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re: People with the title of “Dr.” who aren’t doctors
Posted on 2/8/24 at 10:56 am to terriblegreen
Posted on 2/8/24 at 10:56 am to terriblegreen
“ NP quality issue”
Varies tremendously.My wife is a NP but she had 20 years experience in all areas of general medicine and cardiology,she is very good.Also know several other NP’s that went down the same path and they are likewise very good,I personally would rather see them than the average FP or Internist.
On the other hand I worked ICU with several RNs that weren’t worth a crap and they went on to become NP’s.No way I would want to see them.
Then you have RNs that work 1 year in the hospital then go become NPs.Some of them might turn out pretty good after they’ve been working good many years but they don’t know much.
When the pandemic was winding down I had a conversation with a nurse that had recently gotten her DNP.She asked me if I had gotten Covid.I told her yes,I had taken ivermectin and all my symptoms were gone before 24 hours.
I thought she was going to fall out.”YOU TOOK DOG MEDICINE !!!”.
I explained to all the human uses of ivermectin-river blindblindness,scabies,head lice,etc.
She had no idea there were any indications in humans for ivermectin.
I would say she’s got a lot to learn.
Varies tremendously.My wife is a NP but she had 20 years experience in all areas of general medicine and cardiology,she is very good.Also know several other NP’s that went down the same path and they are likewise very good,I personally would rather see them than the average FP or Internist.
On the other hand I worked ICU with several RNs that weren’t worth a crap and they went on to become NP’s.No way I would want to see them.
Then you have RNs that work 1 year in the hospital then go become NPs.Some of them might turn out pretty good after they’ve been working good many years but they don’t know much.
When the pandemic was winding down I had a conversation with a nurse that had recently gotten her DNP.She asked me if I had gotten Covid.I told her yes,I had taken ivermectin and all my symptoms were gone before 24 hours.
I thought she was going to fall out.”YOU TOOK DOG MEDICINE !!!”.
I explained to all the human uses of ivermectin-river blindblindness,scabies,head lice,etc.
She had no idea there were any indications in humans for ivermectin.
I would say she’s got a lot to learn.
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Posted on 2/8/24 at 11:01 am to LaLadyinTx
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But honestly, I'm probably not calling any of them Dr., including MDs. Why do they get a title? They're not better than me. I'm calling almost everyone by their first name. If they're not calling me a title...neither am I.
It's GOT to suck to be you.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 11:34 am to MintBerry Crunch
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Be psychiatrists
Psychiatrists are actual MDs (or in some cases DOs). Psychologists are PhDs.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 12:59 pm to VolunGator
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The PhD (D.Phil in many other countries) is the highest, most respected degree in any field worldwide.
I would argue that PhDs have a pretty wide range in terms of intellectual firepower and difficulty to obtain. There are certainly some PhD earning fields that trump the cognitive requirements of earning an MD or JD but there are also a lot of PhD earning fields that are borderline pseudo-intellectual.
MDs, DDS, and JDs are more consistent in terms of difficulty and aptitude.
The rest are laughable. Anyone with a pulse can “earn” an M.Ed.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:55 pm to Antonio Moss
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MDs, DDS, and JDs are more consistent in terms of difficulty and aptitude.
I dunno know about that. Not acquainted with dental schools and at least med students have USMLE (boards) but there can be a huge discrepancy in the effort in getting a JD. Being handed a JD during commencement at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Yale Law School is almost as different as starting in the 2D Cajun World Series and starting in the MLB World Series.
All degrees are a form of gatekeeping but some of the gates have much better locks on them than others. The discrepancy is probably high enough that there are probably some schools where a PhD in some softer social sciences are harder to obtain than some STEM PhDs at garbage schools.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:20 pm to terriblegreen
we bought a lot in a wooded area and before building, we met a couple who were out walking on the gravel road that went through the lot. They introduced themselves as the neighbors; he moved from Cali and built there on his mother's property after she died. He described himself as a retired Doctor. "Good" I thought, "Can't have too many doctors as neighbors/friends."
Well, after a little digging, turns out he was a chiropractor. and a liberal gun nut.
Well, after a little digging, turns out he was a chiropractor. and a liberal gun nut.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:39 pm to tgrbaitn08
I have been a practicing attorney for almost 50 years and have never found the need to use either "Doctor" or "Esquire". One would have to be a pompous 
to do so. Now, I am proud of the J.D. earned at LSU back before the law school got kinder and not so afraid to flunk out those who did not perform, but I have no need for a title.
to do so. Now, I am proud of the J.D. earned at LSU back before the law school got kinder and not so afraid to flunk out those who did not perform, but I have no need for a title. 
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:53 pm to LaLadyinTx
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But honestly, I'm probably not calling any of them Dr., including MDs
My wife and I both work in healthcare, so I encounter "doctors" quite a bit. I refer to them as "doctor" in a professional setting, but I'm also definitely not referring to anyone as "doctor" in a non-professional setting. If you require or even request that someone does that in a casual setting, you are a douchebag.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:59 pm to madmaxvol
I work with many researchers in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biology and many other fields... and they all have their PhDs of course. I call them by their first names, but have no issue calling them Dr.
Bet I get downvoted by a few uneducated people. It's okay. They don't know the highly educated world. Not part of their lives.
See? Already got one.
Bet I get downvoted by a few uneducated people. It's okay. They don't know the highly educated world. Not part of their lives.
See? Already got one.
This post was edited on 2/8/24 at 6:04 pm
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