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Did you seriously just put down an MD? An MD isn't just 4 years of med school. [/quote]

They're different, despite requiring 2-3 years of coursework depending on the degree.

North American PhD's require original research and coursework. Professional doctorates, like MDs and JDs don't in the united states.  In fact outside North America, medical and legal professionals typically hold bachelors in their disciplines, but may be addressed by their degree. Likewise, under some systems in Europe, PhDs don't require coursework, only original research.  Its my understanding that European MD degrees require research, while the a Bachelor of Surgery required to practice does not.

Thats not to say that MDs and JDs can't write papers or perform original research, its just not a requirement for graduation under the US system.

I'm not going to say which is better.[/quote]

It also brings up the weird situation of an LLM, which is "higher" in the sense that one needs an LLB or a JD first before they can study for an LLM.  [/quote]

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