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Surgeon Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ Karr.net (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Although surgeons are now considered to be specialised physicians, the profession of surgeon and that of physician have different historical roots. |
 | | In the United Kingdom, surgeons are distinguished from physicians by being referred to as "Mister." This tradition has its origins in the 18th century, when surgeons were barber-surgeons and did not have a degree (or indeed any formal qualification), unlike physicians, who were doctors with a university medical degree. |
 | | By the beginning of the 19th century, surgeons had obtained high status, and in 1800, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) in London began to offer surgeons a formal status via RCS membership. |
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