Medical degree

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 enroll for the aptitude test in these degree programs.[1]


Undergraduate medical degrees

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

Comparison of allopathic medical degrees
Medical degree type Undergraduate

(Post-secondary)

 Graduate

(Post-baccalaureate)

 Graduate

(Post-baccalaureate)

 Graduate

(Post-baccalaureate)

Degree name Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery;

or

Bachelor of Medicine

 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Degree abbreviation MBBS, BMBS, MBChC, MBBCh;

or MB, BM, BMed

 MBBS, BMBS, MBChC, MBBCh MD DO
Admission 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 years
Countries offering the degree (not exhaustive list) United Kingdom, Ireland, India, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Australia, and China United Kingdom[4] and Ireland[5] United States, Canada, Israel, UAE, Australia United States

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.

Post-graduate medical degrees
  • Doctor of Medicine by research MD(Res), DM
  • Master 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 Clinical Medicine (DCM)
  • Doctor of Clinical Surgery (DClinSurg)
  • Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc, DMedSc)
  • Doctor of Surgery (DS, DSurg)

Alternative medical degrees

See also

References
  1. BMJ — 13 August 2011, Volume 343, Number 7819
  2. "Medicine (Graduate-entry/ Accelerated) | University of Oxford".
  3. "Medicine (Graduate entry)".
  4. Paul (2021-10-14). "Graduate Entry Medicine". The Medic Portal. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. "BMBS Programme | University of Limerick School of Medicine". www.ul.ie. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  6. "A Career in Siddha Medicine – आयुष मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार". Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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