Misleading... and potentially illegal depending on your state. Don't ever introduce yourself as Dr. Lastname in a clinical setting until you actually have that MD/DO. Student Doctor Lastname is borderline (but probably OK if your school doesn't outright forbid it).
Why's it gotta be a "him"?
Why's it gotta be a "him"?
I would say consensus is that, although it would be legit, it is potentially misleading, also potentially alienating and/or problem-causing. Overall, it is less contentious to leave the title off of the lab coat. (And go with MD, PhD for residency).
Thank you wise SDN - I hope everyone has an excellent night.
While I usually agree with your posts, I disagree with his one. A PhD by itself hardly ever has relevance in the clinical world - and I'm saying this as someone who completed PhD in a biomedical field (not chemistry) and one of whose graduate school papers was cited on UpToDate (so there actually was a bit of clinical relevance)*. Should JD be put on a student's white coat? One has to work hard to earn that, too. MBA? MS? No. Neither should PhD, as it's misleading and irrelevant. Wear your badge of honor after you've earned those MD letters.
Like I said above, no clincal relevance. The Anhedonia above didn't put his/her DDS on his/her white coat even though it has a lot more relevance. Someone with a PhD is just as clueless as any other medical student the first time they're in the OR, on the wards etc. Many medical studens - especially at top schools - have outstanding achievements, such as participating in the Olympics, being a figure skating champion etc. - should they wear their medals to the hospital?
As a medical student in the clincal world, showing off anything (even something totally legitimate) can be dangerous
Keeping a low profile is much safer. I'm not saying it's good, just the way it is. I guess there are too many insecure individuals in medicine who will ding you if they perceive you to be superior in some way. Unfortunately, the impression we make on people has a big really impact on our clinical grades. As someone observed about success on clinical rotations, "It's not who you know, it's who you don't annoy"
Put it on your attending coat. Nothing good can come of it being on your medical student coat- other students might give you ****, attendings might take it as a challenge to show you how little you know, etc.
Yours is a better way of putting what I was trying to say.
Because nurses and administrators are employees, and medical students are the lowest on the totem pole.
Why do med students love to put themselves down? No other health profession student I've seen does this.
Consider whether it is this very attitude that represents putting one's own perspective above that of others. Can guarantee you the nay votes on this thread have nothing to do with insecurity.
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