Do you know that in United Kingdom surgeons are not called as doctors rather they are called as Mister, Miss respectively for male and female surgeons. This is also the case with the Australia and New Zealand surgeons. Surgeons actually feel honoured to be called as Misters or Miss in the hospitals. But do you know the origins of this tradition.
The tradition goes back to the times of Henry VIII, when the company of Barber-Surgeons was formed. The profession of surgery actually originated from barbers. However, in 1745, the surgeons broke away to form their own company.
By the beginning of the 19th century, surgeons had obtained high status, and in 1800, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) in London began to offer surgeons a formal status via RCS membership. The title Mister became a badge of honour, and today only surgeons who hold the Membership or Fellowship of one of the Royal Colleges are entitled to call themselves Mister or Miss.