Do you address Pharmacists as "doctors"?

[Mo0o]

Pharmicist is a job that can be outsourced to computers... in India

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: zinfamous
no. I'm not sure what they're certificate is, but it is analogous to an M.S. I should ask my pal.....

just go with Mr. ...because you wouldn't really say "Mr Johson, M.S."

It's a pharm D degree..or doctorate of Pharmacy. Ph.D's are addressed as doctors though yes?

ah yeah...true. although I've never heard a pharmacist addressed as Doctor.

pharm D is a 2 year program. MD is 4-5 years, PhD is 4.5-6, or 7...depending on your project, supervisor

maybe that's why?

 

[SandEagle]

not all pharmacists have a PharmD. The PharmD is now a requirement in the majority of pharmacy schools. I believe this took effect about 6-7 years ago.

Mr. should be fine

btw, i don't think PharmDs deserve to be called doctors. Just like we don't call lawyers (JD = juris doctorate) doctors

 

[Captante]

Gonna have to go with "hey you" out of the poll options, although I don't normally speak that way to anyone.

The time when any reliable advice could be obtained from most Pharmicists is long past.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: gururu2

Originally posted by: homercles337

PhD sometimes, though not preferred (personally at least). PharmD no, never. If you address a pharmD as Dr you are going to come off as a kiss ass. Come to think of it, same goes for PhD.

Edit: The Dr title is generally reserved for clinicians.

this couldn't be further from the truth. PhD means doctor of philosophy, and the prefix Dr. is always used in any professional atmosphere for PhDs and should be used for PharmDs as well (Doctor of Pharmacy). The individuals at pharmacies that are completing orders are typically not PharmDs, except for one or two that are running the show. On account of this, it becomes confusing knowing who is the actual doctor and so the prefix is seldom used. Some pharmacies will not let you complete an order until an actual PharmD comes over to you and explains the potential biochemical problems associated with the drug. Sometimes you have to wait a while until he or she is free. That individual would be correctly addressed as doctor.

No, not really.

As somebody else mentioned above who has a family member that is a pharmacist they are not addressed as "Doctor." I have a few friends that are pharmacists, and none of them ever use the title Doctor.

Granted the "D" in PharmD mean doctorate; as does the "D" in JD but people don't call lawyers doctors either.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: rrahman1
not all pharmacists have a PharmD. The PharmD is now a requirement in the majority of pharmacy schools. I believe this took effect about 6-7 years ago.

Mr. should be fine

btw, i don't think PharmDs deserve to be called doctors. Just like we don't call lawyers (JD = juris doctorate) doctors

i had to call my fricken english prof by Dr.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: rrahman1
not all pharmacists have a PharmD. The PharmD is now a requirement in the majority of pharmacy schools. I believe this took effect about 6-7 years ago.

Mr. should be fine

btw, i don't think PharmDs deserve to be called doctors. Just like we don't call lawyers (JD = juris doctorate) doctors

i had to call my fricken english prof by Dr.

I think it is rather typical to refer to university professors who has a PhD as Dr.

 

[DAWeinG]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: zinfamous
no. I'm not sure what they're certificate is, but it is analogous to an M.S. I should ask my pal.....

just go with Mr. ...because you wouldn't really say "Mr Johson, M.S."

It's a pharm D degree..or doctorate of Pharmacy. Ph.D's are addressed as doctors though yes?

ah yeah...true. although I've never heard a pharmacist addressed as Doctor.

pharm D is a 2 year program. MD is 4-5 years, PhD is 4.5-6, or 7...depending on your project, supervisor

maybe that's why?

Actually Pharm. D is typically a 4 year program. There are a few schools with 3 year programs. Afterwards, Pharm. D's can choose to apply for general residency for a year and a specialty residency for the second year.

To be on topic, nowadays, pharmacists with a Pharm. D degree are referred to as doctors. Some older pharmacists do not have Pharm. D's (since it wasn't a requirement back then) and are addressed as Mr./Ms./Mrs..

 

[preCRT]

Anyone with a doctorate who isn't a physician or dentist and insists on being addressed as "Dr." is a pompous insecure jackass with a stick up his/her behind; this especially applies to professors.

 

[Farang]

Mr. Doctor

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: preCRT
Anyone with a doctorate who isn't a physician or dentist and insists on being addressed as "Dr." is a pompous insecure jackass with a stick up his/her behind; this especially applies to professors.

i don't think profs with PhDs insist on being called Dr. students and other colleagues alike call them "Dr." because that is what they are. you don't call Dr. Jones "Mr. Jones" just because you're trying to be cool. quit trying to be a badass.

 

[alkemyst]

Pharmacy Bachelors are newer than Pharm D's...there is even 2 year Pharm programs now.

 

[darkxshade]

I address them as my "dealer"

 

[Parasitic]

Originally posted by: preCRT
Anyone with a doctorate who isn't a physician or dentist and insists on being addressed as "Dr." is a pompous insecure jackass with a stick up his/her behind; this especially applies to professors.

Only some professors want you to call them Dr.; most of the older ones want to be referred as Professors and the ones you work closely often don't mind being on a first-name basis.

 

[sjwaste]

Screw it, when I finish my JD I'm going to insist I'm addressed as doctor.

(just kidding)

If I go back as a college prof, though, would I be a doctor with a JD, or would that be someone with an SJD? I'd rather just be addressed by my first name, that would solve it.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: preCRT
Anyone with a doctorate who isn't a physician or dentist and insists on being addressed as "Dr." is a pompous insecure jackass with a stick up his/her behind; this especially applies to professors.

i don't think profs with PhDs insist on being called Dr. students and other colleagues alike call them "Dr." because that is what they are. you don't call Dr. Jones "Mr. Jones" just because you're trying to be cool. quit trying to be a badass.

I usually called them "Professor Lastname" instead of "Dr. Lastname". Not all of my professors had PhD's, so I was safer that way

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: preCRT
Anyone with a doctorate who isn't a physician or dentist and insists on being addressed as "Dr." is a pompous insecure jackass with a stick up his/her behind; this especially applies to professors.

If you won't call your professor "doctor", then call them "professor". They have earned the title by researching, writing, and defending a dissertation and obtaining a position in academia. Many have received tenure, though young (assistant) professors have not. Even still, this person is teaching you and deserves some level of respect as a result.

I have run across adjunct faculty and lecturers who do not have a Ph.D. In these cases I typically use the term "professor" unless otherwise instructed. For graduate students, I would use the term mister, miss, or missus unless otherwise instructed.

I have a Ph.D. and though I do not ask that I be called "doctor" instead of "mister", technically I have earned the title. I should not be called "professor" because I am not in academia, and as a result I have not earned that title (by receiving a job and/or tenure). If people want to call me "doctor" I do not mind at all . However, I have gone above and beyond other college grads by conducting original research, writing, and defending my dissertation. Whether or not you think that entitles me to be called "doctor" is up to you, but a "doctor" is what I am.

R

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
Screw it, when I finish my JD I'm going to insist I'm addressed as doctor.

(just kidding)

If I go back as a college prof, though, would I be a doctor with a JD, or would that be someone with an SJD? I'd rather just be addressed by my first name, that would solve it.

Don't you need a slightly different law degree (SJD or JSD, doctor of the science of law) in order to enter legal academia?

If you are in a tenure track faculty position, whether or not you have received tenure yet, you should be called "professor".

R

 

[aphex]

I have my JD and no one calls me Dr.

My dad is a pharm., and everyone calls him Mr.

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: rgwalt

Originally posted by: sjwaste
Screw it, when I finish my JD I'm going to insist I'm addressed as doctor.

(just kidding)

If I go back as a college prof, though, would I be a doctor with a JD, or would that be someone with an SJD? I'd rather just be addressed by my first name, that would solve it.

Don't you need a slightly different law degree (SJD or JSD, doctor of the science of law) in order to enter legal academia?

If you are in a tenure track faculty position, whether or not you have received tenure yet, you should be called "professor".

R

usually for academic settings it is a LLM. yup, in law you get a doctorate first and then your Masters degree.

 

[Cold Steel]

Originally posted by: preCRT
Anyone with a doctorate who isn't a physician or dentist and insists on being addressed as "Dr." is a pompous insecure jackass with a stick up his/her behind; this especially applies to professors.

That's been my experience as well. I've been in semiconductor research for many years and have worked with a lot of PhD's. Spent several years working at MIT. The only ones who insisted on being called Dr. were the ones I couldn't stand. Most of them were first names only. Especially when I was thrashing them on the raquet ball court.

 

[ghostman]

Well, my sister is a PharmD and I know (too) many others. Some of them know a heck of a lot more about drugs than medical doctors, which is to be expected. So each serve their purposes. But I chuckle at the thought of calling my sister or any of my/her PharmD friends "doctors". I do address professors as "Dr. ____" if I don't know them well, but almost all professors I've been around went by their first name. Anyone who insists that I call them "doctor" will instantly lose my respect.