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What's in a title? When it comes to 'Doctor,' more than you might think

  • Written by Patricia Friedrich, Associate Dean and Professor of English, Arizona State University
In a recent study, women doctors were more likely to be introduced by their first names rather than by their titles. Pressmaster/Shutterstock.com

If you work in medicine, does it matter if you are called by your title? Is it all right if patients, colleagues, and others call you by your first name?

The answer of course depends on whom you ask....

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