Thanks for the heads up, but you guys know what I meant, as in a 'real' M.D , which she is not.. I have friends that are licensed massage therapists and chiropractor's as well, they don't consider themselves doctors.... yet strangely enough some pharmacists (with a 2 year college course) seem to think they are...go figure.
My point was simply that becoming a chiropractor has nothing to do with becoming a 'REAL' doctor that has to actually go to medical school for 7 years, do a 2 year residence and can only then be considered a REAL doctor.
In all fairness, Medical School here in the USA and most places around the world is only 4 years. The student who successfully completes those 4 years of med school is then granted the degree of Medical Doctor (MD). They then go on to do a 2-3 year residency in internal medicine at some hospital that will allow them to practice internal medicine if desired. So, truth be told, an MD does about 8 years of schooling (4 years for a B.S. and another 4 years for an M.D.). That being said, a "REAL" doctor is anyone who has a doctorate in a particular field of practice. A lawyer is as much of a Doctor of Law as that of a Doctor of Medicine.
Schooling alone doesn't make anyone more qualified to be Doctor. For instance, a Doctor of Nursing practice goes to school for 9 years (4 years for a B.S. + 3 years for an M.S. + 2 years for a Doctorate in Nursing practice). That doesn't make this person more qualified than an M.D. or J.D. to be called a Doctor. Heck, there are PHD's out there that do 10 years of schooling and that's the highest possible degree granted.
To be as frank as you possibly can be, the term "Doctor" comes from the latin word "doctoris" which means teacher. Out of all the doctors mentioned in this thread, the only true doctors that teach are those who are PHDs. Those PHDs who do research year in and out and come up with the new techniques and approaches to improve their particular fields of practice and then furthermore teach those younger members of academia in the ways to improve their practice. So, a medical doctor should probably be called a physician as opposed to a Doctor, since they practice the "art of medicine" and not "teach" it. Since professional titles are adopted for the sake of vanity, holding all things equal, we must respect that if a medical doctor is to be called a "Doctor", then a Lawyer (Juris Doctor) is to be called Doctor as well, as is a Chiropractor that has attained a doctorate in their field.
Point being, give little Dena some credit. She might be a fucking idiot, but she has a piece of paper somewhere granted by an institution that merits her claim.
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