Specialist or master's degree? Why not both?

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José Luis Sandoval-Gutiérrez
<p>Secretar&iacute;a de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cos&iacute;o Villegas, Subdirecci&oacute;n de Servicios Auxiliares de Diagn&oacute;stico y Param&eacute;dicos. Ciudad de M&eacute;xico</p>

Keywords

Medicine, Education, Graduate, Continuing

Abstract

Although it is sometimes considered that the master's and doctorate degrees are only for enlightened people, students belonging to a medical specialty may have the academic skills and tools necessary to hold one of these degrees.

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References

 

Ramiro-H M, Cruz-A JE. ¿Por qué Especialidad y no Maestría? Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2017;55(2):140-5.

 

Association of American Medical Colleges. MD-PhD Degree Programs by State. Washington, DC, EUA: AAMC; 2017. Disponible en: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/mdphd-degree-programs-state/

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Published
October 2, 2020
Issue
Vol. 57 No. 6 (2019): November-December
Section
Letter to the Editor

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Sandoval-Gutiérrez JL. Specialist or master’s degree? Why not both?. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc [Internet]. 2020 Oct. 2 [cited 2025 Aug. 26];57(6):337. Available from: https://revistamedica.imss.gob.mx/index.php/revista_medica/article/view/2185