I hate being called "nurse"!!!

[Faust]

OK, I have to take offense at this. Why does someone with a Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree any less deserving of the title Doctor than a Doctor of Medicine???? Why shouldn't people have a right to be addressed by whatever title makes them comfortable? Isn't the reason you addressed the person as Mr./Ms. Smith to show respect, so why be offended if they inform you that they prefer another title?

Please don't take offense. The thing is this. NOWHERE on any of our charts is the patient's title listed be it Doctor Phd King Revrend Rabi or whhatever..I am happy to use whatever title makes you happy even if you are being a snot. I have in fact had people tell me during the course of conversation that they were a doctor...and accordingly I let the next person know he is a Dr. It just seems tacky to make a big huge deal about something I had no way of knowing before they so rudely informed me.