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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Or the surgeons, who started off as glorified barbers, and to this day don’t get the title of doctor, even though “brain surgery” and “open-heart surgery” are metaphors for tasks requiring extreme skill

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    True, although the ones I know did have the medical qualifications and associated title of 'doctor' and then renounced it when they qualified as surgeons, since it's traditional for them.

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