The Pharmacy
Council of India (PCI) has said that the candidates getting
the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm D) from recognized
universities will be authorized to use the ‘Dr’ prefix reports TOI.
In a letter issued to director of board of examination and evaluation of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, the registrar-cum-secretary of PCI Archana Mudgal has informed that the university should use the prefix ‘Dr’ before the names of the candidates while awarding the degree certificates to those who clear Pharm D course.
As universities in the state were not issuing degrees with ‘Dr’ prefix till now, members of Doctor of Pharmacy Association of Maharashtra had approached the PCI for a clarification.
The council had issued a circular that Pharm D candidates can use Dr before their names.
So as on today who all can prefix their name as Dr?
·
A person who has completed the doctoral
academic research when awarded with a PhD prefix Dr to his name
·
MBBS are also addressed as
doctors and they also use Dr prefix.
·
Practitioners of AYUSH systems of medicine and
are also referred as doctors even though they have their own appropriate terms
for alternative medicines like Vaidya (Ayurveda), Hakim (unani), Naturopath,
Yogacharya and Homoeopath
·
Universities also facilitate eminent individuals for their
contribution in many field such as literature, science, sports, music, cinema,
social service etc with doctorate degrees. They also prefix Dr
·
Now, Pharm D (Doctor of Pharmacy) will be
granted a certificate with a Dr prefix.
·
Physiotherapists also has been asking for Dr as
a prefix
·
Tomorrow Nurse practitioners ( once started)
will also start writing Dr as prefix
·
All quacks are prefixing Dr in from of their
name
·
Health products are also writing Dr for example
Dr Morpen, Dr Fixit
·
Practitioners of unrecognised systems of
medicine are also prefixing Dr
So what is the
answer?
We need to
differentiate ourselves from others
Use IMA patented
emblem for modern medicine
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
President Elect Confederation of
Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania
(CMAAO)
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of
India
Past National President
IMA
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