Doctor of Medicine

In West Africa, the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons award the Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP) and the Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS) in medical and surgical disciplines respectively after a minimum of four-year residency training period.

In West Africa, the West African College of Physicians and the West African College of Surgeons award the Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP) and the Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS) in medical and surgical disciplines respectively after a minimum of four-year residency training period.

The [[Osteopathic medicine in the United States|Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine]] or [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine|DO]] degree allows the same practice rights in the United States and Canada to the MD degree and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine are fully licensed physicians. Holders of the MD degree must pass MD level board exams while DO holders can pass either the DO (COMLEX) exam or MD exam (USMLE).{{Cite web|url=http://www.usmle.org/bulletin/eligibility/|title=United States Medical Licensing Examination {{!}} USMLE Bulletin {{!}} Eligibility|website=www.usmle.org|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230840/http://www.usmle.org/bulletin/eligibility/|url-status=live}} Similarly, MDs must attend MD rated residency and fellowship programs while DOs can attend either MD programs or Osteopathic (DO) programs. As a result of this, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are currently transitioning to a single accreditation system for medical residencies in the U.S.{{Cite web|url=http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/single-gme-accreditation-system/Pages/default.aspx|title=The Single GME Accreditation System|website=www.osteopathic.org|language=en-us|access-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905205518/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/single-gme-accreditation-system/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-05}} The American MD degree is also recognized by most countries in the world, while DO physicians are only licensed to practice the full scope of [[medicine]] and [[surgery]] in approximately 50 countries, as of 2012, with partial rights in a number of other nations.{{Cite news|url=http://www.osteopathic.org/osteopathic-health/about-dos/dos-around-the-world/Pages/default.aspx|title=DOs Around the World|date=2012-09-06|work=archive.today|access-date=2018-06-27}}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}

The [[Osteopathic medicine in the United States|Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine]] or [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine|DO]] degree allows the same practice rights in the United States and Canada to the MD degree and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine are fully licensed physicians. Holders of the MD degree must pass MD level board exams while DO holders can pass either the DO (COMLEX) exam or MD exam (USMLE).{{Cite web|url=http://www.usmle.org/bulletin/eligibility/|title=United States Medical Licensing Examination {{!}} USMLE Bulletin {{!}} Eligibility|website=www.usmle.org|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230840/http://www.usmle.org/bulletin/eligibility/|url-status=live}} Similarly, MDs must attend MD rated residency and fellowship programs while DOs can attend either MD programs or Osteopathic (DO) programs. As a result of this, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are currently transitioning to a single accreditation system for medical residencies in the U.S.{{Cite web|url=http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/single-gme-accreditation-system/Pages/default.aspx|title=The Single GME Accreditation System|website=www.osteopathic.org|language=en-us|access-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905205518/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/single-gme-accreditation-system/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-05}} The American MD degree is also recognized by most countries in the world, while DO physicians are only licensed to practice the full scope of [[medicine]] and [[surgery]] in approximately 50 countries, as of 2012, with partial rights in a number of other nations.{{cite web |title=DOs Around the World |website=osteopathic.org |date=2012-06-06 |url=http://www.osteopathic.org/osteopathic-health/about-dos/dos-around-the-world/Pages/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606090547/http://www.osteopathic.org/osteopathic-health/about-dos/dos-around-the-world/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=2012-06-06 |url-status=dead |access-date=2026-04-19}}

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