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Originally Posted by pman10
I just saw this, and it made me wonder - why does EVERYONE these days insist on being called doctor?
First it was the dentists - fine, they are doctors who wanted to specialize in the oral cavity, whatever. Then, there were the PsyDs and Podiatrists. After that, we got the PharmDs and PhDs. I don't understand how putting medicine into a container and then selling it makes your a doctor, but okay. And I DEFINITELY don't understand how making a living critiquing 15th century literature makes your a doctor, but whatever. But NOW, I hear we're going to barraged by "Nurse Doctors"? It's just getting to the point of being absurd. We might as well start giving doctoral degrees to garbagemen and gardeners, too.
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I would say dentists are doctors. They specialize. Podiatrists are doctors. They can do below ankle surgery. Most of their teaching is the same as any MD. PsyD.... ehhh.... Chiropractor....nah.....PT....no.....Pharmacist... .no......
Nurses are smart, but not doctors. They know cause and effect but not the reasons.
A lot has to do with insurance companies pushing it so they can limit the # of people you see before winding up at your final specialist. Such as with physical therapists.