Degree equivalents used in searching the Canadian Institutes of Health Research database
| MD equivalent | |
| BM | Bachelor of Medicine |
| M.B. | Bachelor of Medicine |
| BM,BCh. | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
| MB.ChB | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
| MB.BS | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
| MB,BCh. | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine |
| MD.CM | Doctor of Medicine and Surgery |
| PhD equivalent | |
| Dipl.-Psych | Diplom-Psychologie |
| Ph.D.E. | Doctorat d’état |
| Dr.sc.nat | Doctorate in Natural Sciences |
| D.Ps. | Doctorat en Psychologie |
| D.Soc. | Doctorat en Sociologie |
| D.Litt. | Doctorate of Letters |
| D.Ph. | Doctor of Philosophy |
| D.Ed. | Doctor of Education |
| Ed.D. | Doctor of Education |
| D.H.B. | Doctor of Human Biology |
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Fil.dr. | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Psy.D. | Doctor of Psychology |
| Dr.P.H. | Doctor of Public Health |
| D.Sc. | Doctor of Science |
| D.S.W. | Doctor of Social Welfare |
| Dr.phil. | Doktor der Philosophie |
| habil. | Habilitation |
| HDR | Habilitation à diriger les recherches |