doctor of medicine

noun

plural doctors of medicine

: a physician who has earned a degree in medicine and specifically allopathic medicine

For years, doctors of osteopathic medicine have been growing in number alongside the better-known doctors of medicine, who are sometimes called allopathic doctors and use the M.D. after their names.

—Tampa Bay (Florida) Times

also : an academic graduate degree conferring the rank or title of doctor of medicine

She was awarded a doctor of medicine from Duke University School of Medicine.

a doctor of medicine program

—abbreviation MD, M.D.

Examples of doctor of medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of the companies don’t employ their own medical staff, but contract with telehealth companies staffed by a range of healthcare professionals, including doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathic medicine, nurse practitioners, and more. —Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2024

Shelton received a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Virginia and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical School. —Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023

Desaulniers is a chiropractor, not a doctor of medicine. —Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

doctor of medicine

noun

plural doctors of medicine

: a physician who has earned a doctorate degree in medicine and specifically allopathic medicine

also : an academic graduate degree conferring the rank and title of doctor of medicine

—abbreviation MD, M.D.