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. That said, Baylor, like many colleges, has become vast more selective in recent years. Dog bites man. 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. 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. Copyright © 2023 Becker's Healthcare. The claim that Paul's medical license was revoked is FALSE, based on our research. << We handle our cases on a contingency. Degree without finishing undergrad? 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. @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. 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. . How do you get a M.D. I have no idea whether or not he is a good doc. 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. I thought this was hypocritical and unjust for the older ophthalmologists to exempt themselves from the recertification exam. The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. 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. 0000020992 00000 n Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook. Public records showPaul has an active license to practice ophthalmology in Kentucky. /P 0 Clavin:..But its clearly part of a pattern that defines Rand Paul. "I'm not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. Dr. Paul was involved in expanding access to eye care in his community and abroad. 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. Pediatrics - 5%. You also need to remember that this is a guy who never took his specialty boards. See, that goes to his dishonesty and gutlessness. 0000022552 00000 n Paul obviously couldnt get into Baylors med school, or he would have stayed there. 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. It is a classic case of Big Government vs. Freedom: the American Board of Medical Specialists says that Rand Paul hasn't been a certified physician since 2005, but isn't this infringing upon. Subscribe to the weekly Policy Currents newsletter to receive updates on the issues that matter most. If you look at the US New rankings of top national universities, Baylor is around 70. Specialties with higher proportions of claims do not always incur higher proportions of payments. @OzarkHillbilly: When I read Kessler, I find him unsatisfactory. There he worked for Downing McPeak Vision Centers and the Gilbert Graves Clinic for about 15 years combined before launching his own ophthalmology. RAND research briefs present policy-oriented summaries of individual published, peer-reviewed documents or of a body of published work. This is from memory so the details are fuzzy. (Ron Paul, his father and the former member of Congress, does have a biology degree.). He needs to cop to being a track star too! 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. This is egregiously wrong. All Rights Reserved. According to the American Medical Association, "While every physician must be licensed to practice medicine, board certification is a voluntary process. 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 . As U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky continued to defend unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential elections, and often appeared mask-less during the COVID-19 pandemic, a meme spread about his past qualifications as an ophthalmologist. Rand Paul's case is interesting. WTF does any of that have to do with anything? WaPos Glenn Kessler notes that Senator Rand Paul twice in one day referred to a biology degree that he doesnt have. /Names << /Dests 2 0 R>> /Pages 4 0 R And on the Healthgrades website, Paul's physician entry once read "Ophthalmology, Board Certified, though he does not appear to have an entry anymore. @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. endobj America is full of b.s. 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. He is the author of over 50 books and articles on topics in law and economics ranging. He says he believes increased government interventions drive up the cost of coverage and decrease competition. Ob/Gyn - 9%. 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. More: YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over COVID-19 video disputing cloth masks. Thequote in the postswas takenfrom a satire website. He does not appear to demonstrate a wide knowledge and expertise, and in fact, arrogantly demon. Merriam-Webster defines biology as a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes. Dr. Paul never said he had an undergraduate degree in biology, and it is accurate for him to say that he has a biology degree. I wouldnt. If he claims to have these credentials. [ 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". Sometimes it is quite innocent and I suspect such is the case here: He studied english and biology at Baylor, and eventually he graduated with an MD from Duke. endobj @C. /Type /Page 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 same report said that Paul had not been certified by any board recognized by the state of Kentucky since 2005 and since 2011 had no board certification since his organization was dissolved. I didnt even care that Anthony Wiener texted his wiener. The difference between mean and median reflects a skewed distribution toward large payments in some specialties. 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 . I recruit from there so I see the results. He was the president, his wife, Kelley Paul, was vice president and director, and Hilton Ashby, his father-in-law, was secretary. I dont care if he surfs nurse porn, smokes pot and likes to watch bad TV. >> 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. Paul is a liar, a confederate apologist, and a conspiracy theorist. Why? Also, the person with the GED had to actively pursue that certification, as opposed to passively receiving an exit voucher. Which, frankly, so do Iand I say that as a non-fan of either of the Pauls. Its current standing is ranked as Bad on the Secretary of States site. Had I done so, my degree would have said engineering but I would have said I studied physics in college. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. MICRA instituted a cap of $250,000 on any If this were someone other than Rand Paul, the current bete noire of the Left, no one would care. %%EOF >> Thank you for supporting our journalism. As others pointed out, how did he get into Duke, which is a very good medical school, without completing his degree? Snopes readers shared this with us and asked if the claims in it were true. For medical school, scholarships are few and far between. After YouTube suspended Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for violating its policies against coronavirus misinformation,some social media users claimed Paul would suffer more permanent consequences for his comments. Why would you try to help the less privileged, when they arent in a position to help you? I know for damn sure that none of my fellow MDs were also getting degrees in English. /Filter [/FlateDecode ] Three states raised the standard for malpractice in the emergency room to gross negligence, but that did not translate into less-expensive care. Full disclosue, I graduate my undergrad degree with a GPA that, while not terrible, was not amazing either. 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. We have been unable to find recent examples of Paul presenting himself as "board-certified," beyond the 2013 Washington Post report. 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. Thats the heart of libertarianism right there the ability to trade on your privilege without interference from the busybodies like you. 10 0 obj 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. When care providers fail to fulfill their . Across specialties, the mean indemnity payment was $274,887, and the median was $111,749 (Figure 2). That matters. He is not prestigious in any way except in his own mind, as comes out when he engages in self-promotion, which is frequently the case. While Kessler sees this as resume-inflation, I see it as conversationalhumble, even. Instead he is "certified" by the National Board of Ophthalmology -- which he founded. 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. The Becker's Hospital Review website uses cookies to display relevant ads and to enhance your browsing experience. This prompted researchers to analyze national malpractice data on over 40,000 physicians in 24 specialties. Fellows & Blake LLC are plaintiff attorneys who seek justice for the severely injured and wrongful death victims of gross negligence. This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. Hes a doctor willing to trash his own training and education to pander for a vote. "The American Medical Association (AMA) revoked the ophthalmologist's ability due to 'ethical concerns'and Pauls 'blatant disregard for the Hippocratic Oath.'". In 2010, reports emerged that Paul was not certified by a board for his specialty, at least. He has also supported lessening the sentence for nonviolent marijuana offenders. Paul moved to Bowling Green, Ky., in 1993. All Rights Reserved. Thats like getting physics and engineering mixed up. Malpractice reforms should be assessed by how well they reduce litigation time without undermining patients' needs. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 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. Linking and Reprinting Policy. Duke med school was top tier med school since well before Pauls application. "I believe it's medical malpractice to force vaccines on children, particularly adolescent males," Paul said on "The Ingraham Angle" on Friday. Malpractice reform has been advocated by many experts as a key to reining in health care costs. 5 W 2. Understanding adverse events as the result of complex "systems" failures--rather than of individual negligence--may improve patient safety. Have you seen the way most physicians write? The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. Paul has had two malpractice lawsuits filed against him since 1993; was cleared in one case and the other was settled for $50,000. In other words, a M.D. 4. /Length 140 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. Medical schools have to be very careful of admitting someone who is just not prepared. Nur Nasreen Ibrahim is a reporter with experience working in television, international news coverage, fact checking, and creative writing. that further confirms that it is satire," McGowan said. % Physician age, year, and state of practice did not affect these estimates. Personally I try to look at intent if possible. Degree is the study of biomedical sciences according to theDuke University School of Medicine. /Length 5951 Specialties most likely to face indemnity claims were not always those with the highest average payments. Subscribe to the weekly Policy Currents newsletter to receive updates on the issues that matter most. NOTES: Payments are shown in 2008 dollars. 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. S.635 - A bill to protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures. Both consider him effectively an alumnus (he goes to reunions and everything) even if hes technically a dropout. The organization lasted more than a decade, board-certified 50 to 60 doctors, and was never recognized by the medical establishment. 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 In 1997, I, along with 200 other young ophthalmologists formed the National Board of Ophthalmology to protest the American Board of Ophthalmology's decision to grandfather in the older ophthalmologists and not require them to recertify. 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. He believes in higher Medicare deductibles and moving to a premium support system. This was back in the 60s, but he left high school without a degree to start early college. Evidence from North Carolina, Unintended Consequences of Products Liability: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Market, The Impact of State Medical Malpractice Reform on Individual-Level Health Care Expenditures, Progress at the Intersection of Patient Safety and Medical Liability: Insights from the AHRQ Patient Safety and Medical Liability Demonstration Program. 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. Across specialties, 7.4 percent of physicians annually had a claim, and 1.6 percent made an indemnity payment. 0000033096 00000 n 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. 9 0 obj We also know that the disease the death rate is closer to one in a million. 7 0 obj /Size 27 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.. This is a bit of an odd one, given that Paul does not have a college undergraduate degree. 0000018059 00000 n Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in remarks at the Lincoln Labs Reboot Congress conference, Feb. 12, 2015. Dr. Paul believes medical marijuana is a state's rights issue, not a federal one. Toby Cosgrove on healthcare, the Cleveland Clinic under the PPACA. I know that even the very worst docs I have ever seen, and they were bad, still had a following, so I really cant judge. Rand Paul claims to be a "board certified physician, but he isn't certified by the respected, century old American Board of Ophthalmology. In 2002, he was awarded with the Twilight Wish Foundation Outstanding Service and Commitment to Seniors award, and he has performed many pro-bono eye surgeries for patients in Kentucky and in other countries through the Children of the Americas Program. trailer Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Explores structural determinants of health care processes, outcomes, and expenditures. @Crusty Dem: He restarted the board officially in 2005 and filed annual reports until 2010, and the NBO was dissolved again by Kentucky in 2011. As more Americans become newly covered under the Affordable Care Act, the cost of providing automobile insurance, workers compensation, and homeowners insurance may decline. 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. 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. At this link to the Duke student newspaper, from 2001, it says that 20% of undergraduate students were admitted for non-academic reasons (athletes, or children of donors). ', "If someone has Ebola at a cocktail party, they're contagious and you can catch it from them," Dr. Paul continued. 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. Product Liability. 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 . Three years of college was enough and most medical schools they applied to didnt require a bachelors degree. 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. Paul's medical license is active. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. Not exactly an Ivy League but a better than average university. Records from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensureshow Paul is authorized to practice ophthalmology in Kentuckyand has been licensed since 1993. /TrimBox [0.0000 0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] We first spotted a version of this quote in a Bloomberg column by David Weigel, and then checked the quotes with our colleague Jose DelReal, who had attended the conference. However, in relative rankings Penn and Duke remain very good med schools, even if I couldnt get in. 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. Paul is a trained ophthalmologist who has been practicing since 1993 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. [] The competition is much tougher. It makes sense. My friend was the surgeon who removed it. More:. The NBofO is not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Medical Association, nor the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. His brain has shortened it too, I studied- I graduated.. 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. 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. Millions are also injured each year as a result of substandard medical care. /Linearized 1 Nope, this is BS. Previous studies used older data with limited geographic coverage, relied on self-reports from limited samples with low response rates, or lacked information on physician specialty or payment size. Although Rand was advertised as "board-certified" until at least 2013, it is unknown if he continued to present himself as such after that. All that said, is this super important?Probably not. For example, gynecology had the 12th highest average annual share of physicians with a claim but the highest share with a payment. Find Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyers in Des Peres, MO Welcome to the U.S. News Lawyer Directory - powered by Best Lawyers . Oh well, whoever said life is fair, but we should at least stop pretending it is a meritocracy. << Here are 10 things to know about the libertarian conservative's medical career and healthcare views. Never. The authors assessed the appropriateness of recommendations for hysterectomies done for nonemergency and nononcologic indications for 497 California women. Which makes people think, 'Oh, it's like AIDS. 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. Medical licensure sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients and is not specialty specific. All Rights Reserved. Huh. $42 Million. 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. The award consisted of $375,000 in punitive damages, with the remainder designated for medical bills, and pain and suffering. You cansubscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. 7 20 If his campaign is not successful he can always work as an anchor for NBC Nightly News. Paul mentioned his alleged degree at the conference not once, but twice. Regardless, his medical work has been praised by Downing and he has medical privileges at two Bowling Green hospitals. Paul has faced two malpractice lawsuits between 1993 and 2010; he was cleared in one case while the other was settled for $50,000. Despite intense interest, there have been few comprehensive studies characterizing differences in malpractice risk, by physician specialty. If you want to look up the statistics on any university, look at collegeresults.org. 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. A jury returned a verdict in Paul's favor and awarded him $582,000 in damages. I dont care what specific degree Rand Paul got, MD is close enough to biology major. He just accredited his own university to give him one! 6. But an increase in the number of people using the health care system may trigger an increase in the number of medical malpractice claims. Dr. Paul, 52, practiced ophthalmology for 18 years before becoming a senator in 2010. How the hell he get into Duke Medical School? Paul has, however, tweeted about volunteering at the TriStar Greenview Regional hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. >> When did Rand Paul go there? @Hal_10000: My dad did something similar. The acceptance rates for medical schools are extremely low and medical students generally pay full retail. Also, getting into an ophthalmology residency indicates that Rand Paul did not finish at the bottom of his medical school class. Leaders: Stop doing these 3 things and improve engagementHospital consolidation squeezing out executivesDr. >> 26 0 obj Washington CNN Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has been awarded more than $580,000 in a lawsuit against a neighbor who attacked him in fall 2017. Dr. Paul supports vaccines, but believes they should be voluntary. 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