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What a runaway ego, the only people who should be called Doc are MD's.
Anyone who has put forth the time, effort, energy, and money to earn their doctorate, a PhD, has earned the right to be called "Doctor" because they are one.
usually those who say "only MDs are doctors" don't realize that there are a lot of other professions that also go by doctor, as they have earned that through their study, and licensing.
Anyone who has put forth the time, effort, energy, and money to earn their doctorate, a PhD, has earned the right to be called "Doctor" because they are one.
usually those who say "only MDs are doctors" don't realize that there are a lot of other professions that also go by doctor, as they have earned that through their study, and licensing.
In a school, Dr. is a common enough term, and rightly so. Socially, though, Dr. usually refers to a medical doctor. People don't say, "And this is my friend, John Smith, B.A. John, please meet Kate Jones, M.F.A." And if someone is injured and a person yells, "Is there a doctor in the house?" nobody is expecting anoyone to step forward and say, "Yes, I got my Ph.D in Economics at Dartmouth."
I call my father-in-law "Dad" and his wife, my husband's stepmother, by her name. That's what her stepchildren call her, so I just echo them. My husband's mother is "Mom." He calls my parents "Mom" and "Dad," too, and my grandparents are "Grandma" and "Grandpa."
In a school, Dr. is a common enough term, and rightly so. Socially, though, Dr. usually refers to a medical doctor. People don't say, "And this is my friend, John Smith, B.A. John, please meet Kate Jones, M.F.A." And if someone is injured and a person yells, "Is there a doctor in the house?" nobody is expecting anoyone to step forward and say, "Yes, I got my Ph.D in Economics at Dartmouth."
it's not limited to "academia" at all
if people assume medical doctor in "social settings" then it simply reflects their own limited mindset.
there are doctors of divinity. there are doctors of oriental medicine. Psychologists working in hospitals are doctors. There are doctors of osteopathy. The list goes on and on.
it's not limited to "academia" at all
if people assume medical doctor in "social settings" then it simply reflects their own limited mindset.
there are doctors of divinity. there are doctors of oriental medicine. Psychologists working in hospitals are doctors. There are doctors of osteopathy. The list goes on and on.
I understand, but it's still not socially prevalent to use Dr. unless the person is a medical doctor (although not just an MD). You're right about doctorates of religious studies; the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King is usually titled so. However, a good friend of mine just got her juris doctorate, and I've worked with dozens of lawyers. None of them refer to themselves as Dr. So-and-so. Anyway, I know it's a big deal for people who spent a lot of time and money getting their degrees, and that some of them get upset about not being recognized in the manner they prefer. If someone corrects me and says, "Oh, it's DOCTOR Smith," I will certainly call him that. I won't ask him what he's a doctor of; I'm sure he has to answer that several times a day already. "No, I'm not a physician. I am a doctor of letters."
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