Did you check "Mr" or "Mrs" in your application?

[Sam32]

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I feel so stupid to check that. I thought I had to choose salutation. Now I realize it was optional.
I think it sounds pretty obnoxious with that "Mr" or "Mrs" before applicant's name.

 

[CyclistOK]

Yes.

 

[nick_carraway]

No one will notice. In fact, I heard that some schools even prefer it when you select a salutation when they auto-fill their form letters.

 

[PremedIowa]

Everyone who puts a salutation gets auto-rejected.






















...not really. It will be fine.

 

[redlight]

just out of curiosity, is dr an option?

 

[LuciusVorenus]

just out of curiosity, is dr an option?

hahaha!!

A+

 

[Podalarius]

Heh. There are people who have finished their PhD before starting med school. I was interviewed by one, and met a few more over the course of applications.

 

[redlight]

yes- im aware PhDs apply. i think PharmDs have the title "dr" as well. i was just curious because it must be kind of awkward for the med school. lol.

 

[Raryn]

yes- im aware PhDs apply. i think PharmDs have the title "dr" as well. i was just curious because it must be kind of awkward for the med school. lol.

PharmDs do not.

 

[LAman10]

wait, really? people really didn't put a salutation? why would it even matter?

 

[redlight]

hmm, you are probably right. i didnt find anything to support my claim. it's kind of sad that the pharmD ("doctor of pharmacy") doesnt merit the "dr" title. :/
one of my friends who recently earned the degree insists on everyone calling her "dr."

 

[Steeler7588]

one of my friends who recently earned the degree insists on everyone calling her "dr."

Your friend is a tool.

 

[paradocs we are]

Now play nice.

 

[redlight]

Your friend is a tool.

no, no, she was trying to be cute! we know she wasn't/isn't serious.

but even if she was being serious, she's been in the program for 7 years and technically has a doctorate, so i don't think it's a big deal either way.

 

[Steeler7588]

no, no, she was trying to be cute! we know she wasn't/isn't serious.

but even if she was being serious, she's been in the program for 7 years and technically has a doctorate, so i don't think it's a big deal either way.

Oh, I don't care what people want to be called after getting a degree. I just thought she seriously wanted friends to address her with a formal term like that.

 

[shahak49]

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hmm, you are probably right. i didnt find anything to support my claim. it's kind of sad that the pharmD ("doctor of pharmacy") doesnt merit the "dr" title. :/
one of my friends who recently earned the degree insists on everyone calling her "dr."

 

[Stixman28]

I feel so stupid to check that. I thought I had to choose salutation. Now I realize it was optional.
I think it sounds pretty obnoxious with that "Mr" or "Mrs" before applicant's name.

I think it's a bit ridiculous that you feel so uncomfortable being called Mr. or Ms. You're an adult, and you want to be called Dr. down the line. Think of it as a small transition step.

Obnoxious really is not the right word. Polite might be the one you were looking for.

 

[DVMorBust]

Why does 'Ms.' always get overlooked?

 

[mvenus929]

Why does 'Ms.' always get overlooked?

I chose 'Miss' over 'Ms.'

 

[dr seuss]

If PharmDs and PhDs are called doctor, then lawyers should be too.

 

[Tots]

If PharmDs and PhDs are called doctor, then lawyers should be too.

If you have a JD and want to be called Dr. then go for it....who cares. I'd look at your weird but if you care that much about what is in front of your name then I doubt you'll care.

 

[Mattabet]

I prefer to be addressed as 'Viscount Mattabet'.

You have to call the admissions office to get it on the form letters, but it definitely makes you stand out.

 

[Stixman28]

If PharmDs and PhDs are called doctor, then lawyers should be too.

Cmon guys, this is ridiculous.

If you finish medical school, you get to be a medical doctor, ok? But when someone gets a doctoral degree, they get to be called doctor if they want.

"Historically in the U.S., only those who held a medical degree M.D., M.B.B.S., D.O., or research doctorate Ph.D., or Sc.D. were entitled to use the title of "doctor" and could prefix their names with "Dr.". However, the use of "doctor" as a title has been expanded to include non-medical or Ph.D. degrees, such as the PharmD or discipline-based research doctorates Ed.D, D.B.A., D.P.A., though typically only in an academic setting." -wiki

Get off your horses and recognize that other people are just different kinds of doctors. It takes nothing away from you at all. It is however their responsibility in clinical situation to make it clear that they are not a practicing physician.

 

[DeadCactus]

If you have a JD and want to be called Dr. then go for it....who cares. I'd look at your weird but if you care that much about what is in front of your name then I doubt you'll care.

I recall being told that the governing body for JDs has explicitly forbidden the use of "Dr." to refer to them.

 

[dr seuss]

I was just kidding...I was seeing what people would say.

 

[Stixman28]

I was just kidding...I was seeing what people would say.

I know your line was in jest dr. seuss, but there have been a lot of other responses on here that have expressed that essential opinion in earnest. I just think that frankly, it's ridiculous to deny others a title they have earned due to an underlying fear of inferiority, or unwarranted and unnecessary feeling of superiority.


here's another forum discussing a similar train of thoughts, but this time, its lawyers and aspiring lawyers:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=24832

I am not advocating for calling lawyers 'doctor' by the way, neither is the ABA:
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/lawyers_are_doctors_too/
"The committee advised, however, that it may be misleading for a lawyer to use doctor in certain contexts, such as advertising legal services relating to medical malpractice, because of the possibility of misleading prospective clients about a lawyer’s qualifications and the results he or she might achieve. In those instances, the committee said, the advertising should include a prominent disclaimer and statement about the lawyer’s qualifications."

But PhD's are doctors in their discipline.

 

[olemissbabydoc]

I chose "miss" and I got accepted.

 

[sablemagus]

Pharmacists with Doctor of pharmay degree are considered doctors. At hospitals, that's how physicians and nurses address them. How do I know? That's my title. Just a title! But, wanted to clear the confusion!

My title, too. Of course, it is just a title and nothing more...

 

[flip26]

In Germany, only PhDs are allowed to use the Dr before their name if they graduated from a German or EU institution. American educated PhDs are restricted.

 

[nick_carraway]

In Germany, only PhDs are allowed to use the Dr before their name if they graduated from a German or EU institution. American educated PhDs are restricted.

In Britain, PhDs are called Mr/Mrs as are surgeons.

 

[witness23]

your mom is both a mr. and a mrs.

 

[vickpick]

I would much rather chose Mr. than nothing. I don't know, but looking at me, I look like a 15 year old, the formal title will somehow make my aura pulsate as if it was older 😛