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Originally the second of three degrees in sequence – Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B., last conferred by an American law school in 1970); LL.M.; and Legum Doctor (LL.D.) or Doctor of Laws, which has only been conferred in the United States as an honorary degree but is an earned degree in other countries. In American legal academia, the LL.M. was ...
Doctor of Chiropractic: DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery: DHB District Health Board (New Zealand) DI: Digital Imaging Technologist DMD: Doctor of Dental Medicine: DNP: Doctor of Nursing Practice: DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine: DoH: Department of Health (various countries) DNB: Diplomate of National Board India DPT: Doctor of Physical Therapy ...
This was an honorary degree awarded to doctors of chiropractic by chiropractic colleges, especially by Palmer College of Chiropractic. The requirements for this honorary degree transitioned from its inception in 1908 until it demise in 1968, and included: high chiropractic academic achievement, postgraduate chiropractic philosophic coursework ...
Nurses' postnominal letters (abbreviations listed after the name) reflect their credentials—that is, their achievements in nursing education, licensure, certification, and fellowship. The letters usually appear in the following order: Highest earned academic degree in or related to nursing (e.g. "DNP" or "PhD")
Juris Doctor: JD Doctor of Medicine MD Doctor of Medicine and Surgery MChD Doctor of Dental Medicine DMD Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS Doctor of Clinical Dentistry DClinDent Doctor of Podiatric Medicine DPM Doctor of Philosophy: PhD Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: DVM Doctor of Psychology: DPsych Doctor of Business Administration: DBA
Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending order of precedence, followed by degrees and memberships of learned societies in ascending order.
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Doctor of Ministry: DDS: Doctor of Dental Surgery: DNP: Doctor of Nursing Practice: DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine: DSW: Doctor of Social Work: DVM: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: JD: Juris Doctor: Considered to be equivalent to the older Bachelor of Laws (LLB). Does not allow use of the prefix "Dr.". OD: Doctor of Optometry: PharmD: Doctor ...