@phantomtransy Yup, and honestly I’m still kinda salty about it. https://t.co/h44rClv1v0.
https://t.co/FobVd3Kma8 "A doctoral degree (PhD) is a degree that one earns after a master's degree. A PhD entitles a person to use the title doctor."
@ThatBaaghiAurat The word doctor is derived from the Latin verb “docere,” meaning to teach, or a scholar. Historically speaking, the title doctor was invented in the Middle Ages to describe eminent scholars.https://t.co/jH5UYrxbXR.
@RagtagRealist @DisabledDoctor @LaRougeAbeille And, NASA consider MD+residency Master’s-equivalent for potential astronauts… Whole thing is incredibly silly, divisive, and all because some folks thought being “doctor” (e.g., scholar) was more prestigious…
https://t.co/FobVd3Kma8 "A doctoral degree (PhD) is a degree that one earns after a master's degree. A PhD entitles a person to use the title doctor."
RT @Njokiwamai: @DrAhmedKalebi This kind of low thinking is expected from arrogant Kenyan physicians who should not be called doctors. Read…
RT @Njokiwamai: @DrAhmedKalebi This kind of low thinking is expected from arrogant Kenyan physicians who should not be called doctors. Read…
@DrAhmedKalebi This kind of low thinking is expected from arrogant Kenyan physicians who should not be called doctors. Read the article https://t.co/MGcP4kjWLY.
An article on the same https://t.co/MGcP4kkuBw.
https://t.co/FobVd3Kma8 "The PhD, or Doctor of Philosophy, is the highest graduate degree awarded by our universities. Health professionals receive undergraduate degrees in medicine. These are professional degrees, and not really doctorates. The MD degree
@DJGould94 How about the fact that PhDs have been called Dr. a lot longer than physicians. Used to be that physicians only used Mr., Mrs., or Miss until the 1700s. https://t.co/PUl3uxYhyH
Because I'm a teacher and a scholar, here are my https://t.co/0K6Vv83rnS
@nancylee2016 @BidenHQ @DrBiden actually physicians are not doctorates. MD is a professional degree https://t.co/xo7cs4is6x
@SherrieJacoby @naomirwolf PhDs were the original "Doctors" as the original meaning of the term in Latin related to teacher. Many PhDs spend several years obtaining their degrees in addition to undergraduate work. Even a "humanities" doctorate is extremely
@MDErdogan @amanneyseiste @sukrulesmek @Yargimachine59 @SafaYildiz13 @alalenbiri @neupogenspazmi @belejmavitik Konuyu saptıran sizsiniz :D dünyadaki ilk doktora diye gösterdiğiniz şey bilim tarihi alanındaki ilk doktora. Doktor, kelime anlamı öğreten, 1100
@danielrao007 @DrAnnieHickox @dr_shibley @Dr_Done_ The use of Dr for academics precedes its use for medical professionals by 400 years. "Because of the respect and prestige, medical schools, particularly in Scotland, started to address their graduates as
RT @ChiefBango: @KuraiMGX @antomukuwa You are actually right. It's the other way. People with PhDs are the real doctors. Historically someo…
@KuraiMGX @antomukuwa You are actually right. It's the other way. People with PhDs are the real doctors. Historically someone with an MBCB was never called a doctor. Find a short history on this here 👇🏿https://t.co/5lCnNiYugG.
RT @CharlieRadUK: @ZJAyres A nice, short article on the history of using the word “doctor: “Whom should we really call a “doctor”?” https…
RT @FindlaterGroup: Love this disclaimer at the end, “This contribution should not be construed as an attack on any professional or group o…
RT @FindlaterGroup: Love this disclaimer at the end, “This contribution should not be construed as an attack on any professional or group o…
Love this disclaimer at the end, “This contribution should not be construed as an attack on any professional or group of professionals. The main purpose here is to educate the public.” 😈 https://t.co/mF4p23Nibx
@ZJAyres A nice, short article on the history of using the word “doctor: “Whom should we really call a “doctor”?” https://t.co/mpU04CqdBz
Bro not even Doctors are Doctors, ever thought of that. https://t.co/B7HU4ExZ0p.
@DuchessOfGonder Because he is entitled to use it. 👇👇👇 https://t.co/T6mNut98iM.
@MStott88 @ISM_JD Well I did have /s on the end of my comment as the universal symbol for sarcasm.However this paper is the one that springs to mind. Although my comment still stands that most medical professionals don’t have doctorates. https://t.co/JWsb
@drewdyck PhDs are the “real” Doctors linguistically and historically. https://t.co/rjtsOSWpq2
@timwilliamsart So true. Also. As a PhD married to an MD/PhD physician who thinks his terminal (PhD) degree is way more important, the doctor thing always makes me laugh. I just wish I had received the degree in Finland! https://t.co/9aXF5QFxbt. https:/
RT @NBTiller: The word 'doctor' derives from the Latin verb "docere"—to teach. The first doctors were scholars who'd been awarded their PhD…
@MattNachtrab @evoclock That is my role, or profession. PhD is my title. https://t.co/cuRo2DCWRx https://t.co/KOE3RdmdlO
RT @PARODY_ELON_: It harkens back to the Middle Ages! Eminent scholars were awarded the title, you MORON. It’s in the degree name—doctor…
It harkens back to the Middle Ages! Eminent scholars were awarded the title, you MORON. It’s in the degree name—doctorate. 😂 Doctorate of philosophy, of education. of economics, etc. They’re experts in their respective fields, thus, doctors of. https:
@deepblueocean_1 @Ebeth1800 @TiffMoodNukes Doctor of philosophy. Doctor of education. Doctorate in economics. They’re experts in their respective fields . That’s why they were called doctors. It harkens back to the Middle Ages! Eminent scholars were aw
@MdWeyhrauch @NursePatMacRN First use of title “Doctor” was 1300s & it is Latin for “to teach”. Because of RESPECT & PRESTIGE medical schools co-opted title in 17th century. https://t.co/rVEgE3dXEC.
@ThePhDPlace As a stand-alone form of address (as in "hey, doctor"), the title of doctor is reserved for physicians although since "doctor" is "derived from the Latin verb 'docere,' meaning to teach" and physicians treat rather than teach, PhDs are the rea
@megbasham Actually, it’s the PhDs with the traditional right to be called Dr. The title was given to graduates of certain medical programs, as an honorific, not an earned title. The same system applies in the US (no exceptionalism). https://t.co/PRv6EL1E
@Nurseborisbash @ABridgen @Johnincarlisle Medics with the exception of consultants get an MD and a pat on the head title of doctor, it started at st Andrews in the 17th century and it was a snobbery thing. As I said sadly he IS a doctor and the medics you
@KateCushing2 @OrthopaedicOz It is literally not, you have a bachelor's in medicine, doctor is etymologicslly derived from the Latin docere, to teach. Calling medics Dr is a pat on the head which started in 17th century scotland . https://t.co/CinFRZNQDZ.
@sjs856 People with PhDs are doctors and it is perfectly correct to use that title if you have a legit PhD. It is physicians who stole the title for clout and who should really stop using it unless they actually have PhDs. https://t.co/05jn4xMjiR
@mae_mercadow PhDs are the original doctors. The term comes from the latin word for "teacher" after all. https://t.co/lMwQrgEo3d
@ZarethShahara Jill Biden has a PhD (doctorate) in eduction so she can call herself a doctor. She's never claimed to be a medical professional. Try educating yourself a little more. https://t.co/0MS6rqZg6E.
@jbryan522 “Who Should We Really Call a Doctor” https://t.co/FTDoJl3fKw.
@tyrespe Hmm are you sure about that? https://t.co/OIfRkGhW7Z.
@Sanjaysasane277 @netshrink https://t.co/moxa66AIm4 Only PhDs should be addressed as doctors. You are a physician maybe!
@Sanjaysasane277 https://t.co/moxa66AIm4 Only PhDs should be addressed as doctors. You are a physician maybe!
Who should be called a Doctor? Entangled in semantics and conventions again, are we? https://t.co/Tty7UWlZin.
@Priscenyo @gabrieldane @CMichaelGibson Well, as in an honorific 😁 vs degree entitled: https://t.co/kTcUPzCiuX.
Doctor is from the Latin phrase, “to teach”. “Whom should we really call a doctor?” https://t.co/7BmmJWKWg8 #CMAJ
@ThePhDPlace "Real doctor" my a**! We are the real doctors. See link: https://t.co/D0TUaGhgzT
@tutticontenti Who knows if this ever happened, but tbf, a PhD has more claim to the title of Doctor than a medical practitioner https://t.co/yPr0V0BucU.
@realTuckFrumper Can someone please pass this link to them? https://t.co/KUkKARpTsj.
Someone with a doctorate. I think there needs to be some distinction between a medical dr and others, but theyre the same level.
Honey, the fact YOU have to put Doctor in quote marks, "Doctor" show the people you want to claim have expertise with your history are NOT doctors worth anyone's time. Epic fail
RT @geostylegeo: Seeing that there is some disinformation floating around on the following topic, here is some history on who is a real "do…
@AsylumKRU @WhyRWeHere99 @SHAQ Read this and stop strawmanning everything... https://t.co/3daauaskR9.
@AsylumKRU @WhyRWeHere99 @SHAQ Again... https://t.co/3daauaskR9.
Seeing that there is some disinformation floating around on the following topic, here is some history on who is a real "doctor" and who was eventually called that... https://t.co/3daauaskR9.
@AsylumKRU Ummm... https://t.co/3daauaskR9.
@studiofailurez @TeaPainUSA @studiofailurez https://t.co/uGvb88uoX8. [D]octorates date back to the 1300s. Such people were accorded a lot of respect & prestige. A doctoral degree (PhD) is a degree that one earns after a master’s degree. A PhD entit
@realTuckFrumper Fox News knows most of their their viewers have limited knowledge in regards to doctorates and the history of the term. https://t.co/23VkD4ig6R
@AmyBonsallPhD @ThePhDPlace Had never heard of it before. Found this on the web: https://t.co/D0TUaGgIKl
"A doctoral degree (PhD) is a degree that one earns after a master's degree. A PhD entitles a person to use the title doctor." https://t.co/AcK33wPsTY.
@ACTBrigitte You’re as ignorant as you look https://t.co/tfNDP8uXaO.
@CallenderMona @ACTBrigitte I wish people would educate themselves before talking shit (don’t have to be a phd though) https://t.co/tfNDP8uXaO.
@auchinleckchuck @EdKrassen Actually, that’s not true: https://t.co/V55m8Xvjyx.
@nspector4 @WSJ Shouldn’t it be the other way around? https://t.co/YqsV4BRDpl.
@theliverdr So I googled, and an interesting paper came up. https://t.co/bkVIVBAehb.
@aznative1161 @AwakenSunset11 @bennyjohnson Doctor is reserved for those with a Doctorate degree, do try and keep up, sweetie. Social settings are dependent upon the person, where as academic and professional settings are also dependent upon the person. He
RT @ScottosMaximos: @DrSarahMaccies @Xeon4f145d96s1 @HullHospitals The lack of self awareness / entitlement there to presume they could com…
@DrSarahMaccies @Xeon4f145d96s1 @HullHospitals The lack of self awareness / entitlement there to presume they could come to work and question the qualifications of colleagues is unreal. Glad they scuttled off with their undergrad degree in medicine* *a R
@amyfaithho Perhaps this paper answers your question? https://t.co/iP8GssxzEl.
I mean, if we want to get technical about who is called doctor... https://t.co/iP8GssxzEl.
@android_stern @POTUS She is. The title doctor has been used by scholars and teachers since the 1300s. The title doctor started being used by medical school graduates in the 17th century. https://t.co/gS3nVXyeOM
@heymarryam Actually, this has all become a fashion. A true doctor is only a PhD and not even those mbbs/bds. Read this article, it'll explain what I mean and I really don't mean to offend those whose egos are boasted with this title after these health d
@MichaelRapaport Actually, Mike, the medical doctors stole the Dr. title from the educators. https://t.co/XRZu0U3TZv.
@MichaelRapaport "Historically speaking, the title doctor was invented in the Middle Ages to describe eminent scholars. These doctorates date back to the 1300s. Such people were accorded a lot of respect and prestige." https://t.co/V2Osg9rxDy.
RT @AliciaAllenPhD: Wow @NPR I thought way more highly of you. This is offensive. If you want to distinguish MDs from PhDs, you should us…