AFAIK, in Switzerland you can carry the Dr. title after completing medical school and (relatively) small additional thesis, whereas in Germany you need a full a

AFAIK, in Switzerland you can carry the Dr. title after completing medical school and (relatively) small additional thesis, whereas in Germany you need a full academic dissertation to be able to carry a Dr. title, easily adding a couple of years. It's wild how different rules are from country to country, considering historically big pushes for standardization like the bologna process.