Due to strange circumstances I was forced to find a new physician. By coincidence I found one in a bicycle shop, and learned that she was taking new patients. Upon receiving her business card, I noted her degree as "MB," not MD. She's from Trinidad, so I wonder if they issue different doctoral degrees in former British colonies?

Seems to stand for Bachelor of Medicine (see this article). You might want to make sure she's licensed to practice medicine in your state.

If she's working out of the shop, it might be Master of Bicycles.

According to that Wikipedia page "All constituent countries of the University of the West Indies (UWI) confer MB BS ..." That would include Trinidad and Tobago. From further down the page:

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Medical school graduates are only entitled to use the courtesy title "Doctor" upon registration as a medical practitioner with the relevant regulatory body in their respective country. Medical graduates are also eligible to sit various postgraduate examinations, including examinations for membership and fellowship of professional institutions.

Her card does indeed say, "MB,BS" And she completed her residency here: http://medicine.iu.edu/ She's employed by that same institution in Muncie, so, except for the steel drums out back of her office and the Bob Marley music on the sound system, I'm not at all concerned. Ya, Mon, she'll be OK!

I'll bet you're just looking for that medicinal ganja.

Most states allow you to check to see if a health care provider is licensed. However, Indiana has an umbrella Board (not an autonomous one) and apparently not many resources when I checked their website, at least as compared to other Boards. You might try this site to see if you can tell if she is licensed. I think, given the circumstances, that is really important for you to do.

Definitely check. After all, Dr. Phil isn't a real doctor, and neither is Dr. Laura.

I also was interested in Trinidad's rule about when their medical graduates are "entitled" to use the courtesy title "Doctor" upon registration. I wonder if they allow others with doctoral degrees to be called "Doctor." You know my thoughts about that!

Since she's from sTrinidad, could the MB mean Master of Bobsled?

Not sure about Trinidad, but I do remember the Jamaican bobsled team.

Now if Hooters would sponsor a team, imagine what it might be called.

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Not sure about Trinidad, but I do remember the Jamaican bobsled team.

Never mind.