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    1 day ago

    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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      23 hours ago

      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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        17 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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          16 hours ago

          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!