fluphenazine replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral
I think we have digressed a bit from the topic at hand. NP training is not comparable to MD training, mainly because of enormous inconsistencies in the preparation of advanced practice nurses. One poster noted that we have four years of nursing scho...
fluphenazine replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral
It sounds like some sort of conspiracy when you discuss it in those terms. As I expressed in an earlier post, the colloquial term doctor has been interchangeable with the term physician for literally hundreds of years -- even where physicians are wi...
fluphenazine replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral
What do you mean an MD is not a terminal degree? What degree comes after it? Certainly, all holders of doctoral degrees should be afforded the title of "Doctor." I would venture to say that outside of the hospital, the general public understands ...