RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. Also, the person with the GED had to actively pursue that certification, as opposed to passively receiving an exit voucher. Despite his extensive medical training, Dr. Paul does not hold a bachelor's degree, according to NPR. 0000007372 00000 n We also know that the more you get the vaccine, the higher your risk of myocarditis. Paulposted a video in which he claimed cloth masks weren't effective at slowing the spread of COVID-19. /Metadata 6 0 R /S 48 Jena, Anupam B., Seth A. Seabury, Darius N. 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The perfect clown to be driving the Republican Clown Car. 0000048108 00000 n And the idea that Dr/Rep Ron Paul, in his 3rd term and a Duke med school grad himself, couldnt/didnt make a few phone calls to alter his sons Med School admissions status is amusing. Paul has faced two malpractice lawsuits between 1993 and 2010; he was cleared in one case while the other was settled for $50,000. By continuing to use our site, you acknowledge that you have read, that you understand, and that you accept our. To quote The Big Bang Theory its a little wrong to say a tomato is a vegetable; its very wrong to say its a suspension bridge. The data suggest that a majority of physicians face at least one claim during an extended career, though most claims do not result in a payment to the plaintiff. The real number on Baylor is that its undergraduate 6-year graduation rate is lower than should be expected from its admissions criteria. I believe its medical malpractice to force vaccines on children, particularly adolescent males, he said. 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. programs offered at an independent public policy research organizationthe RAND Corporation. 0 That said, while I find Paul to be a bit of a kook and certainly wouldnt want him as president, this is at best a 1 Pinocchio situation. Yes, trivial. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in remarks at the Lincoln Labs Reboot Congress conference, Feb. 12, 2015. I said the solution was to rename as Rice University School of Medicine Rice is across the street. Like Paul, I will also end up with zero electoral votes in the 2016 Presidential election. Records from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure show Paul is authorized to practice ophthalmology in Kentucky and has been licensed since 1993. 0000021245 00000 n a 2010 report in the Lexington Herald-Leader, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. Until 2005, he was also certified by the ABO, though he let that certification lapse. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. I dont care if he surfs nurse porn, smokes pot and likes to watch bad TV. 0000032556 00000 n He just made up his own. In 2010, reports emerged that Paul was not certified by a board for his specialty, at least. He just accredited his own university to give him one! LOUIS Construction worker Curtis Wren came to Dr. Faisal Albanna in 1998 after injuring himself through heavy lifting. I dont think my opinion of Rand Paul is relevant here, but Ill provide it anyway: I wouldnt vote for him, but I would probably enjoy him as President because he might *actually* shake things up for once. Paul, his wife, and his father-in-law were listed as being in charge of this board. Above All 'Do No Harm': How Shall We Avoid Errors in Medicine? WTF does any of that have to do with anything? First guest, many of the freshman are religious or attend Baylor due to family pressure and the students do not really like the campus. His comments on Ebola have also garnered media attention. 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. I dont like trashing politicians. 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. 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. endstream He studied Biology and English at Baylor for three years before going to and graduating medical school. 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. @OzarkHillbilly: When I read Kessler, I find him unsatisfactory. stream 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. 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. (They couldnt care less.) 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. The claim originated on Laughing in Disbelief,a satire website, but it was later shared in a way that presented it as fact. If he were filling out a form which asked whether he was a college graduate, Id expect him to answer in the affirmative. I have never heard of anybody taking that line. 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 The AMA explains on its website that physicians must be licensed ineach state where they practice. Leaders: Stop doing these 3 things and improve engagementHospital consolidation squeezing out executivesDr. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. Just as physicians' advice to patients is judged against professional standards, so the information and advice offered by physician . Thats Dr. Grumpy Realist to you. programs offered at an independent public policy research organizationthe RAND Corporation. ), Bill Clinton gets roaring round of applause at 2015 NBA All-Star game, http://www.nj.com/knicks/index.ssf/2015/02/bill_clinton_gets_roaring_round_of_applause_at_201.html. (He may beat me in the convention delegate count, but not by that much. He has also supported lessening the sentence for nonviolent marijuana offenders. Duke med school was top tier med school since well before Pauls application. Paul has had two malpractice lawsuits filed against him since 1993; was cleared in one case and the other was settled for $50,000. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. A medical student who fails their medical boards causes embarassment to any medical school. Using 30 y/o data when comparing universities is not the way to go these days. @Crusty Dem: Actually, Baylor is one of the top schools in the country, and has its own medical school. Without getting access to MCAT scores and his original application, the most you can do is speculate. Any Texan will tell you that Baylor was not viewed as a good school at the time. 0000008985 00000 n Among physicians in neurosurgery, 19.1 percent annually faced a claim, but just 2.6 percent in psychiatry did (Figure 1). U.S. Sen. Rand Paul claimed to be a "board-certified" ophthalmologist on the basis of being certified by a board that he created himself and that he put his wife and father-in-law in charge of. Because of the name. Paul specializes in cataract and glaucoma surgeries, LASIK procedures, and corneal transplants. Then, later in the conversation, expounding on what he considered the virtues of Bitcoin, Paul said: This is just me. He restarted the board officially in 2005 and filed annual reports until 2010, and the NBO was dissolved again by Kentucky in 2011. These results confirm malpractice rates in many high-risk specialties found in earlier research based on self-reporting. All Rights Reserved. Sorry. Public records showPaul has an active license to practice ophthalmology in Kentucky. The difference between mean and median reflects a skewed distribution toward large payments in some specialties. Rand Paul claims to be a "board certified physician, but he isn't certified by the respected, century old American Board of Ophthalmology. ", 9. All Rights Reserved. /T 54718 >> /P 0 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. Medical negligence is a leading cause of death in the United States. The made-up article says the AMA revoked Paul's license because "Senator Rand Paul has chosen politics over science-based medicine" with his opposition to mask mandates. 0000028434 00000 n Which, frankly, so do Iand I say that as a non-fan of either of the Pauls. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/08/05/rand_paul_runs_as_dreamer_confronts_rep_steve_king.html. Three states raised the standard for malpractice in the emergency room to gross negligence, but that did not translate into less-expensive care. endobj Ob/Gyn - 9%. "Like all of (Hall's)pieces, it links to a page called 'Is This Satire?' I have an MD. Paul is still licensed to practice ophthalmology in his home state of Kentucky. The AMA cant revoke licenses because it doesnt issue them in the first place. Back in the 90s the ABO decided that the young MDs would have to get recertified every 10 years and all the MDs who were already certified were certified for life. As your president, one of my first acts would be to repeal the abomination that is Obamacare.". The U.S. malpractice system is widely regarded as inefficient, in part because of how long cases take to resolve. Last week, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky used part of his allotted time during the Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Rachel Levine, President Joe Biden's pick for assistant secretary. Thats spineless and dishonest. There he worked for Downing McPeak Vision Centers and the Gilbert Graves Clinic for about 15 years combined before launching his own ophthalmology practice in town. 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. I have a Masters Degree in my field and an undergraduate degree was a pre-requisite. 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. Neither I, nor anyone I know (we have a medical school) has ever referred to it as a biology degree. The data included at least 200 physicians in each of 24 specialties, allowing analysis of malpractice risk, by specialty. He remained "certified" by the NBO until it was dissolved in 2011. /N 1 /Length 140 Research suggests they are, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends them for community use. Stewart has integrity, and he could lower the demos age from the current mostly dead to just really old. It would be a lovely WTF is going on moment. /TrimBox [0.0000 0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] Protection of the complexion! Malpractice reforms should be assessed by how well they reduce litigation time without undermining patients' needs. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Cardiology - 6%. You also need to remember that this is a guy who never took his specialty boards. /E 51041 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. RAND research briefs present policy-oriented summaries of individual published, peer-reviewed documents or of a body of published work. 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). 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. Jena, Anupam B., Seth A. Seabury, Darius N. Lakdawalla, and Amitabh Chandra, Malpractice Risk, by Physician Specialty. He originally earned board certification in 1993 after the completion of his residency. fee basis, so you don't pay unless we. /Prev 54707 This report is part of the RAND Corporation Research report series. % 0000031367 00000 n Three years of college was enough and most medical schools they applied to didnt require a bachelors degree. In any case it certainly explains why he had to create his own Ophthalmology board in order to become board certified. I would classify this particular case as inaccurate and unusual, but not really a lie. As others pointed out, how did he get into Duke, which is a very good medical school, without completing his degree? Drawing upon decades of experience, RAND provides research services, systematic analysis, and innovative thinking to a global clientele that includes government agencies, foundations, and private-sector firms. Too many people have been denied the chance of getting into medical school because of grade point average, and he gets in without completing a bachelor? That is so uncommon that I have never heard of it, and heaven knows I read tons of CVs. 4. 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I would consider the GED more positive proof of high school level competence. As pointed out above, he is understating his academic credentials if anything. You know what else is relevant? He says he believes increased government interventions drive up the cost of coverage and decrease competition. Which, frankly, so do Iand I say that as a non-fan of either of the Pauls.. Personal Injury. After that, he completed his general surgery internship at Atlanta-based Georgia Baptist Medical Center, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center, completing his training in 1993. Something is either true or not, there is no in between. . This study uses data from North Carolina to examine how caps implemented in noncrisis periods affect malpractice premiums. The types of cases they handle include: medical malpractice, hospital error, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, wrongful death, truck accidents, auto accidents, and nursing home abuse and neglect. As more Americans become newly covered under the ACA, the cost of providing automobile insurance, workers compensation, and homeowners insurance may decline. /Parent 4 0 R Had I done so, my degree would have said engineering but I would have said I studied physics in college. endobj A jury returned a verdict in Paul's favor and awarded him $582,000 in damages. /ID [<1dd65b33af1506f9f700fa591565dcf0><1dd65b33af1506f9f700fa591565dcf0>] /Contents 10 0 R The grant money matters a lot. 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Summarizes a report that identifies potential mechanisms through which health care reform might affect claim costs for several major types of liability coverage, especially auto insurance, workers compensation coverage, and medical malpractice. 0000022186 00000 n Baylor University is a 1235 math/verbal SAT school with an admission rate of 40%. Some commenters on Instagram celebrated the decision to revoke Paul's license. I like disagreeing with them, but beating them up over irrelevancies is counter-productive, whether its the Benghazi nuts and Hillary, or MSNBC eternal scandal hunt with Chris Christie. << Why? @Crusty Dem: Things may have changed since then but I knew several people who left to attend medical school before graduating. 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. @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. My friend was the surgeon who removed it. Ron DeSantis. All Rights Reserved. The Pardee RAND Graduate School (PardeeRAND.edu) is home to the only Ph.D. and M.Phil. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. Yet he was able to attend Duke University Medical School and received a degree there in 1988. 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 . 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. I could have finished my undergrad studies in Economics, too but I didnt. The organization lasted more than a decade, board-certified 50 to 60 doctors, and was never recognized by the medical establishment. They found large variation across specialties in the frequency of claims and the amount paid on claims. 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 substantial proportion of advanced imaging studies ordered by emergency physicians may be medically unnecessary. 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. Describes how changes brought about by California Prop 46 may affect patients, doctors, plaintiffs, lawyers, the health care industry, and the public. Its still a far cry from any Top __ lists, Rand Paul, the current bete noire of the Left. Psychiatry - 8%. I have a real problem with rating lies. /Size 27 Copyright © 2023 Becker's Healthcare. Yet another politician has exaggerated his qualifications. The Pardee RAND Graduate School (PardeeRAND.edu) is home to the only Ph.D. and M.Phil. Rand Paul : 206,986 : 58.8% : Republican: Trey Grayson: 124,864 35.4% Republican: Bill Johnson 7,861 2.2% His first suggestion is to limit the. Both consider him effectively an alumnus (he goes to reunions and everything) even if hes technically a dropout. 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. Nur Nasreen Ibrahim is a reporter with experience working in television, international news coverage, fact checking, and creative writing. The Reagan tax cuts powered the Clinton economic boom? To understand malpractice risk by specialty, Anupam B. Jena, Seth Seabury, Darius Lakdawalla, and Amitabh Chandra analyzed data from 1991 through 2005 for nearly 41,000 physicians covered by a large nationwide liability insurer. Dr. Paul is in favor of a free-market approach to healthcare. /Font << /F12 11 0 R /F17 16 0 R /F22 21 0 R >> /H [ 821 213 ] He couldve said he had a medical degree without coming off as aggrandizing. The St. Louis area neurosurgeon examined Wren and recommended a "bone . Medical licensure sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients and is not specialty specific. Regardless, his medical work has been praised by Downing and he has medical privileges at two Bowling Green hospitals. An undergraduate can be given a pointless degree with pencil-whipped grades and no one will find out (See UNC and the Africa-American studies department). When did Rand Paul go there? Even having your father as junior congressman would help a lot. That said, Baylor, like many colleges, has become vast more selective in recent years. American Medical Association, accessed Aug. 12. Subscribe to the weekly Policy Currents newsletter to receive updates on the issues that matter most. This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses on Wednesday in his lawsuit against the neighbor who tackled him and broke several of his ribs in a dispute. "Like The Onion and Babylon Bee, it is not uncommon for Laughing in Disbelief satires to be misconstrued as news or stripped of those clarifying elements.". NOTES: Payments are shown in 2008 dollars. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. My dad did something similar. MICRA instituted a cap of $250,000 on any Gastroenterology - 6%. We learned that in general they were, with some complicated elements. 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. Cookie Policy. It would be a flat-out lie for me to claim a degree in Economics, despite my PhD in a related field. subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - As COVID cases nationwide and in Kentucky surge, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is offering solutions for combatting the virus. A jury on Wednesday evening awarded Paul. Across specialties, 7.4 percent of physicians annually had a claim, and 1.6 percent made an indemnity payment. That tells me hes a groveler. This report is part of the RAND Corporation Research brief series. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul just lost his license to practice medicine," reads text in an Aug. 11 Instagram post, one of several in this vein. He founded the Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic in 1995 to provide patients and families in need with eye exams and surgeries. Seventy percent of the hysterectomies were judged to have been recommended inappropriately. In and of itself? This only goes to 1994, but Duke was higher rated then than today.