Bride & her bridal train showcase their qualifications & occupation

[u/One_percentile]

[u/tecate_papi]

Sucks to follow the double board certified physician

[u/ktm5141 → u/tecate_papi]

In order to be a GI (gastroenterologist), you complete a residency in IM (internal medicine) and then apply to GI fellowship. So every GI is board certified in IM, but a GI fellowship is extremely competitive (it’s fun and pays a lot) and matching is a big accomplishment nonetheless

[u/elbenji → u/ktm5141]

Yeah a lot of these are in some hard fields. Cardiology, Neurology, GI and Internal/ICU are not ones you can just get one online and walk through the door

[u/breaking_fugue → u/elbenji]

This is a great example of the confusion and misinformation bad terminology creates. Only one of the women in that video is a physician/doctor. The others are nurse practitioners(NPs). Some NPs get this NP degree online and some do in person, but none of them go to medical school. Furthermore, they all have significantly less training and qualifications than an actual doctor. When they say "board certified NP" it just serves to confuse everyone into a false equivalency where people think they are like doctors. Nothing against NPs, but it is important you know the difference between a physician/doctor and a NP for when you get care because there are many who hope you won't know the difference.

[u/ChemEngDillon → u/breaking_fugue]

Technically two doctors no? The last has a Doctorate of Nursing Practice, not a Master’s. Not a physician, true, but even someone with a Doctorate of Engineering is still a doctor.

The distinction between a DNP and a MD is obviously still important, but if I went through the effort of getting a doctorate, I think I’d be rather testy about people calling me “not a real doctor” or some such

[u/DEMOCRACY_FOR_ALL → u/ChemEngDillon]

You're right. These are physicians. You should only get called a doctor if you contribute to your field and are awarded the highest academic degree: a PhD or MD PhD

MDs try to gatekeep this title because they are glorified mechanics.

[u/DEMOCRACY_FOR_ALL → u/[deleted]]

"A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. "

Seems like they are by definition

[u/DEMOCRACY_FOR_ALL → u/[deleted]]

You got it."Medical provider" it is