Is a physician the same as a doctor?

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asked Feb 10, 2019 in Employment & Careers by dopbis (220 points)
Is a physician the same as a doctor?

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answered Feb 10, 2019 by Jasire (26,200 points)
Yes a Physician is a doctor and a doctor can be called a Physician.

Anyone who holds a medical degree can be called a Physician or Doctor.

A lot of people just informally refer to Physicians as doctors which is perfectly fine because technically the Physician is a doctor.

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