A medical degree is a professional degree admitted to those who have passed coursework in the fields of medicine and/or surgery from an accredited medical school. Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into specialty training with the end goal of securing a license to practice within their respective jurisdiction. Medical graduates may also pursue non-clinical careers including those in basic research and positions within the healthcare industry. 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 enrol for the aptitude test in these degree programs.[1][failed verification]
The MBBS is also awarded at the graduate level, meaning the applicant already has an undergraduate degree prior to commencing their medical studies (graduate entry).[2][3]
Some countries, especially Eastern European and former Soviet republics (Russia, Ukraine, Armenia) offer post-secondary, undergraduate, 6-year medical programs, which confer the title Doctor of Medicine as their medical qualification.
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The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Medical degree news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message A medical degree is a professional degree admitted to those who have passed coursework in the fields of medicine and or surgery from an accredited medical school Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into specialty training with the end goal of securing a license to practice within their respective jurisdiction Medical graduates may also pursue non clinical careers including those in basic research and positions within the healthcare industry 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 enrol for the aptitude test in these degree programs 1 failed verification Contents 1 Undergraduate medical degrees 2 Graduate medical degrees 3 Comparison of allopathic and osteopathic medical degrees 4 Post graduate medical degrees 5 Alternative medical degrees 6 See also 7 ReferencesUndergraduate medical degrees editBachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery MBBS BMBS MBChB MBBCh Bachelor of Medicine B Med MB BM Bachelor of Surgery B S B Surg The MBBS is also awarded at the graduate level meaning the applicant already has an undergraduate degree prior to commencing their medical studies graduate entry 2 3 Graduate medical degrees editDoctor of Medicine MD Dr MuD Dr Med Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine DO Comparison of allopathic and osteopathic medical degrees editMedical degree type Undergraduate Post secondary Graduate Post baccalaureate Graduate Post baccalaureate Graduate Post baccalaureate Degree name Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery orBachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineDegree abbreviation MBBS BMBS MBChC MBChB MBBCh or MB BM BMed MBBS BMBS MBChC MBBCh MD DOAdmission Follows secondary education standard course Follows an undergraduate degree graduate entry Follows an undergraduate degree professional doctorate Follows an undergraduate degree professional doctorate Duration 5 to 6 years 4 years accelerated 4 years 4 yearsCountries offering the degree not exhaustive list United Kingdom Ireland India South Africa Nigeria Kenya Australia and China Saudi Arabia 4 United Kingdom 5 and Ireland 6 United States Canada Israel UAE Australia United StatesSome countries especially Eastern European and former Soviet republics Russia Ukraine Armenia offer post secondary undergraduate 6 year medical programs which confer the title Doctor of Medicine as their medical qualification Post graduate medical degrees editMaster of Clinical Medicine MCM Master of Medical Science MMSc MMedSc Master of Public Health MPH Master of Medicine MM MMed Master of Philosophy MPhil Master of Philosophy in Ophthalmology MPhO Master of Public Health and Ophthalmology MPHO Master of Surgery MS MSurg MChir MCh ChM CM Master of Science in Medicine or Surgery MSc Doctor of Medicine of by research MD Res DM Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine DO Doctor of Clinical Medicine DCM Doctor of Clinical Surgery DClinSurg Doctor of Medical Science DMSc DMedSc Doctor of Surgery DS DSurg Doctor of Podiatric Medicine DPM Alternative medical degrees editAyurveda BSc MSc BAMC MD Ayurveda M S Ayurveda Ph D Ayurveda Siddha medicine BSMS MD Siddha Ph D Siddha 7 Acupuncture BSc LAc DAc AP DiplAc MAc Chiropractic Herbalism Acs BSc Msc Homeopathy BSc MSc DHMs BHMS M D HOM PhD in homoeopathy Naprapathy DN Naturopathic medicine BSc MSc BNYS MD Naturopathy ND NMD Oriental Medicine BSc MSOM MSTOM KMD Korea BCM Hong Kong MCM Hong Kong BChinMed Hong Kong MChinMed Hong Kong MD Taiwan MB China TCM Traditional Chinese medicine master China Osteopathy BOst BOstMed BSc Osteo DipOsteoSee also editMedical education Medical school Medicine Physician Surgeon Alternative medicine degreesReferences edit The BMJ 13 August 2011 Volume 343 Number 7819 Medicine Graduate entry Accelerated University of Oxford Medicine Graduate entry St George s University of London Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery MBBS College of Medicine Alfaisal University 2023 06 16 Archived from the original on 2023 06 16 Retrieved 2023 07 12 Paul 2021 10 14 Graduate Entry Medicine The Medic Portal Retrieved 2022 02 08 BMBS Programme University of Limerick School of Medicine www ul ie Retrieved 2022 05 23 A Career in Siddha Medicine आय ष म त र लय भ रत सरक र Retrieved 2021 11 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