Doctors or not?

[vicmel]

Why do those with only a Bachelor's Medical degree call themselves doctor? Why do they stop calling themselves doctor if they become surgeons. If is only a soubriquet why don't we have Lawyer Smith and Architect Jones for example.

After all a lawyer cannot practice independantly until they qualify as Solicitors or barristers. Until they do they are merely graduates like the rest of us!!

[spudqueen]

Mr Spudqueen (who has a doctorate in physics) says that the Doctor title that medical people use is only a courtesy title. When they get higher up they like to be called Mr (or Mrs or Miss) as it distinguishes them from all the 'ordinary' doctors.

[MrXLA]

Because it is both an honourary title and a profession, surgeons use Mr/Ms for a number of reasons one of which is clarity so that you know whether the doctor is a specialist in medicine or surgery
Doctors quailify with both MB BS, bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery and are QUAILIFIED as soon as the degree is conferred

[MrXLA]

A question for you vicmel what would you rather they called themselves 'hello I'm 'insert here' Jones one od the physcicians/suregons here....'

[MrXLA]

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