Reply #165: If I may suggest ...

[MedicalAdmin]

...when YOU think doctor, YOU think MD. Other people do not necessarily think that. I know I don't. YOu are upset of an obliviousness to reality and that is understandable. Change is hard for some folks.

English is a living language and it changes. For example, a fool used to be an astute commentator of the political climate, and now it just means that you work for Fox. The times are changing and while you may not like it, it doesn't change that fact. There are MD's, DO's, ND's, DC's, DOM's, etc. The world is bigger and smaller than you want it to be and I feel that frustration, but it doesn't change the fact that things are changing.

What I am trying to do is clear up what will be growing confusion. If you need to see an MD, then request one. And one way to do that without changing laws in all 50 states is to refer to MD's as physicians or surgeons as those are already protected titles that other doctors are not allowed to use. What you are suggesting will require the changing of literally dozens of licensing laws in all 50 states and the revamping of every board and subboard of medical practice in all 50 states.

And yes, world peace is next on my agenda. What about you?