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minus-squareEmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoMD =/= PHD MD = Doctor PHD = not a doctor.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIs it? Or is it just kinda dumb?
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoPhD is literally “Philosophy Doctor” or “Doctor of Philosophy”
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAlso “doctor” means teacher. The specific term for someone who practices medicine is “physician”.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(title) As a noun yeah it’s more common in the western world to refer to medical doctors. But its origin is that of teachers, not medical practitioners.
MD =/= PHD
MD = Doctor
PHD = not a doctor.
Nice bait.
Is it? Or is it just kinda dumb?
PhD is literally “Philosophy Doctor” or “Doctor of Philosophy”
Also “doctor” means teacher. The specific term for someone who practices medicine is “physician”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(title)
As a noun yeah it’s more common in the western world to refer to medical doctors. But its origin is that of teachers, not medical practitioners.