Surgeons’ college announces it will abandon ‘Mr’ and ‘Ms’ titles

Instead, it will refer to surgeons with non-gendered titles in marketing materials and on its website
Dr Christine Lai
Dr Christine Lai.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons says it wants to discourage the use of â€˜Mr’ for male surgeons, declaring there is no longer a place for gendered titles in medicine. 

Under a new policy announced yesterday, the college says it will refer to surgeons with non-gendered titles in its marketing materials and on its website.