Medicine (MB), Surgery (BCh), and Obstetrics (BAO)

[westphi]

If an American/Canadian student obtains either one of these degrees from a UK school, does this mean once they come back to the US/Canada they will not have the MD degree?

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[Dr.Millisevert]

If an American/Canadian student obtains either one of these degrees from a UK school, does this mean once they come back to the US/Canada they will not have the MD degree?

The MBChB, MBBS, etc degrees are 100% equal to the US-MD degree. You will not be "given" a new degree when you come back to the states, however... the US state medical boards allow you to use the title "MD" when advertising, on your business cards, etc.. because they recognise them as equal and you both have the same medical license.

Make sense?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Medicine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_professional_degree

 

[Unch]

This topic, too, has been well flogged on SDN. Do a little search and see what else you find.

 

[holycraponastic]

Hey!

I'm pretty much worried about the same thing.
Do you know if this "ability to write M.D." applies in Canada as well?
Any references for this?

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Badkarma25]

ok i'm going to play partly dumb (because i really don't know) and partly devil's advocate and ask why anyone cares about the official degree title? i mean seriously? is having MD after your name that important? i just don't get it. is it just a vanity issue? your colleagues won't care, your patients won't know (i don't know how things work in the states and i don't plan to wrok there but in canada business cards for doctors aren't huge business). being different is good sometimes. i think the irish degree 'looks' cooler.

 

[Blizzardcake]

Really, this whole thing should be a non-issue. You're all going into medicine for more than the letters that will be added after your name. As Badkarma25 said, your colleagues won't care and your patients won't know. There's already so much to stress about in life, and this definitely shouldn't be one of them 🙂

 

[pattycanuck]

This topic, too, has been well flogged on SDN. Do a little search and see what else you find.

Sorry, but a +1 to that!

Those looking to be medical students should be smart enough to do a search even in this forum first before taking the easy route of just asking - might as well learn now before it bites you in the a$$ in and post med school.

A pet peeve I am sure for all of us here. We've had to do it just like the premeds ... and nothing is going to change as that question will keep on popping up here over and over and over again!

(rant over) 😀

 

[holycraponastic]

It's really not... I'm just curious, and while it would be nice, it is not a deal-breaker or anything.

 

[Zuckman]

In Canada, I've worked with several doctors that had degrees from the UK and India. Many of them choose to keep the long degree name (MBBS or MBChB, etc) and many of them simply use MD. It's simply personal preferance. If you want your patients to know that you have the equivalent of an MD, just use MD! Same thing...

Zuck