Physician

A physician is a person who is licensed to practice medicine. Physicians take care of the human body and its ailments. A modern physician undertakes a course of study at an institution of higher learning such as a university. In the U.S. a physician earns the degree Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) after 4 years of graduate study. In the U.K., Ireland and most Commonwealth countries the basic medical degree is of 6 or 7 years of duration. In recent times a postgraduate 4-year degree has been introduced.

In general, all physicians who wish to gain certification (US) or registration (UK) must undertake extra training and or residency. In the UK and most of the Commonwealth the term physician is used for a person who has undertaken around 8 more years of study and training above their university degree. Physicians in this instance are considered to be specialist [1].

An article published by The University of Chicago Chronicle that discussed this study, stated that 76 percent of physicians believe in God while being highly educated.[1] Moreover, another study by the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that 90 percent of doctors in the United States attend religious services at least occasionally as compared with 81% of the general U.S. population.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Atheism and physicians
* 1.1 Belief in God and American doctors
* 1.2 Atheist controlled communist China and doctors eating aborted baby flesh
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Atheism and physicians[edit]

See also: Atheist doctors and Atheism in medicine and Atheist hospitals

### Belief in God and American doctors[edit]

See also: Atheism in medicine

The University of Chicago Chronicle reported in 2005:

“  |  The first study of physician religious beliefs has found that 76 percent of doctors believe in God and 59 percent believe in some sort of afterlife. The survey, performed by researchers at the University and published in the July issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that 90 percent of doctors in the United States attend religious services at least occasionally, compared to 81 percent of all adults. Fifty-five percent of doctors say their religious beliefs influence how they practice medicine.[2] |  ”

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### Atheist controlled communist China and doctors eating aborted baby flesh[edit]

See: Atheism, Chinese doctors and baby eating

## See also[edit]

* Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Survey on physicians’ religious beliefs shows majority faithful. The University of Chicago. Retrieved on 2007–10–18. “The first study of physician religious beliefs has found that 76 percent of doctors believe in God and 59 percent believe in some sort of afterlife. The survey, performed by researchers at the University and published in the July issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that 90 percent of doctors in the United States attend religious services at least occasionally, compared to 81 percent of all adults.”
2. ↑ Survey on physicians’ religious beliefs shows majority faithful , University of Chicago Chronicle

## External links[edit]

* American College of Physicians
* Royal Australian College of Physicians
* Royal College of Physicians