plural of doctor; medical practitioners or people with doctoral degrees
Latin doctor, from docere (to teach)
Professional title in medical and academic contexts
Medicine was restricted to men for centuries; 'doctor' carried male default until women gained access to medical training in the 19th-20th centuries. Unconscious bias toward 'male doctor' persists in some contexts.
Use 'doctors' gender-neutrally; specify pronouns/names only when relevant. Recognize bias if you default to imagining male doctors.
Women physicians were excluded from training and licensing until the 1800s; today women are ~40% of US physicians but underrepresented in senior/surgical roles.
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