Medical degree

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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.

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Primary medical qualifications

In many jurisdictions, individuals require a medical degree to register for a licence and legally practice. This is known as a primary medical qualification, or the primary qualification. 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)

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Higher medical degrees

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

• 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)

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See also

• Medical education
• Medical school
• Medicine
• Physician
• Surgeon
• Alternative medicine degrees

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References

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