Medical degree


A medical degree is a vocational or technical degree awarded for studies in fields associated with medicine and/or surgery.
Doctors also need a PhD, an MBBS or other degrees.
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.

Primary medical degrees

In many jurisdictions, individuals require a medical degree to register for a licence and legally practice. This is known as a primary medical qualification, or the primary qualification.
Such degrees include:
Some doctors who hold a primary qualification will continue academic study, pursuing degrees such as:
Other degrees include: