M.D. on checks?

[DR]

I know a resident who put M.D. after his name on his personal checks. Anyone do this?

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[PimplePopperMD]

I don't. I can't imagine why one would want to do this. What is the possible benefit? So you pay for your groceries, and the checkout worker says "you know, my elbow hurts when I do this"...

I keep it out of social conversations as much as possible.

 

[DrMom]

Originally posted by PimplePopperMD
So you pay for your groceries, and the checkout worker says "you know, my elbow hurts when I do this"...

I don't plan on putting my degree on my checks. It really doesn't matter for my everyday personal life.

 

[Castro Viejo]

My checks still read "MR. ******." I have like 1,000 left and I'm not about to chuck them all for a change to "DR." or even "M.D." It serves absolutely no purpose.

Who am I trying to impress? The credit card bill processing person?

Like others, I've always tried pretty damn hard to keep all mention of my career choice out of conversation. It feels weird to have a few people slobber over your being a med student/doctor and plenty of others to scoff at your career choice, thinking you've wasted a talent for finance.

Though some friends of mine have insisted on being introduced as "Dr. Bob Costas" in social engagements since graduation (within the last month), I've shyed away from this kind of behavior. To me it feels more like grand-standing. Like you want the praise and you want people to take notice, like a kid who complains of having a "boo-boo" when clearly there's nothing.

 

[TulaneKid24]

I know a few doctors who have their M.D. title on their checks. I think it is very annoying.

Maybe we should all put our degrees on our checks then. HEHEHE.. Imagine me! John Thomas, BA, MA.

😀

 

[southerndoc]

I think you should only put MD after your name for your business checks, not for your personal checks.

It'll give you a good way to separate the two, too! Of course you might have a name for your practice, and if so, that would be on the checks instead of Joe Blow, MD.

Minds are like parachutes.....they don't work unless they are open.

🙄 Man, as a skydiver, I can tell you that's it not even remotely funny to joke about 'chutes.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Like most others, I think its pretty poor form. Besides the obvious query of "who ya trying to impress?" I just don't see any benefit and perhaps some trouble. Some joe sees you're a doctor and tries for some free advice or worse, figures you're rich and tries to rip you off in various and sundry ways.

I just don't see the point - I try to mention it as little as possible.

 

[ArrogantSurgeon]

Why don't you just wear an extremely annoying neon yellow shirt all the time in public that reads:

"I like to discretly let people know that I'm a doctor because it makes me feel important".

 

[womansurg]

Originally posted by ArrogantSurgeon
Why don't you just wear an extremely annoying neon yellow shirt all the time in public that reads:

"I like to discretly let people know that I'm a doctor because it makes me feel important".

Or...put it in your online signature... 😛

 

[RuralMedicine]

Well I'll never have MD on my checks. I'm a DO (although I'm not planning on adding that to my checks either!). That said, I will admit that if I pay bills after a particularly long day (or when I'm post call) I have completely unintentionally signed with my "official signature" (our state requires us to use the same signature that we used on our medical license on all medical documentation). I'm definitely not trying to impress the utility companies or my mortgage lender, I doubt they look at the signature anyway.

 

[afmsboy]

So what if some people decide to put Md on their checks, license plates, mailboxes etc (apologies to the soon to be defunct company of same name). The fact that some people choose otherwise should not mean everyone that does is somewhat lacking in the area of modesty. Afterall modesty is not exactly a quality that is promoted within medical training.

 

[Castro Viejo]

Originally posted by afmsboy
Afterall modesty is not exactly a quality that is promoted within medical training.

How do you figure?

 

[docB]

I have never put MD on my checks because I don't want any crooks who might get a hold of them to preferentially steal from me because they think all docs are rich like in the old days.

 

[fourthyear]

I agree with you, doc B! I wouldn't even put my med school sticker on my car b/c I was afraid it would make theives to think I had something worth stealing in my car. Maybe that's a little too paranoid, but why invite trouble?

 

[Foxxy Cleopatra]

I agree. While graduation is exciting, I didn't want people to think that I was being a braggart by advertising that I am an M.D. so I did not have it put on my checks. More so, I definitely don't want people to think that I have anything worth trying to steal because (other than my pets) I certainly don't!

 

[docB]

I agree with you, doc B! I wouldn't even put my med school sticker on my car b/c I was afraid it would make theives to think I had something worth stealing in my car. Maybe that's a little too paranoid, but why invite trouble?

See I don't have the car problem. I drive a '91 Nissan pickup with 140K miles on it. NOONE would take the time to steal it. Anyone who looks at it would assume that there's nothing valuable in it. "What could he have in there if he can't afford basic things like paint and windows?" thieves must ask themselves. It's great for parking in hospital parking lots overnight in the bad part of town.

 

[southerndoc]

Originally posted by docB
See I don't have the car problem. I drive a '91 Nissan pickup with 140K miles on it. NOONE would take the time to steal it.

Come to Savannah. If your car has 4 wheels, it's fair game. These homies will steal anything.

 

[DR]

Hell yeah...I live in NY, and you'd be surprised what some of most stolen cars are. It doesn't have to look nice, just have parts that are worth money when sold.