by violet » Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:11 pm
I think the point of bscw is (correct me if i'm wrong) that a doctor is not purely/only defined by a certiifcate that has the word doctor or on it (or not) and is not defined by the certificate itself. A person could have the certificates and done all the study, etc. and be a useless doctor when it comes down to it (I don't believe bscw is saying Dr Scott is a useless doctor). Equally, a person could have certificates in other areas of the medical profession (e.g. those of Gloria) and have self taught herself to the level/requirement of Dr out in the field. Developing their own area of expertise.
Thing is, a person who does the latter needs to be without ego and have a good ability to observe themselves and know their limits, so as to know when they don't know what they don't know. Also, a person who makes use of the Gloria's abilities should be able to do so from a full disclosure point of view, knowing what her formal qualifications are and what she has specialised in informally, rather than being led to think she's a fully qualified Dr just because Gloria and everyone else is referring to her as a Dr.
I think the point of bscw is (correct me if i'm wrong) that a doctor is not purely/only defined by a certiifcate that has the word doctor or on it (or not) and is not defined by the certificate itself. A person could have the certificates and done all the study, etc. and be a useless doctor when it comes down to it (I don't believe bscw is saying Dr Scott is a useless doctor). Equally, a person could have certificates in other areas of the medical profession (e.g. those of Gloria) and have self taught herself to the level/requirement of Dr out in the field. Developing their own area of expertise.
Thing is, a person who does the latter needs to be without ego and have a good ability to observe themselves and know their limits, so as to know when they don't know what they don't know. Also, a person who makes use of the Gloria's abilities should be able to do so from a full disclosure point of view, knowing what her formal qualifications are and what she has specialised in informally, rather than being led to think she's a fully qualified Dr just because Gloria and everyone else is referring to her as a Dr.