Is DM in Medical equivalent to PhD?

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No, DM is not equivalent to a PhD. These are two types of PG courses in Medicine and health sciences with different points of focus and purpose.

DM is clinical and focused in orientation with the focus being on the care of patients and practice of medicine.

But PhD is focused towards research and cont

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