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Go Canny When Calling Someone Doctor

Published on Thu Nov 16, 2023

Californian DNPs are facing fines and potential license loss for going by ‘doctor.’ It’s easy to let certain linguistic quirks bleed into daily use, but language can really matter in the workplace, especially when the workplace is a medical practice. In fact, several clinicians have been fined thousands of dollars for using the honorific “doctor” despite not having doctor of [...]
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