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• Jun 13, 2017

  Don’t Get Fooled Again – It is legal to use Dr. when you are not a medical doctor?

  The third installment in the Don’t Get Fooled Again series is a statement about the use of the abbreviation “Dr.”: When giving advice to endurance athletes, it is legal to use the abbreviation “Dr.” before your name even when you do not have a degree that would allow you to practice as a doctor in medicine. (True or False?)   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ True.  “Doctor” is an academic title for a person who has obtained a research doctorate or PhD degree. The ethical and accepted use of “Dr.” preceding (Name) varies depending on the country.  In the USA, some states protect the...

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