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[quote=Anonymous]Many are conflating the difference between Dr. as a title and Doctor as a profession.  A PhD is an advanced degree similar to a MD.  However a PhD is a doctorate in a non-medical field.

For titles, an MD is always Dr. Smith.  For a PhD, you can call them Dr. Smith or Professor Smith or the generic Mr./Ms./Mrs.  You shouldn't include a title in a signature.  You wouldn't sign "Yours respectfully, Ms. Larla Jones", unless you are trying to convey the title you wish to be addressed as.  Likewise, the only reason to specify "Dr." in your signature is if you wish people to address you with the title Dr. and that is just pretentious.

For professions, doctor refers to a medical doctor.  You don't call a doctorate in other professions a doctor.  Most people identify their profession with their field ("I'm a bio-chemist,", "I'm a thermodynamics engineer" "I'm a clinical psychologist").  But if you need you can identify with your degree "I"m a PhD in Physics".  But PhDs in non-medical fields shouldn't identify themselves as a "doctor". [/quote]

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