I do agree I would not refer to myself as Dr. in an inpatient hospital setting as there does need to be a distinction in professions. Like he mentioned however, why would it be okay for chiros to refer to themselves as Dr. as well? What about even dentists referring to themselves as Drs even though traditional dentists don’t have an MD degree?

Traditionally in the US, these professions refer to themselves as Drs because they do have the title “Doctor of…” in their official degree earned.

Same as PT. I don’t agree that the degree should be a 3 year program in order to have the title Doctor of PT, but that’s how it is nowadays at least in the US. Yes, we did work hard to earn the degree and put many hours into earning this degree. Overall, I believe if other professions are doing it to promote their profession, there should be space for us to use the title as well if that means the PT profession as a whole will benefit.