I was watching this video from a mixed-race female doctor about how she heard another doctor introducing himself to a patient by saying "I'm (name) and I'll be your doctor" and it occurred to her that she never once EVER considered introducing herself by her first name because her experience as a mixed-race female is so drastically different. She always says "I'm Doctor (name)." because she always has to reinforce to patients that she is a doctor and not a nurse.
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@thewebrecluse that makes sense, but I've never once had a doctor introduce themself by using their first name.
@DavidKMresists @poemblaze I have and I a lot of my female doctors do as a way of establishing rapport with female patients. I have heard from several friends who are MDs that with male patients it has the opposite effect.
@thewebrecluse @DavidKMresists Interesting