PharmD title in e-mail address?

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Do you guys use any designations for the PharmD/Dr title in your professional e-mail address or just your name? I was recently told by an HR guy that I should stop using my "student" e-mail address from Touro.
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Yes, stop using your student email address and yes I include my degree in the sig.
 
I throw the PharmD/phd on the sig when I need to get respect. That said, I've only done it twice and one time was RSVPing to my snotty cousins wedding

But i still use my .edu email. You keep them when you join the alumni assoc
 
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My campus email always kinda sucked, so I always had everything forwarded through my gmail account, it's the same name, just @gmail.com vs @college.edu. I don't think I've used my .edu for anything besides group work in classes.

My work email sig has PharmD Rph, but I really only email my DM and a few others on occasion, not that I'm sending tons of professional correspondence to colleagues.

If it's for a job application, I can see why still using a student.edu might not be the best. It kind of gives the impression you're fresh out of school vs. an experienced rph.
 
Believe it or not people will judge you for using a .edu address. I can't take you seriously if you still use one, makes me think you're a fresh grad who still hasn't taken the NAPLEX. What's so wrong with using a real email address?
 
BenJammin said:
Believe it or not people will judge you for using a .edu address. I can't take you seriously if you still use one, makes me think you're a fresh grad who still hasn't taken the NAPLEX. What's so wrong with using a real email address?
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That's kind of silly. All the faculty have the same .edu address, and several institutions use the .edu address. You can't automatically assume someone is a new grad based on the email ending.
 
rxlea said:
That's kind of silly. All the faculty have the same .edu address, and several institutions use the .edu address. You can't automatically assume someone is a new grad based on the email ending.
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Totally irrelevant. Having an .edu address doesn't mean you're a student? So what are you, faculty? Not all universities have email addresses not identifying your role. My college of pharmacy gives out @student.xxxx.edu addresses.
 
rxlea said:
That's kind of silly. All the faculty have the same .edu address, and several institutions use the .edu address. You can't automatically assume someone is a new grad based on the email ending.
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Well the way it works at my school is faculty get: touro.edu
And students get: student.touro.edu
 
BenJammin said:
Totally irrelevant. Having an .edu address doesn't mean you're a student? So what are you, faculty? Not all universities have email addresses not identifying your role. My college of pharmacy gives out @student.xxxx.edu addresses.
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I'm sure schools are different. Ours does not differentiate, which is why you can't make the assumption.

My last job at a hospital had .edu...everyone had the same @....
 
rxlea said:
I'm sure schools are different. Ours does not differentiate, which is why you can't make the assumption.
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Even then, it's still misleading. Are you a student or faculty?
 
I think email addresses using your name instead of some kind of "username" or handle are much more professional.

That being said, I don't see a lot wrong with using your .edu email address if it is clear in context that you are not still a student (ex. you are actually faculty).
 
rxlea said:
I'm a student. I have the same @ ending as everyone else (including faculty).
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That was a rhetorical question. If you're not faculty then you're a student if you have an .edu address. Doesn't send the right message, no pun intended.
 
One day, your .edu email will stop working because the school will be tired of you using their email servers. Then you'll be screwed because you won't have access to anything you had in there. My undergrad email stopped working 6 months after I graduated and I didn't even realize how many important emails I had linked there until it was too late.

Just do [email protected] or whatever domain you choose if you decide to migrate in case the school cuts off your email. Who cares if you have a .edu email? Are we really going to judge a person based on an email address?

If you're emailing someone in the healthcare field, feel free to include your credentials in the signature. Otherwise, it's a waste of space.
 
BenJammin said:
That was a rhetorical question. If you're not faculty then you're a student if you have an .edu address. Doesn't send the right message, no pun intended.
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I'm not sure how you're missing this. If you work for an academic teaching hospital, it is very possible that you'll have an edu address as an employee of that institution. I've seen it in responses to residency related emails and it was also the case at the hospital I worked at.

So, the point is, you cannot judge based on the ending of an email address. That's absurd.
 
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