If the person preferred it, then sure (altho I might think he/she a bit pompous) as to M.D. doctor it's the same, if they preferred it, but I make it a POINT to call all my physicians by their first names, kind of equals us up. (of course I do this now that I am older and am not in awe of PhDs or MDs)
I do not call my patients by their first name and do not allow them to use mine. My first name is doctor
In a hospital setting, ONLY physicians (MD, DO, MBBS) should be introduced as Doctor. To do otherwise is intentionally deceptive.
Some additional food for thought:
https://buffalonews.com/2019/01/12/my-view-my-first-name-its-pronounced-doctor/
If it is at work I say Dr. (I work with both MDs and PHDs). I work in a hospital and do not think it is intentionally deceptive if that is their level of schooling/area of practice. Socially, I do not formally address them has doctors (MDs or PHDs).
I absolutely disagree. There is truth in advertising legislation pending in many states regarding this issue. In a hospital, DOCTOR implies a level of training and expertise. It is unfair to patients who do not fully understand these multiple degrees fully to imply you are something you are not.
In academia, absolutely those with PhDs go by Dr. Biology professor.
i tend to agree with youNot sorry, medicine is absolutely not a service industry. You are flat wrong. This has absolutely nothing to do with equality.
Using someone's given name in a formal setting without being invited to do so is where manners are lacking.
Not sorry, medicine is absolutely not a service industry. You are flat wrong. This has absolutely nothing to do with equality.
Using someone's given name in a formal setting without being invited to do so is where manners are lacking.
YOU can address your patients however YOU want. I WILL ADDRESS MY PHYSICIAN the way I want. Your first name is whatever your parents gave you, your professional title is Dr. I do not buy nor do I care what ANY physician thinks of me, a physician is a not god (atho god knows I've met enough in my going on 70 yrs who thought they were, or worse the idiots I knew who went into for the money). YOU can address your patients however YOU want. I WILL ADDRESS MY PHYSICIAN the way I want. Your first name is whatever your parents gave you, your professional title is Dr. I do not buy nor do I care what ANY physician thinks of me, a physician is a not god (atho god knows I've met enough in my going on 70 yrs who thought they were, or worse the idiots I knew who went to medical school for the money).
It's good you don't address your patients by their first name, because YOU are supplying a needed service to them, of which they pay either with insurance, or hope, or medicare etc.
I am a firm believer in manners but I am also a firm believer in equality. I bow to no one (as I said except my mom who died in 00).
i tend to agree with you
we recently had to go to A&E and after going through 2 nurses the doctor introduced herself my her first name as well and we thought she was also a nurse
no disrespect to nurses intended
i was also a bit off put by the anesthesiologist introducing himself my his first name
also in the last years of my mother's life she was in hospital care at an agged facility
i just don't think she would have liked being called by her first name if she had still had her marbles
for the record and i don't have a doctorite and i am not married so don't call me Mrs as that's my mother
there isnt always a Ms option on forms
I do not call my patients by their first name and do not allow them to use mine. My first name is doctor
In a hospital setting, ONLY physicians (MD, DO, MBBS) should be introduced as Doctor. To do otherwise is intentionally deceptive.
Some additional food for thought:
https://buffalonews.com/2019/01/12/my-view-my-first-name-its-pronounced-doctor/
my GP is a womanYou do know that assuming a woman is a nurse is sexist?
Doctors are not just men and in the United States of America there are more women in medical school than me.
Why were you put off by the anesth. introducing him/herself by their first name?
My mother Im sure! would not have liked that anyone call her anything but Mrs. but you know I thought my mom was haughty and very old school and I rarely if EVER hear a woman say "I'm Mrs John Smith". My mom had all her marbles till a few days b4 she died. I just wish she never smoked personally.
info:
https://news.aamc.org/press-releases/article/applicant-data-2018/
https://news.aamc.org/press-releases/article/applicant-enrollment-2017/
here's a breakdown of male vs female physican specialies.
https://www.ama-assn.org/residents-...al-specialties-have-biggest-gender-imbalances
My GP is a woman, My sports doc is a woman, my ortho was a guy, my derm was a woman, my gyno was a man till menopause then I just go to the GP for check up, my ID doc is a woman, my OS is a man, my dentist is a woman soon to be a guy as she dentist is leavng for motherhood.. I don't think anyone can assume a woman is a nurse and a many is a physician. When I was having my first hip replacement my nurses were all guys, all of them. Life today.. Remember when tellers in banks were only women? now there are more men at my bank. Times change, people try not to.
If it is at work I say Dr. (I work with both MDs and PHDs). I work in a hospital and do not think it is intentionally deceptive if that is their level of schooling/area of practice. Socially, I do not formally address them has doctors (MDs or PHDs).
I absolutely disagree. There is truth in advertising legislation pending in many states regarding this issue. In a hospital, DOCTOR implies a level of training and expertise. It is unfair to patients who do not fully understand these multiple degrees fully to imply you are something you are not.
In academia, absolutely those with PhDs go by Dr. Biology professor.
my GP is a woman
and the GP we had before her was a woman
that's 20 years of woman doctors
its just that the last 2 nurses used their first names like the doctor
sexism has zero to do with it in this case
btw the vets a woman too
im in New Zealand- the first country in the world to give NZ the vote
we are on our 3rd woman prime minister and maybe our 3rd woman governer general
im really sorry your mum died from smoking
the real crime is cigarette companies targeted woman of her generation and made it look sexy just like they now target people in developing nations
your mum was fortunate to have all her marbles till the end
my dad was a life long smoker and died at 53 - also with all his marbles
When my dad was a resident he had to collect money for something. He and my mom took note of who had “Dr.” on their checks and who didn’t. My dad decided he never wanted to be the kind who did. He loves his job but he doesn’t think his education or profession puts him above anyone else. I have never heard him introduce himself as Dr. Lastname.
Just curious do you object to Doc?I do not call my patients by their first name and do not allow them to use mine. My first name is doctor
In a hospital setting, ONLY physicians (MD, DO, MBBS) should be introduced as Doctor. To do otherwise is intentionally deceptive.
Some additional food for thought:
https://buffalonews.com/2019/01/12/my-view-my-first-name-its-pronounced-doctor/
Just curious do you object to Doc?
That is what I call my doctors and none seem to care.
Since I can not remember names well at all it works out pretty good,.
And they say millennials are entitled! DAMN!
Bless your heart!
As an Audiologist in New Jersey, I'd like to chime in and say that post Bachelor's degree, Audiology programs are four year programs. Optometry programs are also four years post Bachelor's degree. I worked in a hospital for 18 years, during which eleven of those I used the title Doctor as mandated by my department head. Staff referred to us as Dr. So and So when speaking with patients. In front of patients, they addressed us as Doctor, when no patients were around, we went by first names. I introduce myself to my patients as "Hi, I'm Dr. M S and I'm the Audiologist who will be working with you". My last name is Polish and seems to overwhelm people when they glance at it and try to say it, so often times they settle on Dr. M.
At the ENTs' office where we took my father at the end of his life, the MDs were called Dr and last name. The audiologists were called Dr. and first name. I always thought it was demeaning to the audiologists to be treated as if they were second tier "doctors". I felt that either they were doctors (as people have argued that only certain professions are in medical settings) or they were not. When I started to read this thread I thought that perhaps I had stumbled upon an answer: the ENT practice was located in a building administered by a hospital. If hospitals try to make sure that only certain classifications of medical doctors use the title, "doctor" in a hospital this might be about patient protection. In a hospital, not all "doctors" should be doing all things to patients.