Given that the Doctor's personality changes with each regeneration

Is it really right that he still exploits the privilege and prestige of an earlier incarnations PhD?

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I mean you can have that one for free Russel T Davids

That’s four years of story nailed in

Six if he does it part time

Who?

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Hi, thanks for dropping by to the thread! Your support is appreciated!

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If your personality changes due to a bump on the head/therapy/the passage of time they don’t take your qualifications off you. I’m not an angry teen like I was in 1999 but Edexel haven’t asked me to hand in my GCSE certificates yet.

If he had to redo his PhD/medical degree (is it ever specified what sort of doctor he is?) every time he regenerated it’d be like painting the Forth Bridge

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This is a very good point. I certainly hope Ralph D Tavies didn’t take OP to heart too rashly before considering this compelling alternative argument! Healthy debate is what a thread is all about

Although the Doctor’s personality and appearance changes, there’s an unbroken continuity of identity which means the qualification remains valid through regenerations. It’s a postgraduateship of Theseus, if you will.

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