The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degree commonly referred to as the ‘medical degree’ trains physicians and surgeons to diagnose illnesses and prescribe and administer treatment for people suffering from injury or disease. Physicians examine patients, obtain medical histories, and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests and offer treatment and management of diseases. They counsel patients on diet, hygiene, and preventive healthcare. Surgeons specialise in the treatment of injury, disease, and deformity through operations. Using a variety of instruments, a surgeon corrects physical deformities, repairs bone and tissue after injuries, or performs preventive surgeries on patients with debilitating diseases or disorders. Although a large number perform general surgery, many surgeons choose to specialise in a specific area such as: orthopedic surgery (treatment of the musculoskeletal system); neurological surgery (treatment of the brain and nervous system), cardiovascular surgery, otolaryngology (treatment of the ear, nose, and throat) and plastic or reconstructive surgery