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  2. Doctor of Medicine - Wikipedia

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    Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the ...

  3. Medical degree - Wikipedia

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    Medical degree. A medical degree is a professional degree admitted to those who have passed coursework in the fields of medicine and/or surgery from an accredited medical school. Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into specialty training with the end goal of securing a license to practice within their ...

  4. Physician - Wikipedia

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    Physician. A physician, medical practitioner ( British English ), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

  5. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Wikipedia

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    Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. [2] [3] [4] DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent : a DO graduate may become licensed as a physician or surgeon and thus have full medical and surgical practicing rights in ...

  6. Medical credentials - Wikipedia

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    Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Speech therapist/Speech-Language Pathologist. Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) Music therapist. Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) Master of Music Therapy (MMT) Surgical technologist. Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology.

  7. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - Wikipedia

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    A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradition. Despite the historical distinction in ...

  8. United States Medical Licensing Examination - Wikipedia

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    The United States Medical Licensing Examination ( USMLE) is a three-step examination program for medical licensure in the United States sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). [9] Physicians with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree are required to pass the USMLE for medical ...

  9. Medicine - Wikipedia

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    Medicine. Medicine is the science [1] and practice [2] of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.