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A medical degree also gets you the title doctor. The difference between a PhD and a JD or MD is that you generally write a dissertation to get the former, which
by chadash 7y ago
A medical degree also gets you the title doctor. The difference between a PhD and a JD or MD is that you generally write a dissertation to get the former, which means you have advanced academic research under your belt. You likely also have at least some teaching experience.
As far as I can tell, The only place where a JD can teach in most universities is in the law school.
- jdkee 7y agoWith a JD you can likely teach in the political science department as well.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago> As far as I can tell, the only place where a JD can teach in most universities is in the law school. I don't understand what you're trying to say here. Assuming JD was universally acknowledged as a higher degree than PhD, this would still be true -- it's a subject matter restriction. if you have a PhD in history, you're probably stuck teaching in a history department -- it will not qualify you to teach in the math department, or in the law school.