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I don't know how it works in America, but in Europe (or at least in the European countries I know) that's actually the formal standard. If you have a PhD, you e

I don't know how it works in America, but in Europe (or at least in the European countries I know) that's actually the formal standard. If you have a PhD, you earn the right to be called Dr. (name). If you get a degree in medicine, you are colloquially addressed as "doctor" but formally you aren't one, unless you get the PhD in medicine.

consp 7y ago
In those countries there are also separate registries for MD's which are the guide for allowing you to practice medicine. There are however many, many more professions which require specialty training and are protected: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regprof/index.cfm?action=map_regulations https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regprof/index.cf...