How do you get a M.D. Rand Paul: 'Medical Malpractice to Force Vaccines on Children' 445 Jeff Poor 22 Jan 2022 0 1:37 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. He does too have a biology degree! Kentucky medical board not policing Rand Paul on disputed COVID claims I thought this was hypocritical and unjust for the older ophthalmologists to exempt themselves from the recertification exam. Thats spineless and dishonest. Degree is the study of biomedical sciences according to theDuke University School of Medicine. I do have a problem with him claiming to have been awarded a degree that he was never awarded. 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 . He originally earned board certification in 1993 after the completion of his residency. American Medical Association, accessed Aug. 12. Medical schools have to be very careful of admitting someone who is just not prepared. Rand Paul: 'Medical Malpractice to Force Vaccines on Children' 10 0 obj 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). 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. Duke med school was top tier med school since well before Pauls application. Speaking of which, my son and I have the perfect fix: Jon Stewart to Nightly News, Brian Williams to Daily Show. I have no idea whether or not he is a good doc. All that said, is this super important?Probably not. As pointed out above, he is understating his academic credentials if anything. All Rights Reserved. During a Friday appearance on FNCs The Ingraham Angle, the Kentucky Republican lawmaker called such mandates medical malpractice. The grant money matters a lot. The Simon Law Firm, P.C. | Over $1 Billion Won Rand Paul makes up his own Board Certification in Opthalmology It was and is a good school. 8 0 obj In other words, a M.D. "I've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines," Dr. Paul said, according to CNN. 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. Rand Paul, who practices in Bowling Green, says he is certified by the National Board of Ophthalmology, a group that he incorporated in 1999 and that he heads. @Hal_10000: You also need to remember that this is a guy who never took his specialty boards. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. 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. 5 W 9 0 obj Computerized clinical decision support (CDS) systems have been developed to enhance physician decisionmaking and reduce the incidence of avoidable medical errors. 0000008985 00000 n /Resources << Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, and Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND. WaPos Glenn Kessler notes that Senator Rand Paul twice in one day referred to a biology degree that he doesnt have. Dozens of malpractice lawsuits cloud St. Louis neurosurgeon's career Specialties most likely to face indemnity claims were not always those with the highest average payments. /Size 27 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. Medical school is not like graduate school. That is why so many newly licensed physicians have such massive debt loads. Not everyone takes the usual path. Sorry. Rand Paul leaves YouTube, says he will now post on Rumble Pauls communications director sent in this explanation: It is unfair to give Senator Paul 3 Pinocchiosbecause aM.D. Dr. Paul moved to Bowling Green, Ky., in 1993. 0000031613 00000 n Background: Rand Paul awarded more than $580,000 in trial after neighbor's attack If a doctor messes up and does something that leaves you badly injured like if an eye doctor slips and blinds. 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. NOTES: Payments are shown in 2008 dollars. We learned that in general they were, with some complicated elements. We also know that the disease the death rate is closer to one in a million. 10. 'It's Medical Malpractice to Force Vaccines on Children': Sen. Rand Paul What is this, middle school? I wouldnt. Even having your father as junior congressman would help a lot. 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.). /CropBox [-0.0000 -0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] It would be a flat-out lie for me to claim a degree in Economics, despite my PhD in a related field. His comments on Ebola have also garnered media attention. This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. "I believe it's medical malpractice to force vaccines on children, particularly adolescent males," Paul said on "The Ingraham Angle" on Friday. Ive written PolitiFact suggesting they sometimes need a different approach, True, but misleading or True, but further explanation required. Kessler could give up his one to five Pinocchios and say something like Pauls statement is false, but unimportant. First, in an exchange with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, Paul said: Arrington: Lets talk about economics because maybe you can actually explain this to me. Seriously? Yes, trivial. /MediaBox [-0.0000 -0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] They say it's the exchange of bodily of fluids. . The real number on Baylor is that its undergraduate 6-year graduation rate is lower than should be expected from its admissions criteria. I guess having a Congressman as a father helps a lot. While Kessler sees this as resume-inflation, I see it as conversationalhumble, even. S.635 - A bill to protect children from medical malpractice in the form Ob/Gyn - 9%. You know what else is relevant? "I believe it's medical malpractice to force vaccines on children, particularly adolescent males," said Paul. Then managed to go through two post-docs before getting my doctorate. 0000033096 00000 n However, Paul wasn't certified by the NBO alone. It is common knowledge that the study of medicine is the study of human biology, and a MD has a doctorate degree in one area of study of the science of biology., Thats a bit of a stretch and doesnt explain the and English addendum; an MD certainly isnt an English degree. @Crusty Dem: @steve: I havent the foggiest what the admissions process at Duke was 31 years ago but 1) Ron Paul was a very junior Representative from Texas at the time; I cant imagine he had much sway at a private medical school in North Carolina and 2) Duke wasnt Duke then; its a much more prestigious school now than it was at the time. A substantial proportion of advanced imaging studies ordered by emergency physicians may be medically unnecessary. A medical degree, sometimes. 8. Jury Awards Senator Rand Paul $582,000 In Personal Injury Case Across specialties, 7.4 percent of physicians annually had a claim, and 1.6 percent made an indemnity payment. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. He restarted the board officially in 2005 and filed annual reports until 2010, and the NBO was dissolved again by Kentucky in 2011. Rand Paul claims the COVID vaccine increases heart health risks but He recently teamed up with two Democrats to introduce a bill that would protect medical marijuana buyers and sellers from federal prosecution in states where marijuana is legal for medical and recreational purposes. Through this page you can find experienced lawyers across the United States, ready to assist you with your legal needs. 1. Dr. Paul earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C., in 1988. He just accredited his own university to give him one! 26 0 obj RAND research briefs present policy-oriented summaries of individual published, peer-reviewed documents or of a body of published work. Our. Paul mentioned his alleged degree at the conference not once, but twice. This study uses data from North Carolina to examine how caps implemented in noncrisis periods affect malpractice premiums. Rand Paul Calls Omicron 'Nature's Vaccine,' Claims It's 'Malpractice Understanding adverse events as the result of complex "systems" failures--rather than of individual negligence--may improve patient safety. Which, frankly, so do Iand I say that as a non-fan of either of the Pauls. The posts say Pauls medical license was revoked by the AMA, but thats not the 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). And I say that as someone who has a PhD in Chemistry but never graduated high school. 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. And on the Healthgrades website, Paul's physician entry once read "Ophthalmology, Board Certified, though he does not appear to have an entry anymore. Yes, Id think Ron Pauls status as an alum more influential than being a junior Congressman. Its current standing is ranked as Bad on the Secretary of States site. It is not unheard of for professional programs to admit non-degreed undergraduates who have taken the requisite courses and have otherwise exceptional applications in other fields. Sen. Rand Paul misunderstands transgender medicine. Here's the truth The AMA explains on its website that physicians must be licensed ineach state where they practice. 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. /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/reports, /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/blogPosts, /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/multimedia, /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/caseStudies, How China Understands and Assesses Military Balance, Russian Military Operations in Ukraine in 2022 and the Year Ahead, Remembering Slain LA Bishop David O'Connell and His Tireless Community Work, A Look Back at the War in Afghanistan, National Secuirty Risks, Hospice Care: RAND Weekly Recap, RAND Experts Discuss the First Year of the Russia-Ukraine War, Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change, Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive, Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research, Do Noneconomic Damage Caps Reduce Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums? 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. How the hell he get into Duke Medical School? /Prev 54707 Ron DeSantis. Based on his Senate website, Paul says he "currently performs pro-bono eye surgeries for patients across Kentucky. 7. Senator Rand Paul was a plaintiff in a civil injury case stemming from an incident where he was assaulted by a neighbor at his home. trailer Rand Paul thinks you shouldn't win big like he did in court Degree without finishing undergrad? 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. Personal Injury. If he claims to have these credentials. In a 2010 interview, Dr. Paul said "You want to have more participation by the person who's receiving the entitlement. "I'm not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. Then they want to take away health care, food stamps and anything that helps the poor. PDF The Randal (Rand) Paul Jury Verdict 2199 - Medical Negligence 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. But an increase in the number of people using the health care system may trigger an increase in the number of medical malpractice claims. Thequote in the postswas takenfrom a satire website. 4. Honestly, this is trivial. In 2010, reports emerged that Paul was not certified by a board for his specialty, at least. Lets be honest here. Thats not an uncommon way of putting it. $105 Million. << I have an MD. Rewarding the privileged is a time honored tradition. 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. @Crusty Dem: Actually, Baylor is one of the top schools in the country, and has its own medical school. Huh. He does not appear to demonstrate a wide knowledge and expertise, and in fact, arrogantly demon. America is full of b.s. The acceptance rates for medical schools are extremely low and medical students generally pay full retail. Clavin:..But its clearly part of a pattern that defines Rand Paul. In any case it certainly explains why he had to create his own Ophthalmology board in order to become board certified. Despite intense interest, there have been few comprehensive studies characterizing differences in malpractice risk, by physician specialty. 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. In 2013, The Washington Post wrote that Paul continued to present himself as board-certified even though the NBO had been out of business since 2011. 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. Rand Paul, Uncertified Ophthalmologist? - The American Prospect All Rights Reserved. Paul specializes in cataract and glaucoma surgeries, LASIK procedures, and corneal transplants. They obtain that license from a state's official medical licensing board, not a private entity like the AMA. But I dont know whether it was about that specifically or not. Pauls wife also declined to comment for the Courier-Journal report, saying, Im not involved in that. @OzarkHillbilly: When I read Kessler, I find him unsatisfactory. Degree in English??????????? Oh well, whoever said life is fair, but we should at least stop pretending it is a meritocracy. When did Rand Paul go there? How Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Affect We are hiring a guy to do the biggest job in the world, Id rather we focused on what they believe, and on their core character, not play Buzz Feed games. /Names << /Dests 2 0 R>> 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. %PDF-1.4 The NBO was officially incorporated in 1999, according to the Kentucky Secretary of States website. As others pointed out, how did he get into Duke, which is a very good medical school, without completing his degree? Additionally, he provides free eye surgery to children from around the world." Do you remember John McCain having surgery to remove an unsightly lump on/in his neck? 0000028434 00000 n He remained "certified" by the NBO until it was dissolved in 2011. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. 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. @Crusty Dem: Gotcha. (They couldnt care less.) He is president, his wife is vice-president, and his father-in-law is secretary. In a 2010 statement to Politico, Paul described how his certification saga was his battle against a hypocritical power play that I despise. Paul basically protested against the ABO's decision to require recertifications of medical licenses every 10 years for anyone who was board-certified after 1992. This is from memory so the details are fuzzy. By continuing to use our site, you acknowledge that you have read, that you understand, and that you accept our. The impact of medical malpractice reforms on the average size of malpractice payments in specific physician specialties is unknown and subject to debate. Without getting access to MCAT scores and his original application, the most you can do is speculate. 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. . The interesting thing about these references is that previously Pauls staff has blamed the media for misunderstanding his unusual educational background. By this same age, just 5 percent in low-risk specialties and 33 percent in high-risk ones are likely to have made at least one indemnity payment. In fact, many of us argue that the older ophthalmologists need recertification even more since they are more distant from their training. 0000000723 00000 n BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - As COVID cases nationwide and in Kentucky surge, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is offering solutions for combatting the virus. You cansubscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Specialties that had fewer than 30 payments (i.e., oncology and nephrology) are not listed. More:. 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 . These results confirm malpractice rates in many high-risk specialties found in earlier research based on self-reporting. Also, the person with the GED had to actively pursue that certification, as opposed to passively receiving an exit voucher. That said, Baylor, like many colleges, has become vast more selective in recent years. A jury on Wednesday evening awarded Paul. Find Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyers in Des Peres, MO Welcome to the U.S. News Lawyer Directory - powered by Best Lawyers . [] 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. /Font << /F12 11 0 R /F17 16 0 R /F22 21 0 R >> The information provided in this report is solely for the authorized recipient. /Info 5 0 R EZDoctor Physician Report | Has My Doctor Been Sued for Malpractice >> Dr. Paul, 52, practiced ophthalmology for 18 years before becoming a senator in 2010. [ 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". Research suggests they are, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends them for community use. The Republican senator from Kentucky claimed the NIH funded research in Wuhan that made COVID-19 more transmissible. 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 Dr. Paul is in favor of a free-market approach to healthcare. >> Someone with a terminal high school diploma could be illiterate, for all you know. At the graduate level, almost nobody is actually paying the sticker price for their education. 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. Dr./Sen. 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. Could Liability Concerns Derail Clinical Decision Support? However, in relative rankings Penn and Duke remain very good med schools, even if I couldnt get in. They found large variation across specialties in the frequency of claims and the amount paid on claims. The Pardee RAND Graduate School (PardeeRAND.edu) is home to the only Ph.D. and M.Phil. Medical Malpractice | RAND Dr. Paul does not support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of "defensive medicine" practiced by physicians, according to a new RAND Corporation study.. Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, and Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, by Anupam B. Jena, Seth A. Seabury, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Amitabh Chandra. When 95% of the graduates of the Ivy League are Democrats, it makes sense that the Repubican Party is filled with hucksters, liars, and people with tainted personal histories. << According to a broad survey of emergency medicine professionals, fear of missing a low-probability diagnosis and fear of litigation are perceived as two key contributing factors. endobj - Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in remarks at the Lincoln Labs "Reboot Congress" conference, Feb. 12, 2015 We first spotted a version of this quote in a Bloomberg columnby David Weigel, and then. << Toby Cosgrove on healthcare, the Cleveland Clinic under the PPACA. 0000018059 00000 n 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. /Length 140 Really???????????????? Kentucky doesn't require board certification for medical licensure, so Paul is still licensed to perform surgeries in the state, and he does. This is the kind of hypocritical power play that I despise and have always fought against. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2011. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9610.html. S.635 - A bill to protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures. Nevertheless, the risk of a claim, the possibility of a claim leading to a payment, and the size of a payment contribute to high levels of perceived malpractice risk among U.S. physicians. Rand Paul, the Republican candidate for Senate in Kentucky who is an ophthalmologist, has been practicing medicine for the last five years without a nationally recognized certification for his specialty. This is egregiously wrong. Rand Paul claims to be a "board certified physician, but he isn't certified by the respected, century old American Board of Ophthalmology. Both consider him effectively an alumnus (he goes to reunions and everything) even if hes technically a dropout. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) warned that mandating the COVID injection for children could lead to massive unintended consequences due to the health risks of the vaccine in that age group. Studying the behavior of emergency physicians in three states that raised the standard for malpractice in the emergency room to gross negligence, researchers found that strong new legal . He believes in higher Medicare deductibles and moving to a premium support system. 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. Paulposted a video in which he claimed cloth masks weren't effective at slowing the spread of COVID-19. By 65 years of age, 75 percent of physicians in low-risk specialties and 99 percent of those in high-risk ones are likely to have had at least one malpractice claim, and 19 percent of those in low-risk specialties and 71 percent of those in high-risk ones are likely to have had at least one indemnity payment. Torts: Medical Malpractice | American Law Institute No. Among physicians in neurosurgery, 19.1 percent annually faced a claim, but just 2.6 percent in psychiatry did (Figure 1). Gastroenterology - 6%. 0000048108 00000 n How can doctors like Rand Paul practice medicine without being - reddit Jena, Anupam B., Seth A. Seabury, Darius N. Lakdawalla, and Amitabh Chandra, /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/reports, /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/blogPosts, /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/multimedia, /content/admin/rand-header/jcr:content/par/header/caseStudies, How China Understands and Assesses Military Balance, Russian Military Operations in Ukraine in 2022 and the Year Ahead, Remembering Slain LA Bishop David O'Connell and His Tireless Community Work, A Look Back at the War in Afghanistan, National Secuirty Risks, Hospice Care: RAND Weekly Recap, RAND Experts Discuss the First Year of the Russia-Ukraine War, Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change, Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive, Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research, Malpractice Risk According to Physician Specialty.

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