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• Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Physicians don’t require PhDs, they require MDs.

  A PhD is a Doctor of Philosophy while a MD is a Doctor of Medicine. So I guess in that way the title “Doctor” radically changes based on the field kinda like the title “Engineer”.

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  • Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah I’m saying physicians shouldn’t have MDs. They should have some other non-teaching physician qualification, or a PhD in medicine.

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    • Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think you have things backwards. PhDs are just proof of becoming an expert researcher in a field, and MDs are just proof of becoming a practitioner of medicine.

      Some who get PhDs or MDs become teachers because of their proficiency, but the purpose of PhDs and MDs isn’t to become teachers.

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      • Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        If the purpose of an MD isn’t to be a teacher, why do they use the word doctor? Doctor means teacher. Pick a different word!

        I’m staring to think MDs aren’t actually doctors!

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      you mean like Nurse Practitioners?

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• zikzak025@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For what it’s worth, patient education is a necessary component of any medical interaction. Most medical doctors need to be able to teach. Unless you’re a pathologist I guess, and never speak directly to the patients.

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