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I know a few with PhDs, and they don't. Usually post-nominal credentials, rather than "doctor" before the name. Anecdotal evidence doesn't mean a whole lot. Th
by SECProto 7y ago
I know a few with PhDs, and they don't. Usually post-nominal credentials, rather than "doctor" before the name. Anecdotal evidence doesn't mean a whole lot.
The giving-medical-advice thing was a dig at a formerly popular television host.
- MereInterest 7y agoThere is a difference between PhDs typically not introducing themselves as "Doctor" and saying that it is a falsehood when they do. That said, a doctor misrepresenting themself as a physician and giving medical advice where not licensed to do practice medicine, as done by Dr. Phil, is wildly unethical.
- SECProto 7y agoDefinitely, and if you read my original comment, I defended the engineer because he wasn't using the title as a deception or in soliciting business. Though he was potentially commenting outside his realm of expertise.