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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, Dr. Strange was literally one of the world's best surgeons, right?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yup, and Time Lords in general probably had several medical degrees worth of education.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I vaguely remember from my Dr. Who phase one of the doctors confirming he did get an Earth M.D. at some point

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably multiple, and can we include other planets? And does a future MD count for more than a past one?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago

The meme doesn't specify Earth

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The Doctor always lies.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Doctor barely squeaked through his Time Lord training (I think the quote was "53% on his second try.")

[–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They still passed the academy, though. That's probably incredibly good by human standards, given that Time Lord studies encompasses literally everything.