medical degrees

Physician certification documents

Medical degrees are academic qualifications certifying completion of training in medicine or related health fields.

The term most often refers to degrees required to practice as a physician—MD (Doctor of Medicine) in the US, MBBS in the UK and Commonwealth countries.

It also covers degrees in nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and other clinical disciplines: She completed her medical degree after four years of postgraduate study.

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  • MDPhysician's degree letters
  • PhDHighest academic credential
  • residencyState of dwelling somewhere
  • surgeonPhysician who operates
  • physicianLicensed medical doctor

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