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So, I was in a medical office building the other day.
Dr. Blah Blah, acupuncture physician
Dr. blah blah, chiropractic physician
I assume most DNPs and whoever else introduce themselves as doctor.
I had a procedure done while ago and the CRNA introduced himself as "Doctor _____". I wanted to ask him if his first name was doctor but then I decided I didn't want to wake up in the middle of the procedure so just looked at him funny.
How do DOs who wish to work in private practice outside a hospital differentiate themselves from all the other doctors? What % of the public will know that Dr. William, DO Family practice (or whatever specialty) completed residency and has equivalent or better training than a significant amount of MDs and Dr. William, DNP Family Practice (or whatever specialty) does not or does it even matter regarding who patients choose to see? and the MD, DO, and DNP will all be basically competing equally in patients eyes and the vast majority of it will come down to marketing, networking, and patient satisfaction?
I don't want to scare anyone or add any fuel to the fire. It does seem like questions that need to be addressed though.
Dr. Blah Blah, acupuncture physician
Dr. blah blah, chiropractic physician
I assume most DNPs and whoever else introduce themselves as doctor.
I had a procedure done while ago and the CRNA introduced himself as "Doctor _____". I wanted to ask him if his first name was doctor but then I decided I didn't want to wake up in the middle of the procedure so just looked at him funny.
How do DOs who wish to work in private practice outside a hospital differentiate themselves from all the other doctors? What % of the public will know that Dr. William, DO Family practice (or whatever specialty) completed residency and has equivalent or better training than a significant amount of MDs and Dr. William, DNP Family Practice (or whatever specialty) does not or does it even matter regarding who patients choose to see? and the MD, DO, and DNP will all be basically competing equally in patients eyes and the vast majority of it will come down to marketing, networking, and patient satisfaction?
I don't want to scare anyone or add any fuel to the fire. It does seem like questions that need to be addressed though.