Dr. Clandra Robinson, MD, Family Medicine | Fort Lupton, CO | WebMD (2024)

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What does a MD stand for? ›

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine / Full name

MD stands for doctor of medicine. MDs are allopathic doctors.

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Reputation. In the United States, an MD degree is typically more well-respected than a DO. That does not mean a physician with either degree is actually better or worse than the other. MDs outnumber DOs, and because of the standardized acceptance of MDs, people often consider them slightly more reputable.

Doctorate of philosophy (PhD)

Students earn PhDs in pretty much any field, and is the highest level of education that one can receive.

In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the M.D. degree nomenclature.

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