Do doctors put MD after their name on their ID/Driver's license?

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Just out of curiosity...
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Is there a spot for that? I don't think so..my dad's doesn't have it.
 
I wouldn't want that on my driver's license. What's the point?

Missouri issues a wallet sized copy of your medical license, if you need to carry something around that identifies you as a licensed provider (and I can't really imagine why you'd need to do that).
 
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My Genetics professor loved referring to himself as Dr. _______ _________. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if he had them put PhD on his license.
 
I never saw it on a license but, I have seen it on a license plates. I know in NY it is necessary because it is very hard to find parking, and the plates allow you to park near hospitals.
 
I saw a copy of a surgical fellow's license today and it didn't say MD on it. But as an aside, what's up with NJMS' Associate Dean who has managed to make MD part of his signature?
 
Well then I wonder if anyone's ever successfully changed their first name to Doctor or Dokter or the like. Or maybe their last name to Emmdee.

Eh? Eh?
 
AnesthesiaMD said:
My Genetics professor loved referring to himself as Dr. _______ _________. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if he had them put PhD on his license.
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umm yes, having a doctorate allows you to call yourself doctor...what's your point?
 
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mayhaps there are MDs who like to tell the officer who stopped them for a traffic violation that they sinned in their rush to be Medically Useful to a Patient in Desperate Need

to me it's as silly as JDs putting JD on their license to make the officer think twice about issuing the ticket (I bet most people don't know that many lawyers hand their bar membership to the cop along with license and registration 😀)

only asshats would put that on a license
 
How come my lawyer doesn't go around calling herself her mighty highness, the most prestidigitous, sweetest, self congratulatoriousness, Doctorus Juris _____ _______

Lol


Especially where I live, I think a lot of people sometimes either think if you're a MD, a) you're fabulously wealthy and should be paying them 1000 a week to mow your lawn or b) you really think ur hot stuff and have an egg head comparable to the hindenberg....

So why you would want to advertise it, unless your whole purpose in becoming a Physician was to show all those pipsqueaks in 3rd grade that you truly are HE- man or He- woman.... why in the world would ya want to advertise it?

It's not like Nike. Nobody's going to buy tickets to watch you suture.
 
inaminute said:
mayhaps there are MDs who like to tell the officer who stopped them for a traffic violation that they sinned in their rush to be Medically Useful to a Patient in Desperate Need

to me it's as silly as JDs putting JD on their license to make the officer think twice about issuing the ticket (I bet most people don't know that many lawyers hand their bar membership to the cop along with license and registration 😀)

only asshats would put that on a license
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Only lawyers with no law enforcement background whatsoever? Lol want to piss off a Patrolman.. hand them your attorney id number rofl.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if some doctors do. The kind who's introductor slide for their lectures to med students has all the alphabet soup and titles after the name.

'Joe Johnson, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, MPH.
Assistant to the Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship
Co-chair: Precinical Advisement Committee.
Board Member: Committee for Medical Education Improvement"

It's all very impressive, but couldn't you have just said "Hi, I'm Dr. Johnson"?
 
In fact it reminds me of a time when I was 17 and passing by a group of my friends who were goofing around on the stoop of a local church when the cops came by and asked them what they were doing and Me in all my worldly wisdom of 17 uttered the now infamous words, "You can't do that to them, I know my rights !"

Lol as the idiot son of a Sheriff, I was quickly introduced to "due Process" when you interfere with the official duties of a law enforcement officer.. No formal charges mind you but hilarious enough when you look back at it... hehehe.. Just the standard ole "Hello, Dad... I'm in the Klink phone call .. ROFL"

Ah the memories of the hopelessly young and definitely idiotic.. What a great life I've had.
 
budhak0n said:
Only lawyers with no law enforcement background whatsoever? Lol want to piss off a Patrolman.. hand them your attorney id number rofl.
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actually in some jurisdictions the cops are okay with it
 
+5 in shallow.

The point of being a doctor is to help people and for the solid paycheck.

You don't walk around going "HEY LOOOK I'M A DOCTOR LOOK AT ME!!!"

Why don't you just wear your white coat around all day like a douche?
 
maestro1625 said:
umm yes, having a doctorate allows you to call yourself doctor...what's your point?
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relax...Of course I know that! I was just making the point that he over used it whereas my other profs. could have cared less about their PhDs.
 
AnesthesiaMD said:
My Genetics professor loved referring to himself as Dr. _______ _________. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if he had them put PhD on his license.
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My art history professor (PhD) told us to please not call him "Dr." because he felt like he should be prescribing meds or at least fixing teeth. You know, I really liked that guy.
 
my HS science teacher used to make us call her Doctor _______
as opposed to Ms/Mrs, I thought that was a bit much.
 
inaminute said:
to me it's as silly as JDs putting JD on their license
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check this out:

back in high school I worked retail, and I ran a credit card for this dude and the name on the card was "Dr. So and So"

so I asked him what kind of doctor he was and he said "I'm a doctor of law"

clearly a big let down so I responded with "oh" and continued scanning his purchase. lame.
 
littlealex said:
+5 in shallow.

The point of being a doctor is to help people and for the solid paycheck.

You don't walk around going "HEY LOOOK I'M A DOCTOR LOOK AT ME!!!"

Why don't you just wear your white coat around all day like a douche?
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Maybe I will. Sometimes I pose in front of a mirror wearing scrubs and just tell myself "Damn I'm sexy...what school WOULDN'T want this. *rubs nipples*"
 
well, not only will I have it on my driver's license, license plate, personal checks, my mailbox, and have a little MD tie clip, but I am also considering shaving MD into the side of my dog for the neighbors to see. 😉
 
Bottom line: being an MD is cool. 😎 I'm gonna use "Dr." all the time. Heck, maybe even use it while talking about myself in the 3rd person: "Dr. Haemulon would like the Big Mac please, super-sized of course." 😉
 
Haemulon said:
Bottom line: being an MD is cool. 😎 I'm gonna use "Dr." all the time. Heck, maybe even use it while talking about myself in the 3rd person: "Dr. Haemulon would like the Big Mac please, surper-sized of course." 😉
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
 
i would do it if it meant no more moving violations.
 
I wouldn't want it on my driver's license or license plates. Everytime I get out of a store or something, someone's going to notice what car I'm getting into, see MD plates, and rush over and ask me some assinine question about this pain they've got in their back. I'd rather have some anonymity.
 
Zolar Czakl said:
I wouldn't want it on my driver's license or license plates. Everytime I get out of a store or something, someone's going to notice what car I'm getting into, see MD plates, and rush over and ask me some assinine question about this pain they've got in their back. I'd rather have some anonymity.
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i'd just hand them my business card and have them come visit during office hours.
 
DocOB said:
well, not only will I have it on my driver's license, license plate, personal checks, my mailbox, and have a little MD tie clip, but I am also considering shaving MD into the side of my dog for the neighbors to see. 😉
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You might also consider a caduceus tattoo in the center of your forehead.
 
mongrel said:
Well then I wonder if anyone's ever successfully changed their first name to Doctor or Dokter or the like. Or maybe their last name to Emmdee.

Eh? Eh?
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I know a guy whose last name is already Doctor. And he wants to go to medical school, so he'll be Doctor Doctor. It's like Major Major Major Major!
 
MossPoh said:
Maybe I will. Sometimes I pose in front of a mirror wearing scrubs and just tell myself "Damn I'm sexy...what school WOULDN'T want this. *rubs nipples*"
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahah:laugh::laugh::laugh:hahahahahahahahaaha
 
inaminute said:
mayhaps there are MDs who like to tell the officer who stopped them for a traffic violation that they sinned in their rush to be Medically Useful to a Patient in Desperate Need
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If they let me put it on my license then I would w/o hesitating just on the off chance I could use the I'm-a-doctor-going-to-save-someone's-life-excuse. Somehow the Virginia legislature passed ridiculous new traffic fines. Any normal traffic ticket costs $300 plus court costs and you get charged an annual fee of up to 300 bucks for each year the points stay on your license. So yes, to save a grand for going 7 over, I would swallow my humility.

Reckless driving- automatic $1050
Going more than 20 over- $5500

So lets say I was traveling 46 mph in a 45 and it abruptly changed to a school zone and I got a ticket. Now in Va I would get charged more for speeding in that school zone than I would for intentionally setting fire to the property around the school starting a thousand acre forest fire. Kinda messed up.


littlealex said:
You don't walk around going "HEY LOOOK I'M A DOCTOR LOOK AT ME!!!"

Why don't you just wear your white coat around all day like a douche?
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I went to a bar a few months ago and there was a guy in scrubs. I was like, really, you couldnt go to the locker room and change back into your clothes before coming out to the bar?
 
artaxerxes said:
my HS science teacher used to make us call her Doctor _______
as opposed to Ms/Mrs, I thought that was a bit much.
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Ours is the same. In fact, not only would he correct us, but he'd have this little line. Like so.

Us: Hey Mr Bob, can you show us the---
Dr Bob: Mr Bob is my son! He's smart but not quite as smart as I am. I'm Dr. Bob.

I thought that was a bit much too...even dissed his own son.
 
Zolar Czakl said:
I wouldn't want it on my driver's license or license plates. Everytime I get out of a store or something, someone's going to notice what car I'm getting into, see MD plates, and rush over and ask me some assinine question about this pain they've got in their back. I'd rather have some anonymity.
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you won't have this problem if you make a point of always looking like you are picking your nose
 
If I stay in NY I will reluctantly get MD plates on my car because there is a lot of parking on the streets near the hospital that is for cars with MD plates only.

Aside from that I think it would be a terrible idea.
 
Narmerguy said:
Ours is the same. In fact, not only would he correct us, but he'd have this little line. Like so.

Us: Hey Mr Bob, can you show us the---
Dr Bob: Mr Bob is my son! He's smart but not quite as smart as I am. I'm Dr. Bob.

I thought that was a bit much too...even dissed his own son.
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I wonder if teaching high school was part of his aspirations when he decided to pursue a PhD.

It's obvious his attitude hasn't gotten him too far in life.
 
Captain Fantastic said:
I wouldn't want that on my driver's license. What's the point?

Missouri issues a wallet sized copy of your medical license, if you need to carry something around that identifies you as a licensed provider (and I can't really imagine why you'd need to do that).
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My guess would be that would come in handy if you were, say, on a plane and someone fell ill and they wanted proof of you being a doctor before allowing you to help out the person.
 
trichomoniasis said:
check this out:

back in high school I worked retail, and I ran a credit card for this dude and the name on the card was "Dr. So and So"

so I asked him what kind of doctor he was and he said "I'm a doctor of law"

clearly a big let down so I responded with "oh" and continued scanning his purchase. lame.
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yeah... I made a mistake during small talk with a lawyer asking jokingly if he'll get a honorary doctorate from his undergrad... he said he already has one, his JD 🙄

I never knew that was considered a "doctorate" degree... lame lawyers
 
Karnage said:
My guess would be that would come in handy if you were, say, on a plane and someone fell ill and they wanted proof of you being a doctor before allowing you to help out the person.
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Yep, could end up killing them instead of saving them with quack medicine. :laugh:
 
MossPoh said:
Maybe I will. Sometimes I pose in front of a mirror wearing scrubs and just tell myself "Damn I'm sexy...what school WOULDN'T want this. *rubs nipples*"
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😆
 
This is one of the most hilarious threads I've seen on here in quite a while.
 
Well, here in California there is a place you sign your name on your drivers license. Most physicans sign MD after their name in their signature on most documents. After signing as many documents as physicans I would assume your signature just becomes something you do the same over and over, no matter where it is. I would guess alot of physicans sign MD on their license just because they are so use to signing MD everywhere else.
 
UMP said:
yeah... I made a mistake during small talk with a lawyer asking jokingly if he'll get a honorary doctorate from his undergrad... he said he already has one, his JD 🙄

I never knew that was considered a "doctorate" degree... lame lawyers
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Out of curiosity what did you think the "D" stood for?
 
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