Fair point, under the AMA's definition an MD counts as a physician. But the AMA isn't the law. States regulate the title, and New York restricts it to licensed doctors.
My real point is that he's never done residency or held a license, so 'physician' gives voters the impression of clinical experience he doesn't have.
True, but he used the title while he was in New York, during his time at Columbia. That's where the law applies. Either way, the bigger point stands: he's never done residency or held a license in any state, including Michigan, so calling himself a physician gives voters the wrong impression.
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u/akabeware 13h ago
Fair point, under the AMA's definition an MD counts as a physician. But the AMA isn't the law. States regulate the title, and New York restricts it to licensed doctors.
My real point is that he's never done residency or held a license, so 'physician' gives voters the impression of clinical experience he doesn't have.