just as what the others said, anyone who finished a doctoral degree,say MD or PhD have the right to be called a DOCTOR. We PT's have the right, if we specialize further and deep to be called a Physiatrist...then that is the time youll get your title <Doctor>. It takes a lot of courage and couple of years burning your brows again. Those who insist, without thinking that they dont fit in,are should I say..obssesed to become 1..and end end up paranoid.