When is a doctor not a doctor? Often, when patients address women physicians
In her inbox on the Mayo Clinic patient portal, the dermatologist Jamison Harvey receives some messages from patients that read more like a casual text to a friend than a request for medical expertise: “Hey Jamison, can you look at this spot?”
She introduces herself to patients as Dr. Harvey, the title she’s earned over 12-plus years of medical training. Yet, even after her introduction, they might still address her by her first name. Curious, Harvey and colleagues embarked on a study comparing the experiences of other doctors.
