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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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….[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

That’s ridiculous.  There are nurses with PhDs called Dr. In hospitals and no one is thrown off.  People are smarter than you think.

My father is a dentist.  When he was hospitalized should people stop calling him Dr. because it would be confusing?  [/quote]

If any nurse calls themselves a doctor in a hospital you should immediately report them. That is a misrepresentation of their role. The doctorate in nursing a research degree and not a medical degree. Most patients (perhaps not you but most) assume that if someone calls themselves doctor in a hospital setting they are seeing a MEDICAL DOCTOR period. If I am a PA with a PhD in English and say “hey good morning I’m Dr. blah, what can I do today for you?” Do you truly think that is okay in a hospital setting??[/quote]

You’re an idiot too.  A PhD in nursing is usually the MD’s boss in the hospital.  [/quote]

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