I see I have confused all my American cousins with my previous question. Again
The word Doctor means teacher in Latin - not one who practices medicine. In the UK medical graduates obtain the degree MB ChB (batchelor of medicine, surgery) and yet they use the title Dr. They do not have a doctorate. Some do - they look down microscopes for three more years, write a thesis and get an MD or PhD - fine. Yet they still use the title "Dr" when only possesing the MB ChB, and "Dr" does not mean one who practices medicine, it means teacher.
I am am an Engineer, I dont call myself "Dr" - to do so I would need to study for an EngD (Dr of engineering) or Ph.D (bye the way I have taught engineering).
So here it comes people in the UK: Why do physicians use the title Dr ??
2007-05-31
07:14:57
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