414 JUST IN - Russia is preparing for major medical events where doctors have to be drafted from across the country. The letter is signed by Deputy Health Minister Plutnitsky. (twitter.com) 🧐 Research Wanted 🤔 posted 2 years ago by penisse 2 years ago by penisse +414 / -0 98 comments share 98 comments share save hide report block hide replies
In some parts of the world, "surgeon" simply means a "physician" of any kind - not necessarily one who specializes in actual surgery.
It's common in the UK and places using British English to refer to a "doctor" as a "surgeon" regardless of specialty.
In this document, they may actually be requesting "pediatricians".