Hi It is also strategically wise to be inclusive. What would happen to reporting if all PhD level academics insisted that they be referred to by the title of Dr. Blank (an unfortunate albeit perhaps apt conjunction of terms!). I doubt AP style requirements would last long.
Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 CANADA >>> Rick Froman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07-Sep-08 9:33 AM >>> APA's guild mentality strikes again. This time it is actually counter-productive to their efforts. Notice their reasoning: Psychologists should be able to be referred to as doctors because it shows their equality with medical doctors. What they should say is that Ph.D.'s in Psychology should, along with all Ph.D.s in various fields, be referred to as Dr. The APA position makes it look to the AP like a PR stunt to make clinical psychologists appear equivalent with medical doctors (which, in the mind of APA, it seems to be). The correct reason for the AP changing its policy is to correctly describe Ph.D.'s in all fields, anthropology to zoology (including psychology) as Dr. Is it really true that AP reserves Dr. only for medical doctors? If so, the APA shouldn't have made the issue seem so parochial. After a brief perusal of science and medicine articles on AP's web site, I find inconsistent use of Dr. Blank to refer to anyone. I found stories about a dentist and an anesthesiologist that just referred to them by their last name with no Mr. or Ms. or Dr. or anything else. A search of the AP site for the term Dr. finds it used mainly when it is used as a name (Dr. Dre, I assume has no medical training), television characters (such as on ER) are referred to as Dr. Blank, a sports physician was referred to as a doctor. In any case, their style guide seems like more of a suggestion than a rule. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________ From: Miguel Roig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 8:14 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] The Associated Press and Ph.D. psychologists ".... Psychologists earn PhDs, and AP style allows the 'Dr.' title only for those with medical degrees". Check out the story at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/09/ceo.html. Miguel --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
