The hero we deserve lives in Lyon!

@celticrose, @guest- thank you. It was somewhat tongue in cheek, an attempt at brevity that perfectly demonstrates why I generally try to be precise despite the verbosity of it. It was just easier to say than to relate that the knowledge and/or certification gained in a skilled field such as, but not limited to “doctor,” is built upon previous knowledge. In short- most advanced degrees have prerequisites- some which can be circumvented through demonstrated ability, and some which have a hard requirement that a previous course be completed. In the eyes of almost institutions of higher learning, the reason one does not posses certification in knowledge is not important- for instance using medical professionals as an example- a doctor who graduated and practiced for several years in a foreign country may likely have to re do their education and internship as well as the MCATs. Many professions are similar in that international degrees- even bachelor degrees- are meaningless unless they...

.... come from a recognized institution and program. Even if the requirements are as strict or stricter. So we can see that even “just a bachelors degree” is taking reasonably serious that the idea you’d be excused from completing it is easily dismissed by common sense. As to the use of “medical degree,” yes. That’s what the “MD” stands for. Medical degree. It’s a vocational degree. It is not a bachelors degree- that can be called “pre med,” however- there isn’t technically a such thing as “pre med,” so you are right there is no “medical degree” at the bachelors level. Doctors can actually have any bachelors degree as long as they have some sort of bachelors- however sciences like biology and chemistry as well as other classes that give knowledge that will be useful to them are generally preferred to degrees that do not contain as much study on pertinent topics to their figure course of study.

So, I thank you for pointing out the possible miscommunication on my part and clearing things up for anyone who might see this. Also- as a disclaimer- I am only speaking for the US in general. Individual states and other countries have their own laws.

I am in med school and I wondered about this a lot before exams and did a little investigation and turns out this doesn't happen in my part of the world. Good decision or we'd be killing people in the name of medicine.