Congrats. You finally got it. Why do you think malpractice insurance rates are so high
Practicing science professionally requires
original research experience.
But clearly, someone who doesn't understand science wouldn't know what I was talking about.
If they have no Ph. D. and also no publications in any journals and/or no patents/innovations/original contributions to the field of medicine, then they're
not real doctors, period. Standards are high, life's tough.
Of course it's a no-brainer that anyone w/an M. D. can
legally practice as a specialist, but that doesn't make that person a real doctor, no more than being elected/appointed Pres makes one a real leader--a fact that's become brutally obvious to Americans after 8 years.
The truth is that doctors typically don't get paid significantly more for them to train in MD-Ph. D. programs or get their Ph. Ds after their MDs. The financial incentive doesn't exist, so they don't bother. So many "specialists" just stick w/their M. Ds (do no research) and practice dummy medicine while their patients are screwed over.
However, anyone who calls himself a physician and doesn't think original research ability is
relevant to the daily practice of medicine is 100% clueless. I have zero tolerance for anyone who calls himself competent in a professional field that requires original thinking but has no record of engaging in it.