Are you a "doc"?

[StreetDoctor]

My business card says Ph.D., and so does my name tag at the fire department...but here, why bother? I'd rather be known for my contributions.


All the best, James

What kind of Fire Department employs PhDs? :shocked2:

 

[ScubaDocER]

I have doc in my name and I am an Emergency Medicine Physician. The name comes from my AOL screen name that I have had for over 10 years. It's just a name. When I introduce myself to people, I ask that they call me the same thing that my mother calls me...Anthony.

 

[StreetDoctor]

People sometimes confuse what they do with who they are.

Some would say what you do in life defines who you are. The level of comraderie, pride, and 'brotherhood' is rarely found in professions outside of civil service jobs (Fire, Police) and military. I believe I have the greatest job in the world and wouldn't trade it for anything, not many people can say that.

 

[Rhone Man]

There must be more of a cultural attachment to the word Doctor in the US. I have quite a few friends with PhD's (all in the UK), but I can't think that any of them that actually use the title "Doctor".

I notice that even chiropractors and opthamologists refer to themselves as "Doctors" in the US, which all looks a little bit aggrandising to the European eye. Not trying to troll (I know there are plenty of them on the board), but just sayin'.

 

[fdog]

What kind of Fire Department employs PhDs? :shocked2:

Ones with a regional Type 1 HazMat team.

<shrugs> I was a grad student when I was hired, and kept at it...made lots of shift trades for classes. Now, I do consulting and teaching in HazMat, in addition to my regular shift work.

And everyone knows that Ph.D. stands for "Push here, dummy".


All the best, James

 

[Rhone Man]

And everyone knows that Ph.D. stands for "Push here, dummy".

Reminds me of another joke: Asked what all his degrees stood for, a learned man replied "Well, everyone knows what BS stands for. MS stands for 'more of the same', and PhD stands for 'piled higher and deeper'!"

 

[fdog]

Some would say what you do in life defines who you are. The level of comraderie, pride, and 'brotherhood' is rarely found in professions outside of civil service jobs (Fire, Police) and military. I believe I have the greatest job in the world and wouldn't trade it for anything, not many people can say that.

+1 !



All the best, James

 

[oreocookie]

I notice that even chiropractors and opthamologists refer to themselves as "Doctors" in the US, which all looks a little bit aggrandising to the European eye. Not trying to troll (I know there are plenty of them on the board), but just sayin'.

I'm not sure why you'd have a problem with opthamologists refering to themselves as doctors, since they're just as much MDs as anybody else who graduated from medical school, unless you're bothered by MDs in general refering to themselves as doctors. I'll agree with you about chiropractors though.

 

[lulubelle]

At least Duke lost again the other night, too.

Always comfort in that Selkie. But the team that took Dook down plays us Tuesday. Let your SO revel in Virginia's ranking. They are never there and are unlikely to return any time soon.

 

[Crush]

I notice that even chiropractors and opthamologists refer to themselves as "Doctors"

I believe that opthamology is a medical specialty - opthamologists are MDs who have concluded that specialty. Optometrists are not MDs.