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Originally Posted by Agemegos
In British professional argot, a "medic" is a doctor whose postgraduate training (equivalent to postdoctoral speciality training training in the US system) was in one of the specialisations governed by the RCP rather than the RCS, and is contrasted with a surgeon. Medics are called "doctor" even if they lack a doctoral degree, and wear long ties, whereas surgeons are called "mister" even if they have a doctorate, and wear bow ties.
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Indeed. Both the surgeon who was originally to do my CABG, Mr. Galvin, and the one who ultimately did, Mr Galvin (son of the first), were definitely "Misters", unlike my cardiologist, Doctor Sasse (who might be "Professor Sasse" instead, depending on context).