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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: MBChB #130662 07/21/04 10:11 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) N nancyk addict nancyk addict N Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) I write/edit the medical staff newsletter at a hospital, and our style has always been to use credentials on first mention (eg, John Smith, MD [or DO, DPM, DDS, PhD]) and "Dr. Smith" thereafter. To answer Jackie's original query, I've never seen Dr. used without a proper name attached. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Capitalization question Jackie 07/21/04 02:41 AM Re: Capitalization question tsuwm 07/21/04 03:06 AM Re: Capitalization question Faldage 07/21/04 10:58 AM Nope shanks 07/21/04 05:06 PM Re: Dr jjj135 07/21/04 07:54 PM Re: Dr sjmaxq 07/21/04 08:08 PM Re: Dr Capfka 07/21/04 09:07 PM Re: MBChB AnnaStrophic 07/21/04 09:14 PM Re: MBChB belMarduk 07/21/04 09:28 PM Re: MBChB Zed 07/21/04 09:53 PM Re: MBChB Father Steve 07/21/04 10:00 PM Re: MBChB nancyk 07/21/04 10:11 PM Re: MBChB Zed 07/21/04 10:19 PM Re: MBChB AnnaStrophic 07/22/04 08:34 AM Re: MBChB jheem 07/22/04 12:54 PM jhanks, theem AnnaStrophic 07/22/04 12:56 PM Re: MBChB Capfka 07/22/04 01:59 AM Re: MBChB Buffalo Shrdlu 07/22/04 02:03 AM Re: Capitalization question wow 07/22/04 01:44 PM Re: Capitalization question Wordwind 07/23/04 12:51 AM Re: Capitalization question Jackie 07/23/04 01:16 AM Re: writing informally wow 07/23/04 03:03 PM Re: writing informally amnow 07/23/04 07:37 PM Re: writing informally wow 07/24/04 01:22 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,435 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 368 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,602 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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