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A Doctor of Medicine, abbreviated MD, was an Earth title to an accredited medical physician. This title was adopted by the Federation.
In the mystery novel Dangerous Ground, the protagonist, Doctor John Rawley, earned his MD upon graduation from Johns Hopkins in the mid-20th century. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
In Dangerous Grounds, Doctor John Rawley was educated in this university before transferring to Johns Hopkins for his MD. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
Leonard McCoy became an MD by the time he was assigned to the USS Enterprise in 2266. (TOS: "The Man Trap"; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
Between 2270 and 2273, Christine Chapel became an MD, a fact noted by Leonard McCoy when he returned to the Enterprise during the V'Ger incident. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
In 2365, according to a directory on Starbase 515, several doctors had earned this title and were posted to this base. They were Brian Faul, Sam Freedle, Les Landau, Scott Luhrsen, Robert McCullough, Robert Metoyer, and Adele Simmons.
