No, radiologists are not real doctors: 5 reasons why not
A few days ago a physician who is not a radiologist took to the online pages of Physician’s Money Digest to give five reasons why radiologists are indeed “real doctors.” (HealthImaging picked it up.) It didn’t take long for a physician—a radiology resident, no less—to come back with a counterargument.
“I frequently get mistaken for a radiology technologist when I tell people I am a radiologist,” writes Bo Liu, MD. “How ‘real’ are you when your patients don’t even know you’re a doctor?”
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Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.