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    2 days ago

    I wouldn’t trust a doctor’s opinion on medicine unless their PhD were in medicine. Most aren’t.

    I don’t consider MDs to be doctors.

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        1 day ago

        That’s right. Physicians asked to have Doctor put in their names because they were tired of not being respected as much as real doctors, which is to say teachers.

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      You should look up what a PhD in Medicine is and how it’s not the same as an MD (Doctor of Medicine). Your user name couldn’t be further from the truth.

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        I already know a PhD in medicine is different to an MD, that’s why I wrote a comment that says one’s a doctor and one isn’t. Read my comment until you understand it.

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          You said an MD is not a doctor. They are. They are literally a MEDICAL DOCTOR. A PhD in medicine is really only gained as a dual doctoral degree and will then be MD-PhD. It combines the Medical knowledge of an MD with the more research driven knowledge of a PhD.

          In the Medical world an MD, is often called a physician. However Lemmy is not the medical world and for all intents and purposes a MD is a Doctor.

          You saying MD is not a Doctor is just making you look stupid.

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            19 hours ago

            If a physician is qualified to teach at the highest academic level due to their research skills, I’ll call them a doctor. Otherwise, they’re just a physician. Putting in IVs and prescribing cold medicine doesn’t make you a doctor. Research skills make you a doctor.

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              You’re trying to be pedantic and it’s just making you look stupid. You also have no idea about modern medicine if you think physicians put in IVs. A central line, sure. But you don’t even know what this is without looking it up, I bet.

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          Both are doctors… There are also theology doctors, juridical doctors, and so on.

          There is a difference between 1st and 3rd cycle doctorate though!

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      24 hours ago

      Reading your comments, I can’t tell if you are trolling us, or if you really are this tarded?