Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or MD, from the Latin Medicinae Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine,") is an academic degree for medical doctors. It varies between countries, from being a first professional degree (medical diploma), to being a relatively rare higher doctoral academic research degree.
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Master of Surgery Cand.med. First professional degree Liaison Committee on Medical Education United States Medical Licensing Examination John Bagot Glubb Residency (medicine) Academic degree Doctorate Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Bimaristan Schola Medica Salernitana USMLE Step 3 International medical graduate Association of American Medical Colleges Comparison of MD and DO in the United States Interventional radiology Howard Hughes Medical Institute General surgery University of Buckingham Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Harun al-Rashid Cf. Lecture Osteopathic medicine in the United States Islamic medicine Internal medicine Islamic Golden Age Cardiology American Medical Association Diploma History of Iran Maghreb Medical school Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Al-Andalus National Institutes of Health Academic journal Research
