I was unsure at the time, but the idea has grown on me. I have some ethical concerns about omitting your specialty from a name badge. My home university can put up to a certain number of characters on a name badge, and most of the appealing variations don't fit on a name tag. For most of my residency, I actually put my own sticker label OVER the name tag label. That way I could say whatever I wanted.
Patients love name tags.
They also like it at eye level, despite the fact that mostof us prefer to wear it on our belts. Hope this helps. I remember this whole issue being very irritating as an intern, but I've learned to be patient with patients. We're thinking of meeting again at the Annual AMA Meeting in Chicago, scheduled for June 14-18, 1998. We'd like to hear from you regarding potential attendance if we're able to work out details.