Address a DrPH as 'Doctor"...

[PharmaLife11]

Shoukd one refer to a DrPH as "doctor" if "professor" is not an option?

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[oceanhue]

Anyone with a phd is referred to as doctor [surname]

 

[PharmaLife11]

Oceanhue, what about a DrPH though? Completely different than a PhD

 

[IntriguedStudent]

Oceanhue, what about a DrPH though? Completely different than a PhD

It's still a doctoral level degree, so they would technically be referred to as "doctor". However, I think with a DrPH, it's going to greatly refer to the situation since DrPH tend to work more in industry than academics.

 

[Stories]

Outside of professional conferences and classrooms--I don't think I've ever been called Doctor myself. Outside of joking, of course. But yes, a DrPH is every bit a doctor as a PhD is.