Used with permission. Having a post-graduate or professional degree trumps the lack of a baccalaureate; its the adult equivalent of skipping a grade. (Similarly, while I would look askance at someone with only a GED claiming to be a high school graduate, Id have no issue with someone with a GED and a bachelors degree making that representation.). Ob/Gyn - 9%. However, when he graduated with his MD, he also got a bachelors degree in Human Biology from his med school (UMKC), whos graduation but not admission required a baccalaureate. It was and is a good school. is a biology degree. We now have the scientific evidence that shows the risk of myocarditis for young males is greater for the vaccine than it is for the disease. I think the far simpler one is that, having studied biology and English for three years and then having gone on to get a much more prestigious professional degree, he considers himself to have by proxy finished his earlier degree. Referring to one as a biology degree is uncommon. I wouldnt. RAND Topics >Medical Malpractice Medical Malpractice Professional negligence by a health care provider has implications for both the health and legal professions: Preventable medical injuries increase the overall cost of treatment, while malpractice lawsuits have been blamed for further increasing the cost of health care in the United States. He needs to cop to being a track star too! There are a lot of us waltzing around with weird backgrounds and it is always infuriating when we have to try to explain ourselves to a dumb HR person when looking for jobs. All Rights Reserved. Three states raised the standard for malpractice in the emergency room to gross negligence, but that did not translate into less-expensive care. American Medical Association, May 15, 2018. "I believe it's medical malpractice to force vaccines on children, particularly adolescent males," Paul said on "The Ingraham Angle" on Friday. As more Americans become newly covered under the Affordable Care Act, the cost of providing automobile insurance, workers compensation, and homeowners insurance may decline. >> I have an MD. The origin of the social media claims is astory on a satire website. Andrew Hall's satire blog Laughing with Disbelief published the article Aug. 10. His campaign website reads, "I was not a member of the U.S. Senate during the 111th Congress, but if I had been I would have voted against Obamacare. A medical degree, sometimes. This gets back to the whole idea, does money have to be exchangeable for something to be of value?. Dr. Paul supports a premium support system for Medicare, which would give seniors the ability to choose between traditional Medicare and private insurance on an exchange, according to Vox. 0000007623 00000 n Republican Sen. Rand Paul, MD, of Kentucky officially announced Tuesday his presidential bid, becoming the second candidate for Republican nomination after Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. The AMA cant revoke licenses because it doesnt issue them in the first place. Public records showPaul has an active license to practice ophthalmology in Kentucky. Product Liability. Then I must be the current bete noire of the Right. Sorry. We have been unable to find recent examples of Paul presenting himself as "board-certified," beyond the 2013 Washington Post report. Pediatrics - 5%. I view it as more of a short cut than trying to say Inwas a biology major and am doctor.. I guess the fact that he had two malpractice suits in 15 years is why he chose to get out of medicine and into politics. We reached out to Paul's office to get their response on the above reports and will update this piece if we receive more information. In other words, a M.D. Subscribe to the weekly Policy Currents newsletter to receive updates on the issues that matter most. He attended Waco, Texas-based Baylor University to study biology and English, but left a few courses short of a diploma after he was accepted into medical school. However, in 1997 he formed his own board, called the National Ophthalmology Board, with 200 other physicians in protest of certification requirement changes by the American Board of Ophthalmologists. If his campaign is not successful he can always work as an anchor for NBC Nightly News. I know for damn sure that none of my fellow MDs were also getting degrees in English. I dont find it particularly surprising that someone could have gotten into an MD program without actually finishing their BS in biology., given good enough test scores, etc, etc. Kids are competing against top students from China, India and South Korea. 0000000723 00000 n Issues surrounding medical malpractice liability are being vigorously debated at fed-eral and state levels, and MICRAthe Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act passed by California in 1975has been held out as a possible model for changes in medical liability rules and procedures. Dr. Paul does not support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The impact of medical malpractice reforms, especially caps on noneconomic damages, is of special interest to policymakers and physicians. 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"I'm not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. If Paul had responded to Arringtons I have an econ degree with Im a medical doctor, it could have come across as high-handed, whereas I have a biology degree is jocular and allows the conversation to flow more naturally. As a result, if someone shows up willing to pay full price, they can often get in as a provisional student even if they wouldnt normally qualify, because even if they dont work out, theyre subsidizing other graduate students. In and of itself? Protection of the complexion! Patent Infringement. Regardless, his medical work has been praised by Downing and he has medical privileges at two Bowling Green hospitals. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced his bid for the White House Tuesday on his website. Seriously? Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Fox & Friends Wednesday that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was "nature's vaccine" and claimed it was "malpractice" and "not good science" to vaccinate . Emergency Medicine - 4%. As your president, one of my first acts would be to repeal the abomination that is Obamacare.". In fact, this is a major factor in its US News and World Report rankings, the school spent millions having Boston Consulting come in to improve their score. Dr. Paul earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C., in 1988. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - As COVID cases nationwide and in Kentucky surge, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is offering solutions for combatting the virus. All too often he seems to give a statement a couple Pinocchios not for being false, but for not being what Kessler thought the guy should have said. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, accessed Aug. 12. He originally earned board certification in 1993 after the completion of his residency. 0000022552 00000 n This was back in the 60s, but he left high school without a degree to start early college. And oh yeahhe worships the Aqua-Buddha. We handle our cases on a contingency. Rand Paul's case is interesting. %PDF-1.4 By continuing to use our site, you acknowledge that you have read, that you understand, and that you accept our. I think they're a good thing. I still got into a selective graduate school as a provisional student because my employer was paying full price up front. If he claims to have these credentials. Its not much of a stretch to think that the medical school admissions committee could be encouraged to admit the son of a congressman for non-academic reasons. RAND researchers have examined medical malpractice legislation and its effects on stakeholders such as the health care consumer, the medical practitioner, and the legal community. What do you think it happens when you give them a third vaccine?, I think universities like Chicago, Princeton, Yale, that are mandating young males get a third vaccine, I think theyre going to be open to liability if any of these boys, these young men or women get myocarditis, and God forbid dies, theyre going to be open to liability because theyre going against the science, Paul added. /Length 140 48 comments. Really???????????????? Cardiology - 6%. As a senator, he publically supported making medical expenses tax deductible, allowing businesses to provide coverage, allowing physicians to negotiate costs with insurance companies and Health Savings Accounts. /Type /Page I guess having a Congressman as a father helps a lot. As a result, some social media users are misled. Personal Injury. /T 54718 9 0 obj No dice. /Info 5 0 R James- I dont know if I could get into Penn now. endobj Hes a doctor willing to trash his own training and education to pander for a vote. Washington slept around, Jefferson owned slaves, Lincolns wife was nuts, Grant drank, FDR concealed his polio and slept around, Clinton banged an intern, who cares? It may merit a bit more attention than usual as he is a libertarian and an advocate of markets, yet here he is demonstrating how easily markets are perverted. The information provided in this report is solely for the authorized recipient. The idea that Duke did not require an undergraduate degree at the time, which I find amazing, tells you why Paul chose to go there. America is full of b.s. While Kessler sees this as resume-inflation, I see it as conversationalhumble, even. That is so uncommon that I have never heard of it, and heaven knows I read tons of CVs. This is egregiously wrong. /TrimBox [0.0000 0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] In 1999, Paul set up and was "certified" by the National Board of Ophthalmologists (NBO), his own certification organization, to protest a change in the American Board of Ophthalmologists' (ABO) rules. Its all fun and games until someone loses an eyeliterally. /P 0 @Crusty Dem: Actually, Baylor is one of the top schools in the country, and has its own medical school. For example, gynecology had the 12th highest average annual share of physicians with a claim but the highest share with a payment. SOURCE: Massachusetts Medical Society. YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over COVID-19 video disputing cloth masks, Rand Paul's office confirms he did not call for a judge to subpoena antifa, Records from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Senator Rand Pauls Medical License Revoked, Fact check: Article falsely claims studies signal CDC admission that masks don't work. Paul has had two malpractice lawsuits filed against him since 1993; was cleared in one case and the other was settled for $50,000. The 52-year-old former ophthalmologist's libertarian roots sets him apart from the expansive field of. So I could imagine a kind of coin that was exchangeable. 6. How the hell he get into Duke Medical School? . Most physicians can expect to face at least one malpractice claim over a 30 year career. This material may not be reproduced without permission. By 45 years of age, 36 percent of physicians in low-risk specialties are likely to have had at least one malpractice claim, compared to 88 percent of those in high-risk categories. 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Bill Hide Overview . We found that primary care clinicians' likelihood of prescribing antibiotics for ARIs increased as clinic sessions wore on, consistent with the hypothesis that decision fatigue progressively impairs clinicians' ability to resist ordering inappropriate treatments. If Paul had responded to Arringtons I have an econ degree with Im a medical doctor, it could have come across as high-handed, whereas I have a biology degree is jocular and allows the conversation to flow more naturally. /L 54981 Malpractice reforms should be assessed by how well they reduce litigation time without undermining patients' needs. The perfect clown to be driving the Republican Clown Car. In 2010, TPMmuckraker reached out to Ashby to learn more about his involvement in the board, and he said, I cant tell you what the organization does. When he was informed that he was listed as the groups secretary, he said: I was at one time involved as a secretary on something. << When we dramatically lowered tax rates in the 80s, we got an enormous boom in our country, probably for two decadesmany of us believe that the 80s and the 90s, once the boom began, had a lot to do with lowering the tax rates.. Conservative seem incapable of finding a single candidate that does not have a closet full of skeletons. x][#~`(; +oI%8l[*6[{lI}!WEv[=co'boooo??o~Wodgk3}[+_WXnWf_u$7..P_^kN~p _~?|s`*z^c~W'&^A?N{Q*=Uao>dMwpM.Kgkd_D3=w7/N\qs{+NzE-*}^Vlw= o?Gs&~f: , vxmwV/i/1Ft{%fw&?_S 6^z{o-:*rz According to the American Medical Association, "While every physician must be licensed to practice medicine, board certification is a voluntary process. The now-defunct board was not recognized by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, so Dr. Paul was not board certified by a board recognized by the state since 2005, and since Dr. Paul's board dissolved in 2011, he has had no certification from an active body, according to the Washington Post. We learned that in general they were, with some complicated elements. @OzarkHillbilly: When I read Kessler, I find him unsatisfactory. I believe its medical malpractice to force vaccines on children, particularly adolescent males, he said. Meanwhile, an increase in the number of people using the health care system may trigger a corresponding increase in the number of medical malpractice claims. Laws limiting malpractice payments may lower state health care expenditures by between 3-4%. We also know that the disease the death rate is closer to one in a million. Speaking of which, my son and I have the perfect fix: Jon Stewart to Nightly News, Brian Williams to Daily Show. My friend was the surgeon who removed it. S.635 - A bill to protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures. That matters. Which, frankly, so do Iand I say that as a non-fan of either of the Pauls.. [ M^qcojV&Ap*\$>U7]DQ5@E{R\I0R(h9dE{@GPHuWP5}_6o}`Vwpo}P0+WKZ l\`Lgx'=#{ImQY{ 4 8-\uq;>)_{7H5h`|q>pP7%we6]oaNb}uV$c%kODWt:s$S 5jr>3>WH;%E!ub2oY1z:% JF%@ydSa;{C~fA5B?&q7iG1@[)yZ7". Amusingly the same people who will give Paul a total pass on this have argued that pulling 7 vs 9 Gs with the Blue Angels clearly means Brian Williams is pathological (which he may be, but a small numerical difference is not proof of that). I dont like trashing politicians. The results also indicate that many will never have to make an indemnity payment. ", 9. Joe Biden lying his ass off about his academic credentials, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/08/05/rand_paul_runs_as_dreamer_confronts_rep_steve_king.html. Theyre not thinking about this, but theyre going to be open to big-time liability for forcing this vaccine on kids., ClipsHealthPoliticsCoronavirus vaccineFox News ChannelRand PaulThe Ingraham Angle. Upon completion of his training in 1993, Dr. Paul and Kelley moved to Bowling Green to start their family and begin his ophthalmology practice. We have reached out to Healthgrades, and will update this post if we receive more information. They found large variation across specialties in the frequency of claims and the amount paid on claims. This is a teeny-tiny thing that makes me want to applaud Rand Paul, mainly because I did something similar. @grumpy realist: As pointed out above, he is understating his academic credentials if anything. @superdestroyer: The real interesting question is whether he sat for his board exam in Ophthalmology and did not pass and thus, created his own board., @Stormy Dragon: At the graduate level, almost nobody is actually paying the sticker price for their education. He does not appear to demonstrate a wide knowledge and expertise, and in fact, arrogantly demon. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. I have a real problem with rating lies. does money have to be exchangeable for something to be of value?. Im going to trim this down to the first and last sentences: Medical schools have to be very careful of admitting someone who is just not prepared. This should clearly demonstrate to everyone that some form of a savior exists for conservative politics and they will lead the Republicans to being competitive in national election. 0000000017 00000 n Dr Soh predicts many future medical malpractice law suits are in our not too distant future as a large mass of adults who had as children been allowed to transition to the opposite gender . Things may have changed since then but I knew several people who left to attend medical school before graduating. Also, the person with the GED had to actively pursue that certification, as opposed to passively receiving an exit voucher. Despite tremendous interest in medical malpractice and its reform, 1-10 data are lacking on the proportion of physicians who face malpractice claims according to physician specialty, the size of . I would look askance at someone with only a GED claiming to be a high school graduate,. Records from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure show Paul is authorized to practice ophthalmology in Kentucky and has been licensed since 1993. NBOs board was dissolved by the state in 2000 after Paul missed a filing deadline, and though he kept it running, it remained legally unrecognized. (Ron Paul, his father and the former member of Congress, does have a biology degree.). Drug-drug interaction warnings are a mainstay of CDS systems, but they give rise to a fundamental problem that limits the utility of the systems to date. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. At the graduate level, almost nobody is actually paying the sticker price for their education. The Republican senator from Kentucky claimed the NIH funded research in Wuhan that made COVID-19 more transmissible. Paul, his wife, and his father-in-law were listed as being in charge of this board. xref Toby Cosgrove on healthcare, the Cleveland Clinic under the PPACA. A representative for the hospital did not respond to our questions about the way Paul was presented on their website in 2013, but directed us back to the "active physicians" listed on it, and Paul is no longer there. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. He then left U Chicago early to start Medical School. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. /Prev 54707 Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (Introduced 03/02/2023) Committees: Senate - Judiciary: Latest Action: Senate - 03/02/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. This report is part of the RAND Corporation Research report series. Huh. Degree without finishing undergrad? Like Paul, I will also end up with zero electoral votes in the 2016 Presidential election. programs offered at an independent public policy research organizationthe RAND Corporation. I dont care what specific degree Rand Paul got, MD is close enough to biology major. I thought this was hypocritical and unjust for the older ophthalmologists to exempt themselves from the recertification exam. USA TODAY reached out to several social media users who shared the posts. Kentucky doesn't require board certification for medical licensure, so Paul is still licensed to perform surgeries in the state, and he does. Through this page you can find experienced lawyers across the United States, ready to assist you with your legal needs. . /Contents 10 0 R Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) warns mandating vaccines on specific age groups could come back to haunt some institutions because of the risk associated with those age groups. This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. But Im still not sure just exactly what it is he learned in all those years, as his vacillating on vaccinating shows a certain lack of biological knowledge. The real interesting question is whether he sat for his board exam in Ophthalmology and did not pass and thus, created his own board. The acceptance rates for medical schools are extremely low and medical students generally pay full retail. Dr. Paul moved to Bowling Green, Ky., in 1993. "Like all of (Hall's)pieces, it links to a page called 'Is This Satire?' Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. Rand Paul claims to be a "board certified physician, but he isn't certified by the respected, century old American Board of Ophthalmology. (They couldnt care less.) I happen to have a doctorate from the esteemed Baylor College of Medicine and it is located in Houston and NOT affiliated with the 2-bit shitty school in Waco (it did for about a year after it started in Dallas, then it moved to Houston and ended the affiliation). 7. I would classify this particular case as inaccurate and unusual, but not really a lie. All Rights Reserved. The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure does not license physicians based on their specialty board certification nor is it a requirement for licensure, he said. A medical student who fails their medical boards causes embarassment to any medical school. Medical licensure sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients and is not specialty specific. Fact check: Rand Paul's office confirms he did not call for a judge to subpoena antifa. At the time, Dukes medical school did not require students to have a bachelors degree, though the policy has since changed, according to a 2010 report in the Lexington Herald-Leader. In 2010, reports emerged that Paul was not certified by a board for his specialty, at least. Paul has attracted widespread attention for his comments about the COVID-19 pandemic and more than 50 complaints against him have been filed with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. A better question would be how in the bloody hell did a non-graduate of Baylor get into Duke Medical School? Baylor is hardly one of Americas premier institutes of higher education, and while Duke may have technically allowed admission to those without Bachelors Degrees, I cannot imagine it was a regular occurrence. This editorial comments on an article in the same journal that demonstrates (through the use of hospital-based adverse drug events) that errors in medicine are prevalent and often preventable. He has contributed his expertise in justice organizationrelated research methodologies to many projects involving the law, the courts, and judicial decisionmaking, often involving large scale, groundbreaking qualitative and, Eric Helland is an adjunct economist at the RAND Corporation, in the Institute for Civil Justice, and the William F. Podlich Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. It makes sense. Clavin:..But its clearly part of a pattern that defines Rand Paul. Across specialties, 7.4 percent of physicians annually had a claim, and 1.6 percent made an indemnity payment. Here are 10 things to know about the libertarian conservative's medical career and healthcare views. 0000007372 00000 n @James Joyner: having studied biology and English for three years and then having gone on to get a much more prestigious professional degree, he considers himself to have by proxy finished his earlier degree. Since RAnd Paul actually did pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination and was matched to an ophthalmology residency, not only was Rand Paul smart enough for Duke Medical School but he was obviously smarter than some of his fellow students at Duke. More:. Never bothered to graduate from high school and went to MIT anyway. Then they want to take away health care, food stamps and anything that helps the poor. In my protest to the American Board, I asked, "If the ABO thinks that quality of care would be improved by board testing every decade, shouldn't this apply to all doctors, not just those of a certain age? recover for your case. In 1987, I had a book listing every college in the country with numbers of students, incoming GPA, etc and Baylor University had the worst SAT in the entire book (under 600 M/V combined, IIRC).
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