Yes, that's what he's saying. The speaker has a British accent, and the details will vary by country but I'm sure it's true in the UK as well as the US, where I live: Informally, a "doctor" usually means a MEDICAL doctor, which means someone who has gone to medical school and received an MD degree. However, to treat patients and practice medicine, they also need to be "licensed." In the medical research field you will find people with MD degrees who are not licensed to practice medcine.