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I'm having trouble understanding the difference between a doctor and a physician. Can you help?
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A Doctor is a medical specialist who has completed at least four years of medical school, followed by one to three years of residency training in a specific field of medicine. Physicians are doctors who have completed an additional two or more years of specialized medical training beyond the basic requirements for a doctor. Doctors typically specialize in areas such as internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, and dermatology. Physicians can also specialize in other fields, such as family medicine, psychiatry, radiology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and pathology.