I’ve heard NPs say that in clinical practice, they introduce themselves as a nurse practitioner and by their first name to avoid confusion. In academic or professional settings they are fine with introducing themselves as “Dr.” if they do have a doctorate degree.
2 years ago | 2
this is a great question! looking forward to the next video - I think that a distinction is still worthwhile for clinical purposes (or maybe to be debated?) but I was actually just at a Titanic museum and the list of those who had died included those with the ‘Dr.’ designation which I thought was neat as someone who is interested in medicine but at the same time it was somewhat unfair to instantly know something about that person but nothing about the other passengers?! anyway always enjoy your videos! I would love any tips or tricks that you find help you keep organized / on track while juggling a busy professional and personal life? 💡
2 years ago
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No, those are specifically physicians. Anyone with a doctorate is technically a doctor.
2 years ago | 1
As a patient I want to know if the person in front of me is a MD or a NP.
2 years ago | 0
Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistant play a big role in primary care but at the end of the day, their training is limited and I think patients have a right to know the level of expertise involved in the care that they are receiving so an NP or PA being referred to as a doctor will mislead patients and at the end of the day the difference in the training is for a reason
2 years ago | 0
if you come to Italy, whatever you graduate in university, people can can call you a "doctor"
1 year ago | 0
I’m not sure, two of those options are true from my perspective. A MD is usually just called a doctor, but if you have a doctorate in another field than you are also a doctor but usually not called just a doctor, it’s usually called a PhD in whatever field they completed their doctorate in.
2 years ago | 0
PhDs have been doctors for centuries before MDs appeared on the scene. How about the sawbones come up with their own title instead of trying to monopolize the title of real doctors?
2 years ago | 1
NXTgenMD
Question 🤔 Should the title of "doctor" be reserved for medical practitioners who graduated from medical school?
(New short about 3 nurse practitioners from California suing the state for the right to call themselves "doctors"
www.youtube.com/shorts/6PXNEz...
2 years ago | [YT] | 13