are you the secretary?

[Galloway Cynthia M]

Bill Lee wrote about MD's being livid about Ph.D's being called Dr. (I 
hit the delete key before I could reply)

I have two short stories to add to this.  When I was waiting to go into 
surgery years ago (as a Ph.D. student)  the surgeon came by to see me and 
when he found I was working on my Ph.D said, "I could never do that, it's 
too difficult".  Don't think I didn't have second thoughts about going 
into surgery!!

The second dealt with a secretary at the same clinic.  I don't often use 
my title outside of work but the secretary was being particularly rude.  
She had been called away from her coffeebreak to fill out some forms so 
that I could see the doctor.  When it got down to was I "Ms", "Mrs" or 
"Miss" I said none of the above and said "Dr".  When she wanted to know 
my speciality I said I was a Ph.D and her response was "Oh, not a real 
doctor".  My reply was I was more of a doctor than anyone else in that 
building just fill out the form and she left and never came back.

Fun, fun, fun.

Cyndy

-- 
Dr. Cynthia M. Galloway
Associate Professor 
Dept. of Biology
Campus Box 158
Texas A&M University
Kingsville, TX 78363

(512)595-3790
FAX: 512/595-3409