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Legality on usage of the word "Doctor"?

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    #62
    wheresthebeef
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭wheresthebeef


    As a matter of interest, all Nursing titles are protected by law.
    They include - Registered General Nurse, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Registered Childrens Nurse, Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability, Registered Midwife, Registered Public Health Nurse, Registered Nurse Tutor, Registered Nurse Prescriber.
    To my knowledge it is an Offence under law to claim to be, or to take or use the above titles if one is not a nurse registered with ABA. And thus, i can with confidence affirm, without fear of prosecution, that I am an RGN.
    Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic are also terms protected by law for the exclusive use of those registered with the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council.
    Doctors definitely need to reclaim their title and have it protected by law, for public safety if for no other reason.


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    #63
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    wheresthebeef wrote: »
    Doctors definitely need to reclaim their title and have it protected by law, for public safety if for no other reason.

    Eh, reclaim? No, historically as Dr. Indy mentions it was an "academic" title not a medical one strictly speaking.


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    #64
    wheresthebeef
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭wheresthebeef


    well then steal it from its rightful owners then. either way, the word Doctor is now by common usage more associated with the medical profession. Just take it.


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    #65
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    wheresthebeef wrote: »
    well then steal it from its rightful owners then. either way, the word Doctor is now by common usage more associated with the medical profession. Just take it.

    Well, I suppose we could adopt something silly like the American system and call all academics different variations of Professor... :p


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    #66
    briankirby
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭briankirby


    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    what about a Psy.D

    A psychologist is not a doctor and never will be.If u want to be a doctor then do medicine.Seems like u only want to be a doctor for the prestige anyway.Leave it to the proffesionals


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    #67
    Odysseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    briankirby wrote: »
    A psychologist is not a doctor and never will be.If u want to be a doctor then do medicine.Seems like u only want to be a doctor for the prestige anyway.Leave it to the proffesionals


    They still can use the title Dr Whatever. When I get around to doing my PhD I can use that title, but that does not mean I'm a medical doctor. If you do a PhD or whatever like a D.Psy why would you not use that title in an offical capacity of course. I'm a therapeutic professional as it is with my PhD. Medical doctors are not the only professionals you know.


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    #68
    Odysseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    Anthony16 wrote: »
    i know they can call themselves doctors but they are not medical doctors,as u have stated.Im saying that if u ask an average joe on the street they will say that a doctor is someone who treats illnesses and injuries.Anyway,i wasnt dissing phds i was just having a go at your man for his condescending attitudes on other threads so i probably shouldnt have commented.Sorry if u took offence,none intended

    Ok fair enough, none taken. I not sure about the point your making about the other poster. I have been keeping an eye on this thread, but it has been going for a while, so maybe I missed some.


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