How to introduce yourself?

[BabyPsychDoc]

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Odd question here.

I am practising in the UK. There are no hard and set rules here on how to introduce yourselves to patients. Some docs choose to use their surname, some - first name. I usually go by my first name, since it is much easier to pronounce for English-speakers than my slavic-sounding surname. So, I usually say that, "My name is *whatever-it-is*, I am one of your doctors" etc. On psych wards, I used a combination of Dr *my-first-name-whatever-it-is* - using Dr was helpful in emphasizing our therapeutic relationship.

How should I introduce myself during Step 2 CS? First name? Dr-First-Name? Or the conventional (but cumbersome) Dr-Surname?

Any input would be appreciated.

 

[1viking]

I always introduced myself as Student Doctor First Name. In our school's "mock" testing, one of the SPs said I sounded like her kindergarten teacher doing that. So, I stopped for the boards, but I still use my first name in the clinic.