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That's not right. A PhD is a PhD. An MD (Medical Doctorate) is like a master's degree. It's not like a bachelor's because many MD programs start out with or re

That's not right. A PhD is a PhD. An MD (Medical Doctorate) is like a master's degree. It's not like a bachelor's because many MD programs start out with or require a BSc, biology is a popular choice but a lot of STEM majors are possible. But MD+PhD programs exist and those are definitely PhDs. You are right that an MD is not a PhD, though. Notice how they don't call it a PhD.

mnky9800n 2y ago
MDs are also obsessed with calling each other “doctor”. It always comes across as imposed authority from people who are essentially body mechanics.
- blitzar 2y ago
  Doctor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhkwh8u30mo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhkwh8u30mo
reshlo 2y ago
> It’s not like a bachelor’s because many MD programs start out with or require a BSc In many countries, the degree you must obtain to qualify as an MD is indeed a bachelor’s degree, the “Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery” (often abbreviated MB ChB or MBBS).
- chaosite 2y ago
  It's still a 5-6 year degree, as opposed to a 3-4 year bachelor's. I agree it's not a research degree though... But some master programs don't include writing a research thesis either.
anticensor 2y ago
No, a MD is a professional doctorate with novelty and research requirements, it's between a DA and a PhD in terms of difficulty.
- chaosite 2y ago
  Sorry, I'm having trouble parsing your point. "Professional degree" is juxtaposed with "research degree". So if you say it's a professional degree, you're basically agreeing it's not a research degree... In my country at least MDs are not required to be researchers and the degree has no novelty requirements. They're required to be competent medical professionals. There are countries where the base medical degree is the MBBS and MD is a graduate research doctorate. That's not what I'm talking about here. I'm not talking about "difficulty", by the way. Just the differences between the degrees.

mnky9800n 2y ago

MDs are also obsessed with calling each other “doctor”. It always comes across as imposed authority from people who are essentially body mechanics.

blitzar 2y ago
Doctor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhkwh8u30mo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhkwh8u30mo

reshlo 2y ago

> It’s not like a bachelor’s because many MD programs start out with or require a BSc In many countries, the degree you must obtain to qualify as an MD is indeed a bachelor’s degree, the “Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery” (often abbreviated MB ChB or MBBS).

chaosite 2y ago
It's still a 5-6 year degree, as opposed to a 3-4 year bachelor's. I agree it's not a research degree though... But some master programs don't include writing a research thesis either.

anticensor 2y ago

No, a MD is a professional doctorate with novelty and research requirements, it's between a DA and a PhD in terms of difficulty.

chaosite 2y ago
Sorry, I'm having trouble parsing your point. "Professional degree" is juxtaposed with "research degree". So if you say it's a professional degree, you're basically agreeing it's not a research degree... In my country at least MDs are not required to be researchers and the degree has no novelty requirements. They're required to be competent medical professionals. There are countries where the base medical degree is the MBBS and MD is a graduate research doctorate. That's not what I'm talking about here. I'm not talking about "difficulty", by the way. Just the differences between the degrees.