[Avodah] license for doctors

[Eli Turkel]

>From the encyclopedia of medical halacha od Dr. Steinberg

1. No everyone who wants to be a doctor can take the title - Pele Yoetz

2. There is a difference between rofeh mumche (licensed) and non mumche in terms
of their obligation to pay for damages
Tosefta Gittin 3:13, Baba Kama 6:6 and 9:3

Divrei Shaul YD 365, Maaseh Avraham YD55 explain that this means
that they received a license from a bet din familiar with medical practice

Bet Hillel YD136, Arukh HaShulchan 336b, Tzitz Eliezer 5:Ramat Rachel 22 assume
that the bet din only verified an outside license from a medical board

3. Bet Hillel YD 336a, Olat Shmuel 108, Shiurei Beracha OC 328:9 Arukh
HaShulchan 336:2
Tzitz Eliezer (above) and also R. Zlberstein all state that today a
doctor is a rofeh mumche if he has a license from the government
and one no longer needs the permission of a bet din
without a license one is not a mumcheh and liable for all damages

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Eli Turkel