Yes and at the same time have you ever experienced that male doctor’s are called “doctor sahib” and female doctors are addressed as “nurses or sister ji” . Same degree, same PG branch yet the discrimination
This reminds me of the debate on whether dentists are doctors. People misunderstand that dentists just deal with what’s inside the mouth and how come they be called doctors. All medical specialities should be treated equally.
In dentistry, I have observed that the Oral Surgery department has a completely different feel from the others—it feels like the others are just dentists, while they are the doctors.
As a non - medico, I never knew or had any idea about the caste system and the priorities in medicine. Its really sad, I don’t think it should exist in medicine. All specializations are equally important and serve people in their own ways. According to me, we shouldn’t calculate income when it comes to medicines or give priority based on earnings. At the end of the day, financial matters are personal.
On a similar note, OBGYN is also a very gender - discriminatory. Males are clearly at a disadvantage when it comes to pursuing and practicing this specialty (in non - Western world), while admitting that they are eligible to opt for it. 
I haven’t experienced the hierarchy in healthcare firsthand yet but as a medical student I can feel it. In the academic societies in my university , I see students finding neurology and cardiology ’ interesting and cool’ whereas they sometimes look down on family medicine or pediatrics. We should remember that we all are in healthcare together and everyone has their own struggles so we should be giving basic respect to everyone
When I declared to my family that I was interested in research and took admission in Bsc, I was met with a lot of resistance. To them, a BSc was very low down the hierarchy in the science stream, and they were disappointed.
Sounds like even if I had tried for MBBS and somehow made it, this ‘caste system’ would have continued.
As a Pharm.D student, I often come across the difference in how MBBS and Pharm.D students are treated. Whether it’s medical or non medical, every profession has it’s own role and contribution.
Yes, classism has been ingrained in us in various aspects of life starting from childhood and reached MD/MS. Surgeons looking down on physicians, physicians looking down on orthopedics and all of them looking down on pre/para clinical doctors, some of them feeling superior and others unintentionally.
This is a really thoughtful perspective. It reminds us that every medical professional has an important role and deserves equal respect.
Great point. Every doctor, whether in the lab, OT, or clinic, completes the same rigorous training and saves lives. Respecting all specialties strengthens healthcare, since diagnosis and treatment work best as a team. Thanks for starting this conversation!
I think every medical specialty has its own importance and responsibilities. We should not judge doctors based on their specialty. All doctors work towards the same goal—helping patients and improving healthcare. Respect should be given equally to every medical professional.
Absolutely! hierarchy exists in the society, causing a major issue in the evolution.
After overcoming the hierarchy of MBBS vs MD/MS, a doctor having to face a whole other set of discriminatory norms, is disheartening to say the least. I wonder if one could ever escape this rat race.
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A thought - provoking perspective. Every medical speciality plays a distinct and essential role in patient care, and titles shouldn’t determine the value of one profession over another. Respecting each speciality’s expertise and contribution is essential for a colloborative healthcare system.
Very true it’s the never ending topic ,
Being a homeopathic student i have equally faced these kind of discussion and questions which not only demean the medicine system but also at the same time the whole medical profession
That’s the reality, like you can’t compare Branch with eachother, top clinical evergreen branch, non clinical can’t match them obviously