3 ms·
This is, I believe, why British surgeons are properly addressed as Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms LastName, rather than Dr LastName: originally a way of keeping them in their p
by dghf 4y ago
This is, I believe, why British surgeons are properly addressed as Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms LastName, rather than Dr LastName: originally a way of keeping them in their place (because only physicians were "real" doctors), it has since been adopted as a badge of pride.
- physicsguy 4y agoIt’s funny because they change too. They’re Dr when they first qualify and do general training for a couple of years, then they become Mr/Ms/etc. and then if they do a PhD they will often choose Dr in the academic setting like a conference but continue to use Mr/Ms at work. And then if they’re a professor they might use that both clinically and in academia!