JRSM > Volume 99, Number 7 > Pp. 333-334

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Letters

Miss, Mister, Doctor: Distinguishing titles

Ross MacPherson

Senior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

E-mail: RMacpher{at}nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Ibery et al. have written an interesting paper looking at the pros and cons of the appellation ‘Mister’ to describe the surgeon (April 2006 JRSM¹). While I have no opinion either way on the matter, I do think their argument that the title helps distinguish physician from surgeon when they share a common surname is a rather weak one. Here in the antipodes we have found the use of Christian or first names solves such a problem quite easily.

Footnotes

Competing interests None declared.

REFERENCES

1. Ibery N, Patel PM, Robb PJ. Do surgeons wish to become doctors?J R Soc Med 2006;99:197 -9[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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