Originally Posted by
6P&E
.... I've always thought it was dumb to use the title Dr. with an MD outside of the professional world. At the hospital, in the office, at professional meetings, OK. Clearly it denotes the person's title within their field. But Dr. outside the professional environment? Frankly, I just don't get it.
I guess it could be useful to readily identify medics: they have their uses ...
Which is precisely why it is such nonsense for holders of non-medical PhDs to identify themselves as Doctors in the world outside academic life. Hearing one explain they are "not that sort of doctor" to cabin crew seeking assistance for an unwell passenger is cringe-making.