Hi everybody,
I'm a medical graduate about to start a PhD program in germany, but I'm a bit confused about the title I will receive: either "doktor rerum naturalium" (dr. rer. nat.) or "doktor naturwissenschaftlicher medizin" (dr. nat. med.).
Does anybody know the difference? Would they both equal an "MD/PhD" title?

Thanks a lot

Dr rer. nat. is viewed as the equivalent to a PhD and is the usual title for a science PhD in Germany. I've never met anyone with a Dr nat.med but it sounds as if it's PhD level.The one to be careful of is the Dr.med which is not PhD standard - it is a very short thesis, more like a masters one, for medicine students.