What the HELL!?

[drPLUM]

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That is freakin' hilarious! I've gotta know what hospital that was at. C'mon, post it!!

Let's just say a southern hospital with a known-to-be-malignant OB/GYN program.

 

[NupeMD2B]

Let's just say a southern hospital with a known-to-be-malignant OB/GYN program.

I'm sure this thread is old as dirt by now, but hey, I'm just now reading it so it's new to me....

1. I'm soon to be the only MD in my immediate family (3 PhD's)....I used to hate it when my friends and others referred to my dad as Mr., when he was clearly Dr. But, seeing as though I'm from a place where the only "Dr.s" carried stethoscopes and wrote prescriptions, I had to get over it. Now that it's my turn, I can't imagine people even calling me "Doctor". It hasn't sunk in yet I guess. But I'm cool with folks calling me Dr. O (my first initial) because my first name is unique and most people claim not to be able to pronounce it. It's actually pretty simple, and my last name is even simpler, yet I digress...

2. In my institution (let's just say a prestigious one in the midwest), I was once scolded for calling our profession "anesthesia," even in my personal statement. I was taught to refer to it and myself as anesthesiology/ist, b/c the other was reserved for the medication or the tech/CRNA/etc. I just thought I offended one of my letter writers so I've been saying it ever since. Go figure.

3. I think the point was well made earlier that respect is EARNED not GRANTED. This is big because so many people are feeling themselves having graduated from big name places, AOA, all that jazz, yet couldn't hold a conversation with an answering machine. I say, be firm with those who are being malicious, and otherwise let it ride. ****, up here, I get the weird look for calling people ma'am and sir on a daily, because I'm from the South. I was raised that way, as a term of respect, not to call a person old. I almost had a nurse go into tears becuase she thought I was saying she was old. Weird.

Anyway, I can't wait to start making a check. This student life blows. One day, I shall be honored to serve with you and call you Doctor So and So.

Until then, call me
Nupe M.D.2.B. 🙂

 

[jwk]

In my institution (let's just say a prestigious one in the midwest), I was once scolded for calling our profession "anesthesia," even in my personal statement. I was taught to refer to it and myself as anesthesiology/ist, b/c the other was reserved for......the tech/CRNA/etc.

Do I even wanna go there????? Nah....