Sunday, April 13, 2008

Too Many Doctors in the House?

Too Many Doctors in the House

fchenevey@whbc.com

Does it seem to you there's an explosion in the number of doctors?

Basketball pundits, preachers, psychologists, there's even a lawn care guy with a Ph.D. and he wants to be called "Doctor."

We get the weather forecasts sometimes from Doctor Joe Sobel (on "America In The Morning with Jim Bohannon").

After graduating from George W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, Long Island, New York, Joe attended the University of Michigan, from which he received a B.S. in meteorology in 1967. Joe earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1970 and 1976 respectively. Joe has been a member of the American Meteorology Society since 1966 and holds the A.M.S. Seal of Approval for Television Meteorology.


Recently a group of physcians butted heads with podiatrists over ankle surgery. Podiatrists do not attend traditional medical school,  neither do optometrists or chiropractors.  

To cut to the chase, there are lots of folks out there who want to be called "doctor," who never spent a day in medical school. 

Doctor, I guess, helps the career.

But for me, when I'm laying in the road after an accident, please call an M.D.  

When I interview a psychologist, it'll be ". . . Let's welcome Agnes Snotbush, a psychologist from Newark . . ."
Or  ". . . Nutritionist Harvey Berrybush who has a Ph.D. in Botany . . ."

Until, that is, when I get that doctorate, then it'll be
"The Morning Show with Pam Cook and DOCTOR FRED!"

fchenevey@whbc.com


Producer's Note:
for your reference:
from the unofficial source Wikipedia:


You may be referred to as Doctor or doctors when:

  • Doctor (title), a title of respect. It comes to English from Old French and is the agent form of the Latin verb docere, "to teach".
  • Doctor of the Church, a title granted by the Roman Catholic Church to a small number of its saints.
  • A Lambeth doctor: a Doctor of Divinity degree conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Anglican clerics and Orthodox Chief Rabbis

Academic title

  • A person who holds a research doctorate (e.g. Ph.D.) in an academic discipline

Professional title 

  • Chiropractor (DC, DCM, BChiro, or MChiro)
  • Dentist (DDS, DMD, BDent, BDS, BDSc, etc)
  • Physician or Surgeon: either Allopathic (MD, MBBS, MBChB, etc) or Osteopathic D.O. degree.
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD, PharmB, MPharm)
  • Minister (DMin)
  • Naprapath (DN)
  • Naturopath (ND)
  • Optometrist (OD, B.Optom)
  • Podiatrist (D.P.M., D.P., B.Pod., Pod.B, or Pod.D.)
  • Veterinarian (DVM, BVS, BVSc, VMD, etc.)

But what about Doctor Demento?

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Picture this (or maybe you have)

pcook@whbc.com

This is not meant as a political statement...

this is just me sharing a part of my life that makes me very sad right now...

My neice sent this picture to me from Germany today. 




This is my nephew walking his 6-year old son to kindergarten for the last time
before heading off to Iraq for 15 months.  It's the third time in 4 years
this little boy has had to say goodbye to his dad. 

He puts on a strong face because he's the son of a soldier
but his heart breaks and he is angry and feels alone.

And he is not the only child of an American soldier dealing with this...

when does it become not worth it any more?

...okay, maybe it is a political statement.
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