My family doctor, who I had seen yearly for over two decades, and was my age, had the audacity to retire almost two-years ago (said sarcastically).
I recently went to see a new family physician, whom my wife had help to train and whom she recommended I see.
He was in his mid-to-late 30s.
In general, everything went fine except for the following:
I introduced myself by my first name when I stood to shake his hand.
He introduced himself as “Dr.,” followed only by his last name.
That annoyed me, as he knew I was a physician.
But it’s no surprise that I was annoyed.
I’ve always introduced myself to other physicians by my first name.
A physician who introduces himself as “Dr.,” followed only by their last name, when acknowledging my introduction, has always been a pet peeve, especially if I’m older or we are about the same age.
But, I’ve always made it a point of getting to know their first name so as to only use it when we subsequently cross pass professionally and/or socially.
I wonder if that annoys them?
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