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LateInTheAfternoon t1_iytk8ct wrote

Reply to comment by koloquial in What was history class like before the modern era? by SunsetShoreline

Technically medicine/physiology makes up a number of sciences so not all sciences hand out PhDs, some hand out MDs.

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talrich t1_iytywk8 wrote

The MD is a clinical/professional degree. There are also PhDs in medicine with the research degree, and “double docs” with both a MD and PhD in medicine.

Medicine still has PhDs but I wouldn’t call any PhDs “handed out”.

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HermanCainsGhost t1_iyu0s37 wrote

> “double docs” with both a MD and PhD in medicine.

Old roommate of mine did this. Smart guy but damn his life was busy for quite a few years

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LateInTheAfternoon t1_iyu0clp wrote

It's a professional degree in the US and a few other places. In most of the world, however, MD is also for research degrees in medicine. "Handed out" was used for some light hearted levity. I cannot believe anyone would know so little about the education system that they'd think I meant it literally.

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talrich t1_iyu34dk wrote

I apologize. The world needs more levity. Doctoral degrees of all sorts have made some of us grumpy and old.

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hdorsettcase t1_iyv1m10 wrote

I dunno. I worked under a post doc in grad school who I suspect his PI wrote his dissertation. He did not last long. After he left our lab his former PI started popping up in his publications again.

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koloquial t1_iytl13b wrote

You’re right MDs and JDs are not PhDs— good point

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LateInTheAfternoon t1_iytleo1 wrote

It was not my point, but you are correct, there are other doctorates other than PhD.

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koloquial t1_iyvv8lf wrote

What was your point then?

Also just because MDs and JDs are not PhDs, does not remove both medicine and law from the metaphysics (philosophy) umbrella. In fact you can get a PhD in both those disciplines.

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