I have a Doctor of Medicine degree, Master of Science in Technical Management, Master of Science in Chemistry, and BS in Biochemistry. I have only ever used MY NAME, MD. I see other physicians using THEIR NAME, MD, MS to identify the fact that they have a master’s degree. Which is correct?
— KTW
Dear KTW:
Most professionals use just the highest and most pertinent post nominals. Medical professionals in practice often use just MD, and after that their professional affiliations for their specialty.
Those in academia are likely to use the post nominals for every degree they hold. In that world all of them are pertinent since they are the currency of their arena.
So I’d say there is no correct or incorrect way, but rather you deciding what is the clearest way to explain to a person reading your name … what credentials you have … that are useful to them.
– Robert Hickey www.formsofaddress.info
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