# It's 100% official- I'm a doctor. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290 "2006-06-19T13:48:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/21 "2006-06-19T16:14:32Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] Irishgirl BA MB BCh BAO actually! I have Bachelor degrees in Medicine, Chirurgery (it’s archaic for surgery), Obstetrics and an honorary Bachelor of Arts (just for turning up for 4 years). Or, as my parchment says: HIC LITERIS TESTAMUR IRISHGIRL IN PUBLICIS COMITIIS 16.VI.MMVI CELEBRATIS PLENUM AC PERFECTUM BACCALAUREATUS IN ARTIBUS ET IN MEDICINA ET IN CHIRURGIA ET IN ARTE OBSTETRICIA GRADUM CAPESSIVISSE, PRAESTITIS PRIUS OMNIBUS OFFICIIS EXERCITIISQUE PER LEGES AC CONSUETUDINES ACADEMIAE REQUISITIS [/QUOTE] Where is the **Romanes eunt domus** bit? Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/22 "2006-06-19T16:15:23Z")
Congrats again! (BTW, when do we get to finally see them boots?) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/23 "2006-06-19T17:37:22Z")
Congratulations! In that picture your husband has this look on his face like “OMG my wife is a doctor! tee hee!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/24 "2006-06-19T17:59:08Z")
Congrats, Irishgirl! And, um, you’re really hot! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/25 "2006-06-19T18:37:23Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] [me](http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b248/katiecairnsirishgirl/Photos%20of%20me/?action=view¤t=HPIM0562.jpg) without the cap and gown, slightly the worse for wear after several glasses of champagne. [/QUOTE] Congratulations! What will be your speciality? Do you go into practice for yourself or will you be working in a hospital? (And should I be concerned that you look like you’re 12 years old, _much_ too young to be a doctor?) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/26 "2006-06-19T19:02:09Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] (And should I be concerned that you look like you’re 12 years old, _much_ too young to be a doctor?) [/QUOTE] This should not be a problem. When I wanted to look older, I just followed some advice my dear old Dad gave me. And grew a mustache. 😛😃 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/27 "2006-06-19T19:18:26Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] You never know, I could end up going into something that respects my need for sleep. Dermatology, Pathology or Opthalmology (which are renowned for the 9-5, Monday-Friday hours, and very little in the way of emergency or on-call work)might seem a lot more attractive in a few months time! [/QUOTE] My boyfriend is going into Podiatry, and he says he is very happy that there are very few podiatric emergency situations, so he’ll be a pretty 9-5 kind of doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/28 "2006-06-19T19:28:50Z")
Choose Dermatology. Nobody has an Emergency Pimple. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/29 "2006-06-19T19:46:00Z")
Big congrats! Quite seriously, they need doctors in Las Vegas so should you ever decide to opt for a warmer climate, my guess is your permanent visa papers would just sail right through…and you could probably bring your husband, but he might have to learn to speak 'merican first. And regarding dermatology…remind me someday to tell you my story about a mis-diagnosis… All hail **Dr. Irishgirl**! ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/30 "2006-06-19T22:29:14Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] The ceremony was only an hour (and completely in Latin) [/QUOTE] How wonderful! The whole thing, including any address to the graduates? Or just the official announcements, names of awards etc? ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/31 "2006-06-19T22:39:07Z")
Congratulations! 🙂 Another Doctor for the Dope. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/32 "2006-06-19T22:59:14Z")
Congrats, Doctor Irishgirl! Brian ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/33 "2006-06-19T23:07:18Z")
Congratulations! And **acsenray** is corrrect. Which somehow makes it worse. When a relative stranger approaches my nether regions with a rubber glove and a serious expression, I don’t want it to be someone who I had no chance with in high school. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/34 "2006-06-19T23:16:35Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/35 "2006-06-19T23:19:16Z")
Wooohooo woohoo woohoo! Congratulations! Enjoy your victory. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/36 "2006-06-19T23:20:19Z")
Congrats, \*_irishgirl_. Considering your looks, and that I worked opposite the gates of your college for two years, it’s a wonder I never noticed you. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/37 "2006-06-19T23:22:54Z")
Er… that sounded creepy, didn’t it? It’s a coincidence I was working there. Nothing else. The night-vision binoculars were… just a… gift. That’s it. A gift. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/38 "2006-06-19T23:33:29Z")
All right! Congrats to you, Doc! ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/39 "2006-06-19T23:54:47Z")
WTG, **DR. irishgirl**!!! This is a little more US-centric, but you might appreciate [this graphic](http://www.gruntdoc.com/pics/bmj.jpg), if you’re _really_ still trying to make up your mind about a specialty. 😉 Congratulations!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crescend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Crescend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crescend)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290/40 "2006-06-20T00:02:09Z")
[QUOTE=Indyellen] This is a little more US-centric, but you might appreciate [this graphic](http://www.gruntdoc.com/pics/bmj.jpg), if you’re _really_ still trying to make up your mind about a specialty. 😉 [/QUOTE] Wow, that describes my motivations for choosing my projected training track perfectly. Sane-\>Lazy-\>Afraid of the Light-\>Radiology! Congratulations **irishgirl**! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-official-im-a-doctor/361290.md?page=3)