Basic Trope: The term "doctor" is assumed to refer only to medical professionals.
- Straight: After someone has a heart attack on a plane and the attendants ask if there's a doctor on the flight, Brendan volunteers Carly, who is sitting next to him. Carly reminds him that she has a doctorate in biochemistry, not a medical degree.
- Exaggerated: ???
- Downplayed: Carly has a PhD in biochemistry, but is also a certified first aid provider, and is able to provide help.
- Justified: Brendan is a child who hasn't learned the word doctorate, and simply thinks it means medical doctor.
- Inverted: Brendan needs to have a compound analyzed and goes to Carly. She reminds him that she's a doctor, not a scientist.
- Subverted: Carly turns out to be lying, she actually is an MD.
- Double Subverted: She's a psychiatrist, not a surgeon.
- Parodied: Before PhDs graduate, they are required to take a basic medical training course to fend off statements like "I thought you were a doctor".
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: Nobody mistakes MDs and PhDs for each other.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: Carly knows people make assumptions when she introduces herself as "Dr.".Carly: I'm Dr. Carly Stevenson. And before you ask, no, I'm a scientist, not a doctor, and can't treat your cold!
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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