I’m just as guilty as the rest of my colleagues. So let us all — general practitioner, specialist, salaried doctor — give the patient communication and reassurance, as well as expert advice.
Then we can take any criticism because we and our patients will know that this criticism is no longer justified.
When most people talk of “doctors”, they usually mean “medical practitioners”.
It may come as a surprise to learn that most
“doctors” do not have doctoral degrees from a university. The title “doctor” is a courtesy one.
How does one become a medical practitioner?
To practise medicine in Australia a person must be registered as a medical practitioner by the medical board in the state in which he wishes to practise.
The prerequisite is a medical degree from an approved university.
All the Australian universities are “approved”, as also are those of Britain, and most of the universities of the British Commonwealth. But not all.
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