re: People with the title of “Dr.” who aren’t doctors

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Medical doctor friend told me he was going to put RD after his MD on his office door.

He wanted people know he was a real doctor.

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I can remember going to PTA meetings and there would frequently be some dipshit who would have "Hi My Name Is: Dr. Something or Theother" on their name tag.
I had just found the dentist or the chiropractor.
I have several friends who are dentists who commonly introduce themselves as "Dr.". When in a group, someone inevitably would ask if I'm a dentist too. "Nope, I'm a real doctor." Most would laugh. Most.
Look,most earned doctorates from real universities require a lot of work and a fair amount of cerebral horsepower. No knocks on any of them. But the theory that PhDs are the top of the intellectual heap is a laugh. I had several PhDs in my med school class who flat out struggled with the pace and amount of information, much less residency with the brutal hours, diagnostic reasoning and art of reaching a fast clinical decision without a full data set in the real world. Likewise, I've seen excellent physicians do some extraordinarily stupid shite in their business and personal lives. Intelligence in a a profession or vocation doesn't always translate into common sense or flawless critical thinking.