Miss Manners: I’m a doctor. Can I address my physician by first name?
Dear Miss Manners: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and nonphysician staff in the hospital where I work. Even out in public, if I run into someone from the hospital, it is common for them to address me as “Dr. Jones.”
Miss Manners: Should patients ever be on a first-name basis with their doctors?
MISS MANNERS by Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and non-physician staff in the hospital where I work.
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Almost without fail, a person will enter the examination room, make no introduction, and launch into a series of questions or ...
We try to impress upon all our health care providers how important it is to introduce oneself with your name and role.
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