Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or in (abbreviated in many ways, viz.
MBBS,
MBChB,
MBBCh,
MBBChir(Cantab),
BMBCh(Oxon),
BMBS, etc.), are the two
first professional degrees in
medicine and
surgery awarded upon graduation from
medical school by
universities in countries that follow the tradition of the
United Kingdom. The naming suggests that they are two separate
undergraduate degrees; however, in practice, they are usually treated as one and conferred together, and may also be awarded at
graduate-level medical schools. In countries that follow the tradition of the
United States, the equivalent
medical degree is awarded as
Doctor of Medicine (MD).