| Medicine |
A medical degree is, broadly defined, any academic degree which places its holder in a position to engage in the practice of medicine. The World Health Organization has granted international recognition to certain widely offered conventional medical degrees. Degrees recognized internationally by the WHO/IMED are listed here.
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| Some of the categories are listed below. |
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| Conventional medical degrees |
| Medicine and surgery |
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- Medicine and Surgery - BMBS, MBBS, MBChB, MB BCh, BMed, MD, MDCM, Dr.MuD, Dr.Med, Cand.med, Med.
- Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery
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| Other health professionals |
- Clinical psychology - PsyD, ClinPsyD, LicPs
- Dentistry - BDS, BDent, BChD, DDS, DMD, BDSc, CD, Cand.Odont., Dr.Med.Dent., BDM
- Pharmacy - PharmD, B.Pharm
- Optometry - OD, B.Optom
- Physical therapy - BSc, BSPT, MSPT, MPT, DPT, or DPhysio
- Podiatry - DPM, DP, BPod, PodB, or PodD
- Naturopathic medicine - ND
- Audiology - AuD.
- Nursing - RN, LPN, BSN, MSN, CNS, NP
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| Animal medicine and surgery |
- Veterinarian - DVM, VMD, BVS, BVSc, BVMS
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