Medical degree
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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 respective jurisdiction. Medical graduates may also pursue non-clinical careers including those in basic research and positions within the healthcare industry.
Undergraduate medical degrees
[edit]- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, BMBS, MBChB, MBBCh)
- Bachelor of Medicine (B.Med, MB, BM)
- Bachelor of Surgery (B.S)/(B.Surg)
The MBBS is also awarded at the graduate level, meaning the applicant already has an undergraduate degree prior to commencing their medical studies (graduate entry).[1][2]
Graduate medical degrees
[edit]- Doctor of Medicine (MD, Dr.MuD, Dr.Med)
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Comparison of allopathic and osteopathic medical degrees
[edit]| Medical degree type | Undergraduate (Post-secondary) |
Graduate (Post-baccalaureate) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathy | ||||
| Degree name | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery; or Bachelor of Medicine |
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | Doctor of Medicine | Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Post-nominal letters | MBBS, BMBS, MBChC, MBChB, MBBCh; or MB, BM, BMed |
MBBS, BMBS, MBChC, MBBCh | MD | DO |
| Admission | Follows secondary education (standard course) | Follows an undergraduate degree (graduate-entry) | Follows an undergraduate degree (professional doctorate) | Follows an undergraduate degree (professional doctorate) |
| Duration | 5 to 6 years | 4 years (accelerated) | 4 years | 4 years |
| Countries offering the degree (not exhaustive list) |
Pakistan[3],United Kingdom, Ireland, India, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Australia, China, and Saudi Arabia[4] | Pakistan,United Kingdom[5] and Ireland[6] | Pakistan,United States, Canada, Israel, UAE, Australia | United States |
Some countries, especially Eastern European and former Soviet republics (Russia, Ukraine, Armenia) offer post-secondary, undergraduate, 6-year medical programs, which confer the title Doctor of Medicine as their medical qualification.
Post-graduate medical degrees
[edit]- Master of Clinical Medicine (MCM)
- Master of Medical Science (MMSc, MMedSc)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Medicine (MM, MMed)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Master of Philosophy in Ophthalmology (MPhO)
- Master of Public Health and Ophthalmology (MPHO)
- Master of Surgery (MS, MSurg, MChir, MCh, ChM, CM)
- Master of Science in Medicine or Surgery (MSc)
- Doctor of Medicine of by research MD(Res), DM
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- Doctor of Clinical Medicine (DCM)
- Doctor of Clinical Surgery (DClinSurg)
- Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc, DMedSc)
- Doctor of Surgery (DS, DSurg)
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
See also
[edit]- Credentialism and degree inflation
- Medical education
- Medical school
- Medicine
- Physician
- Surgeon
- Alternative medicine degrees
References
[edit]- ^ "Medicine (Graduate-entry/ Accelerated)". University of Oxford.
- ^ "Medicine (Graduate entry)". St George's University of London. 28 November 2024.
- ^ Pakistan Medical, And Dental Council. [pmdc.pk "Pakistan medical and dental council"].
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) | College of Medicine | Alfaisal University". 2023-06-16. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ Paul (2021-10-14). "Graduate Entry Medicine". The Medic Portal. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "BMBS Programme | University of Limerick School of Medicine". www.ul.ie. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
