being 24/7. (He's on call at his facility at all times.)

But if you were having a heart attack, would you rather have a cardiac surgeon or a psychiatrist rush to your side? Obviously he does so if he has to, but will defer to doctors who practice physical medicine. [/quote]

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