» scope of practice</h1> <article> <h1>The Assault on the Medical Profession</h1> <p>Peter Polack — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:15:53 +0000</p> <p>It used to be that two cereal-box tops <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/playing-doctor.jpg"></a>and a quarter would get you a Flash Gordon secret decoder ring. Nowadays, the same will get you the word “Doctor” in front of your name. It reminds me of a scene from an old sitcom called <em>Fernwood Tonight</em> in which a man is having a heart attack and everyone yells for a doctor. When the “Doctor” comes running out from the audience, he has no idea what to do. It’s because, he says, he is a botanist.</p> <p>I have always said that if somebody puts the word “Doctor” before his or her name on a sign or business card, it indicates that this person is not a medical doctor (or as one of my partners puts it, not an R.D. or Real Doctor). Conversely, when I first came to town, my medical colleagues (...)<br/>Read the rest of <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/2008/06/01/assault-on-medicine/">The Assault on the Medical Profession</a> (293 words)</p> <hr /> <p><small>© Emedikon LLC for <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com">Medical Practice Trends</a>, 2008. | <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/2008/06/01/assault-on-medicine/">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/2008/06/01/assault-on-medicine/#comments">No comment</a> | Add to <a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/2008/06/01/assault-on-medicine/&title=The Assault on the Medical Profession">del.icio.us</a> <br/> Post tags: <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/tag/medical-profession/" rel="tag">medical profession</a>, <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/tag/optometrist/" rel="tag">optometrist</a>, <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/tag/optometry/" rel="tag">optometry</a>, <a href="http://www.medicalpracticetrends.com/tag/scope-of-practice/" rel="tag">scope of practice</a><br/> </small></p> </article> </main></body></html>