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[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]

As someone with a doctorate who worked in a medical setting, I always introduced myself as Dr.X — followed by a description of my role, as did the MDs that I worked with on my teams. Even children understand that some doctors are physicians and other doctors provide different types of interventions.  
   People really are smarter and more flexible than some of you seem to think.  Professors have different fields and areas of expertise.  Physicians  don’t all have the same types of degrees. Dentists and cardiologists are both addressed as “doctor” — and neither will be ideal when someone wants a physician who is also a neurosurgeon.

tldr: Even 5 year olds can manage this without confusion with a few clear explanations. [/quote]

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