If I get a PhD in anything, does that mean I can put a Dr. in my name? Can I be called a doctor?
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So if people ask me what I do, I could say I'm a lawyer, teacher and doctor? Even though I have no medical knowledge or practice? Seems a bit misleading.
Depends on the situation:
If you have a PhD in the liberal arts usually you just add PhD at the end of your name
If you have a science PhD, it can either be Dr. or in the academic setting Prof.
I think it is the same for engineering as well.
If you have a PhD in the liberal arts usually you just add PhD at the end of your name
If you have a science PhD, it can either be Dr. or in the academic setting Prof.
I think it is the same for engineering as well.
No you dolt. You're a Philosophiae Doctor or doctor of philosophy. Just because someone has "Dr." as a title doesn't mean it pertains to the medical industry.
Saying "I'm a doctor" can be different than saying "My name is Doctor so-and-so" which is what his original question was. You WOULD be a doctor with a Ph.D. in physics or something. You'd be a doctor of philosophy (not, like, doctor of medical dentistry or something).
Originally posted by: ironwing
Originally posted by: aphex
In roughly 1 year i will hopefully recieve my Juris Doctor.
Believe me, Dr. is the LAST thing i'm expecting to be called
Good, because it's really an M.A. hyped up to sound more significant.
:Q
thank you for clearing that up. I'm sure there were many of us who were under the impression that it was.
Let's throw this into the mix as well and say yes, I'm asking this too.
My reply was that "So if people ask me what I do, I could say I'm a lawyer, teacher and doctor? Even though I have no medical knowledge or practice? Seems a bit misleading."
So, although you could call yourself Dr. Nik, you cannot say that you are Dr. Nik, the teacher, doctor and lawyer, correct?
Originally posted by: axelfox
Originally posted by: ironwing
Originally posted by: aphex
In roughly 1 year i will hopefully recieve my Juris Doctor.
Believe me, Dr. is the LAST thing i'm expecting to be called
Good, because it's really an M.A. hyped up to sound more significant.
:Q
Why are you surprised? Do you really think Dr. Dre SOUNDS like he's had any real education?
YES. For the love of god, how many ways does it have to be explained. You can have a Ph.D. in physics. That makes you a doctor of philosophy in physics. You can have a Ph.D. in teaching. You can say "My name is Doctor Nik." and you would be correct.
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