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To: Honorary Serb
I'm an M.D.

I've always told my staff that they can call me by my first name if there are no patients around.

But they don't.

It's always "Dr. P".

I call fellow M.D.s by their first names when I work with them.

But I call my own doctor "Doctor T".

I'd feel weird calling him by his first name.

Outside of the office, I don't care what people call me.

"Mr." is fine.

It would be acting like a dick if I insisted people call me "doctor".

31 posted on 12/21/2020 2:10:13 PM PST by boop (Obama KNEW all along what Biden was doing.)
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To: boop

I am actually prouder of the Mrs and mom title than the Dr title. I always have staff call me by my first name unless around patients. Some of the older nurses just can’t bring themselves to call me by my first name but eventually I win them over.... We work as a team. My last name is quite difficult for my elderly patients who either call me Dr K or Dr my first name. I find those most insistent in the titles are the least secure and most incompetent or they are just plain jerks


35 posted on 12/21/2020 2:43:58 PM PST by Mom MD
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