Guest guest Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 > In a message dated 8/23/03 6:16:28 AM, healthworks@j... writes: > <<so, some folks in our profession insist that yes, we have to be called doctor. that has to mean one of two things. in one case, we would be called doctor, as is, doctorate degree or not. this is already true in florida, eh, and new mexico, and where else? 'Dr' is usually reserved for anyone who has a doctoral degree. In the UK, the word doctor is protected by law. To say you are a doctor means you have to be registered with the GMC (General Medical Council) and of course to get that you have to have a MD. I believe that you can say you are a doctor of ....... So when i finish my BSc degree in TCM, i'll be able to say i'm a doctor of TCM. Attilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 hi all, i think we should be aware that when aperson practising medicine is called a doctor it is more the term used by patients which has become the byword. the real doctor title is limited to Phd or DSc qualifications in a ny subject. so anyone can be called doctor. after alll you will notice that patients end up calling some of us doctors as we deal with their health & give them advice to rectify their problems. but they have now converted it into legality. that is the state of affairs. anand --- <attiliodalberto wrote: > > In a message dated 8/23/03 6:16:28 AM, > healthworks@j... writes: > > <<so, some folks in our profession insist that > yes, we have to be > called doctor. that has to mean one of two things. > in one case, we > would be called doctor, as is, doctorate degree or > not. this is > already true in florida, eh, and new mexico, and > where else? 'Dr' is > usually reserved for anyone who has a doctoral > degree. > > In the UK, the word doctor is protected by law. To > say you are a > doctor means you have to be registered with the GMC > (General Medical > Council) and of course to get that you have to have > a MD. > > I believe that you can say you are a doctor of > ....... So when i > finish my BSc degree in TCM, i'll be able to say i'm > a doctor of TCM. > > Attilio > > ===== Anand Bapat Pain Management Specialist Sports Injury Specialist Blacktown, Parramatta, Punchbowl, & Hammondville 0402 472 897 ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://uk.messenger./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 In the state of Colorado using the title Doctor without the Educationally Earned Doctoral Degree is a direct and serious violation of our practices act. Doc anand bapat <acubapat wrote: hi all, i think we should be aware that when aperson practising medicine is called a doctor it is more the term used by patients which has become the byword. the real doctor title is limited to Phd or DSc qualifications in a ny subject. so anyone can be called doctor. after alll you will notice that patients end up calling some of us doctors as we deal with their health & give them advice to rectify their problems. but they have now converted it into legality. that is the state of affairs. anand True security must be rooted in true and complete social, economic and environmental justice for everyone everywhere with no exceptions. Anything else is an illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Good question Doc > Have i (or anyone else on this list) ever said they do? >> What I clearly referred to and stated in the previous mail was not about you or anyone necessarily on this or any list but IN FACT about a Florida state allopathic association who attacked such an issue here. <<Many Acupuncturists have earned the academic title Dr. > Colorado > recognizes > OMD, DOM, DAOM, DTCM,D Ac, and other such as legitimate degrees entitling > one to be called Dr. but if you have a M Ac and call yourself Dr. you are using > a false title. >> Ahh, an interesting question to which I would answer....depends on one's legal scope of practice regardless of title or degree. In other words.....what is it that you do or are allowed to administer to, in your practice? If you are a primary care provider (even though not necessarily given the title or have a doctor degree) and not a needle technician THEN you are a doctor regardles of title. All one needs to do is get a dictionary and review the definition of 'doctor' or 'physician'. What I refer to as 'needle technicians' are minimally those who have training in say the NADA 5-auricular needle protocol. Those for sure are needle technicians. They are certainly not primary care providers and not doctors of anything. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Rich, Most of your numbers are down??? Give me a call. 903-293-5530 Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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