Joanne Rowling's Doctorates

[ridicully11]

> > I may just be picky here, but in the UK it may be less *general* 
than you


> > may think! People with PhDs should be called *DR*, however medical 
*Drs*


> > do


> > not have PhDs so in theory they should not be called *DR*, however 
they


> > are


> > awarded an Honourary Doctorate, and rather obviously they are 
called *DR*.


> > 


> Mycropht says:


> 


> Medical Doctors are MDs.  That stands for Doctor of Medicine.  They 
are


> entitled to the Honorific.


> 




I think medical degrees have to be treated differently. Mostly *the 
patients* will call you doctor and they will call anything doctor that 
walks around, looks likes it knows what it does and is dressed in 
something resembling white.


I'm a student, when I'm finished (only 2 1/2 more years) I'll be a 
vet. Neither now, nor then am I or will i be formally entitled to be 
called doctor, but the patients (or rathter their owners) do it 
anyway. 


I plan to get an 'official' title after this, then I'll hopefully be a 
'Dr. vet. med.'. This will become part of my 'official' name - for 
example on my ID and on most forms. Weather I use it in private 
letters, is up to what I prefer.


The only difference with honorary degrees is as far as I know that 
they aren't part of this 'official' name. What you do in your private 
corespondence is up to you.


Of course this is no help at all to decide how exactly it is handled 
in the UK but I thought I would mention it anyway.




Smile


Ridi - whose 'official' name already includes *three* given names