Let’s not forget that Oprah also brought us Dr. Oz.

  • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 days ago

    While that doesn’t make him a medical doctor, that is still a doctor and therefore while the way he’s using it might be a tad misleading, it’s still correct.

    Side note, do physiotherapists in the US require a PhD? In Australia it’s just an undergrad degree.

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      7 days ago

      I know, I know.

      I’m well aware that this is what I’m doing:

      But while he’s not incorrect to use that title, he wields it as a badge of authority. It’s also not incorrect to call him Phil McGraw, and doesn’t give him that authority. So that’s why I’m an old man yelling at a cloud about this.

      Also, PTs don’t require a doctorate degree. But some do carry it.