Medical degree




A medical degree is a vocational or technical degree awarded for studies in fields associated with medicine and/or surgery.


A worldwide study conducted in 2011 indicated on average: 64 university exams, 130 series exams, and 174 assignments are completed over the course of 5.5 years. As a baseline, students need greater than an 85% in prerequisite courses to enroll for the aptitude test in these degree programs.[1][not in citation given]




Contents






  • 1 Primary medical Degrees


  • 2 Higher medical degrees


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Primary medical Degrees


In many jurisdictions, individuals require a medical degree to register for a licence and legally practice. This is known as a primary medical qualification,[2][3] or the primary qualification.[4]
Such degrees include:




  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, BMBS, MBChB, MBBCh)


  • Doctor of Medicine (MD, Dr.MuD, Dr.Med)


  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)



Higher medical degrees


Some doctors who hold a primary qualification will continue academic study, pursuing degrees such as:[5]



  • Doctor of Medicine by research (MD(Res), DM)


  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil)


Other degrees might include:



  • Master of Clinical Medicine (MCM)

  • Master of Medical Science (MMSc, MMedSc)


  • Master of Medicine (MM, MMed)


  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil)


  • Master of Surgery (MS, MSurg, MChir, MCh, ChM, CM)


  • Master of Science in Medicine or Surgery (MSc)

  • Doctor of Clinical Medicine (DCM)

  • Doctor of Clinical Surgery (DClinSurg)

  • Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc, DMedSc)

  • Doctor of Surgery (DS, DSurg)



See also



  • Medical education

  • Medical school

  • Medicine

  • Physician

  • Surgeon

  • Alternative medicine degrees



References





  1. ^ BMJ — 13 August 2011, Volume 343, Number 7819


  2. ^ "Acceptable overseas medical qualifications". General Medical Council. Retrieved 16 April 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Acceptable primary medical qualifications". Medical Council of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


  4. ^ "Singapore Medical Council. List of Registrable Basic Medical Qualifications" (PDF). Singapore Medical Council. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


  5. ^ Armstrong, Kathryn; Molloy, E J (29 Jun 2011). "Doing a higher medical degree". BMJ Careers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.











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