Any Doctors on here?

Sawell · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:34

D.P. said:
post grad work has nothing to do with learning and memorising.

Nothing at all eh? :rolleyes:

Zing!

Dj_Jestar · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:38

paras (thacker) is a Doc/Surgeon/other medical professional, or at least well on his way to becoming one AFIAK.

D.P. · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:42

I have a god awful memory and never remember anything form 1 moment to the next. My desk is covered in posits and scribbled notes, I have digital posits all over my desktop.

Skills I need for my PhD are ingenuity, creativity, novelty, problem solving, logic, writing skills, reading skills, presentation skills, maths, more maths, programming, even more maths, more problem solving, coping with stress, coping with 80 hour work weeks, teaching abilities.

You learn skills, you don't learn facts, figures, theories, etc.

TheCenturion · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:42

Minstadave, tim_nieto and doohickey are all medical doctors

Amleto · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:46

PhD in applied mathematics (fluid dynamics)

meghatronic · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:46

J.B said:
I think this has come up before and if memory serves there were rather a lot of PhD people on here.

Then it transended into the classic experiance>education debate.

A PhD (and the like) should transcend that argument as most proper PhD's (sciences, mathematics, engineering and so on) have 'real world' experience attached. As do a lot of the arts based PhDs. For example a friend just finished a religious studies PhD did 10hrs teaching a week - that is more than some working 'real world' lecturers.

Sleeping with the boss > Experience AND education > *

Duff-Man said:
Trust me, having a PhD does not make you "really really clever". There are some people in my office who are so incapable that I wonder how they manage to tie their shoes in the morning. Of course we have some pretty bright ones too, but it's certainly no guarantee.

This. I often look at people here and wonder how they don't fall down more.

As for me? Ask again in 11 months please. If you can find me sober then.

Beerbaron · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:51

LizardKing said:
Always makes me laugh when people put all there education in there email sig, like anyone really cares
example from one of our clients
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[FONT=&quot]Firstname Lastname
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[FONT=&quot]BEng DMS CEng MICE MIHT[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Associate [/FONT]

Its mainly for if you send emails to clients where it looks good that you have an education and should know your stuff

Von Smallhausen · 29 Oct 2009 at 12:53

Rich_L said:
Not a doctor, but I have probably one of the hardest Masters degrees there is *cough* Oxbridge 'Masters' degree

That's what I like about you Rich ...... always modest.

A.N.Other · 29 Oct 2009 at 13:00

Von Smallhausen said:
That's what I like about you Rich ...... always modest.

That, or he paid for his upgrade

I'm doing a PhD at the moment (well not right now, as I've got flu, but still) in immunoregulation.

Sp00n · 29 Oct 2009 at 13:03

Anyone who's a Doctor have the surname pepper? That would be very cool :cool:

Duff-Man · 29 Oct 2009 at 13:06

Sp00n said:
Anyone who's a Doctor have the surname pepper? That would be very cool

No, but my first and middle initials are D.R. So my name looks like Dr Dr Stevens. Always a cue for crappy jokes when someone sees it

Antar Bolaeisk · 29 Oct 2009 at 13:06

Hopefully I'll be able to stick some letters after my name in a few years time and I'll probably go around telling everyone to call me Dr. Antar Bolaeisk for a few weeks until the novelty wears off. Until then I need to get studying for this year and searching for a course for next year.

philjohn · 29 Oct 2009 at 15:36

Duff-Man said:
No, but my first and middle initials are D.R. So my name looks like Dr Dr Stevens. Always a cue for crappy jokes when someone sees it

When I was at uni I once met a med student with the surname De'ath,

hence Dr Death.

clv101 · 29 Oct 2009 at 15:42

Deadbeat said:
...Parties, dinners, work dos, any situation I would introduce myself as 'Tim Noakes, Master of Physics'. It'll be a babe magnet.

I got one of those... it doesn't quite work like that! Also have an MSc and currently doing a PhD. A had a ten year 'break' from academia working in engineering, don't need the money so just gone back to do the PhD for fun.

Jonny69 · 29 Oct 2009 at 22:49

meghatronic said:
A PhD (and the like) should transcend that argument as most proper PhD's (sciences, mathematics, engineering and so on) have 'real world' experience attached. As do a lot of the arts based PhDs. For example a friend just finished a religious studies PhD did 10hrs teaching a week - that is more than some working 'real world' lecturers.

I'm doing an engineering doctorate based in industry. Doesn't get much more real world than the real world and opens a lot of doors.

Russinating · 29 Oct 2009 at 22:51

I'm clever enough to realise I don't need to do a PhD, does that count?

Nitefly · 29 Oct 2009 at 22:52

I'm far too wise to do a PhD

EDIT - Beaten like a ginger stepchild!

TOL247 · 29 Oct 2009 at 22:55

i may not be a gynecologist but ill have a good look.

Cybermyk · 29 Oct 2009 at 22:58

I have a BSC but it hasn't been of any use to me as there isn't much call for a Bronze Swimming Certificate in the IT industry.

DB_SamX · 29 Oct 2009 at 23:05

LizardKing said:
Always makes me laugh when people put all there education in there email sig, like anyone really cares
example from one of our clients
[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Firstname Lastname
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]BEng DMS CEng MICE MIHT[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Associate [/FONT]

I actually chuckled at that. A narrow view in my opinion. To the untrained eye, they wouldn't know why such titles are highly regarded in many industries.

Edit: I can't wait to have more than just MEng in my email sig and business card because it gives a better impression. I want to know who I am dealing with during work and what qualification they have. It makes sense to assume that someone with a CEng is more experienced with just MEng.

Any Doctors on here?

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