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    This is an interesting question, but I recommend reducing the length. It seems like: "I am a healthcare provider with a clinical psychology PhD and am attending formal events where MDs are referred to as 'Dr. Lastname' but I am referred to as 'Firstname Lastname'. Is there a polite way to correct this?" would convey almost all of the needed context. Commented Jan 22, 2025 at 16:57
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    Even though you have a doctoral degree, you're not working in academia, and the norms around this sort of thing may be quite different. In particular, we don't usually have medical doctors around, so there's no turf war over different kinds of Doctor. Furthermore, the attitude of "we're all PhDs so we don't need to call anyone doctor" prevails in many academic contexts. So, I'm not sure the answers you get here will be applicable to working in healthcare. Commented Jan 22, 2025 at 17:17
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    @user1149748 Many parts of academia have MDs around. Commented Jan 22, 2025 at 23:17
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    Please tag a country. Commented Jan 23, 2025 at 14:30
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