Doctor of Medicine topic

Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine,") is a doctoral degree for physicians. How the term MD is applied varies among countries — it is a first professional degree in some countries (e.g., USA, Canada), while in others it is a higher doctoral academic research degree resembling a PhD (e.g., the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany). In the UK and many former British colonies, the equivalent of the American MD degree is the MBChB or MBBS (... full article at wikipedia