Story highlights 18-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson tells ABC his training involved shadowing many doctors

Police say Love-Robinson examined and gave medical advice to an undercover officer

Love-Robinson tells ABC he has a Ph.D. but will not disclose what field it is in

(CNN) An 18-year-old charged with posing as a doctor told ABC News that "just because someone has a title 'doctor' in front of their name does not necessarily imply M.D."

Malachi Love-Robinson, who police say posed as a medical doctor and treated patients in West Palm Beach, Florida, said his training involved shadowing many doctors. "I'm not portraying as an M.D. I never said I've gone to school to be an M.D.," he told ABC.

He said he had a Ph.D., but wouldn't disclose what field it was in.

The interview aired on "Good Morning America" on Thursday.

Sheriff's deputies in West Palm Beach arrested Love-Robinson on Tuesday afternoon and accused him of practicing medicine without a license. He was the head of his own practice, according to his website. Love-Robinson posted bail on Wednesday, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

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