PhD a "doctor" in health care setting??

Hi Sam,

Please don't take this personally, but I can't stand when people with Doctorates use their first name when refering to it (e.g. Dr. Phil, Dr. Sam, Dr. Dre, etc.). Just kidding about that last example!

I agree with the previous poster - nice website!

Tom

 

Interesting article

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/563176

"According to the 2007 Pearson Report, only 7 states (Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon) have statutes or regulations prohibiting a nurse practitioner (NP) or other doctorally prepared health professional from using the title "Doctor.[3]"

Sorry, the link above makes you log into Medscape to view the article entitled, "Are Nurses With a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Called "Doctor"?

 

That law is not clear. Does that mean that a psychologist or a doctoral level Mental health practitioner that is licensed cannot be called Doctor? Does not make sense.

 

Look up the state in question

One would have to look up the specific law of the state in question. For example, Oregon states," Oregon’s Doctor Title Law is meant to prevent public confusion regarding various health care practitioners and their
academic degrees. It is also intended to prevent persons holding non-medical or spurious degrees from inferring a
medical relationship."

http://www.oregon.gov/OMB/MD-DO_Application/DrTitleLaw.pdf

 

I read through it. It has no comment on the matter. I looked elsewhere on the website and perhaps a person could have a title such as:

John Doe, Ph.D.
Psychologist

John Doe, Ph.D.
Psychotherapist

Yet it is not clear totally.

 

Simply stated, the general message to be conveyed is that a few states have laws in regards to the usage of the title of "doctor" and if one holds a doctoral degree, one should check with the specific laws of the particular state they want to work in to see if they comply with them.

I am not interested in looking up these state laws, I am merely pointing out that they exist! Do your own homework!

 

OUCH! Delta, that hurt! Chill out. I was simply commenting on some interesting laws and how some states deal with these matters.

I was not asking you to do my research.

Have a great day!

 

Don't believe everything you read on these forums.

The reality is that one can't believe everything they read on these forums. One has to do their own research "homework".

Unfortunately, bickering until you hear the answer you want to hear seems to be the norm on this forum.

I hope you have a nice day as well! Really!

 

Basically, that means it is the same as every other forum.

 

Thank you, Delta!

 

Pilot joke

Seeing that you went to Embry Riddle you may appreciate this joke.

What keeps whinning after the jet engines are shut down?

Answer. The Pilots.