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RE: Sequence of academic degrees after a name--any standards?
Subject:RE: Sequence of academic degrees after a name--any standards? From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:53:47 -0500
>
> In a medical conference program, faculty list, note on the
> authors, and similar applications, is there a standard
> sequence for listing a person's degrees and accreditations
> after the name? That is, does the individual provide the list
> in order of personal preference? Should the list be in
> first-to-last chronological order? Is there some hierarchy of
> prestige that should apply?
>
> I realize that in most fields people have gotten away from
> listing anything at all after a name, but in medicine
> apparently that is not yet the case.
>
> I can't find anything in Chicago on the subject, other than a
> list of standard abbreviations for academic degrees. If
> someone could point me to another resource, I'd appreciate it.
>
I don't think there's a rule. Apparently, the most prestigious degree goes
first -- the one that the person chooses to be primarily identified with and
which will appear with the name when all of the degrees cannot be listed.
I looked at several hits for individuals that appeared on Google searches
for the following:
- "Ph.D., M.D." resume
- "M.D., Ph.D." resume
A person who has both an MD and a PhD, and who works as the director of a
research institution, is likely to put the PhD first.
I think it depends on the individual and what that person uses on most
primary forms of identification (which normally does not include multiple
degress).
If people are submitting their personal information to you in a variety of
forms, use the form they provide to you.
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