Guest guest Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 This is one of the big problems that we have going right now. I am not aware of any primarycare providers who use the word " licensed " in their designation. This is one reason why the development of the OMD, DOM or AP would make sense. I hope that others see that confusion over degrees and licensure are not good. Later Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > " bcataiji " <bcataiji > > > Re: re:identity crisis >Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:39:15 -0000 > > > , Yehuda L Frischman ><@j...> wrote: > > > > > Should not the licensure reflect what one is : a Licensed Practitioner > > (or Physician) of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (LPAOM)? Meaning > > that the state grants the license to practice what we do. Doesn't > >I'm not sure that the " L " for Licensed is even needed in the title. >It would just make the holder of the title look like a lower level >practitioner to the public. > >For instance, MDs, DOs, Dentists, Chiropractors, etc. do not have the > " L " as part of the initials. You would never see LMD for a Licensed MD. > >However, social workers and even daycare operators use the " L " as part >of their titles. There is nothing wrong with this, but you have to >ask yourself, with whom would you like to be grouped. > >Brian C. Allen > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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