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Dr. Paul board certified?

no, not that board of opthalmologists!

my board of opthalmologists.

[if you can't join them - form your own board!]

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Rand Paul's Addresses Ophthalmology Certification Questions
Posted by Brian Montopoli 2 comments 
 
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul addresses a luncheon meeting of the Lions Club in Bowling Green, Ky., Tuesday, May 25, 2010. 

(Credit: AP) 
Over the weekend, the Courier-Journal in Louisville reported that Dr. Rand Paul, the Republican Senate nominee in Kentucky, is not a "board-certified" ophthalmologist according to the national clearinghouse for such certifications. 


Now Paul is explaining his decision to let his recognized certification lapse as resulting from "the kind of hypocritical power play that I despise and have always fought against."


First some background: Paul's claim that he is a "board-certified" ophthalmologist is tied to his certification by the National Board of Ophthalmology. 


Yet that's a group that Paul himself founded in 1999; he also serves as its head. 


The organization that works with the American Medical Association to approve specialty boards of this nature, as the Courier-Journal notes, is called the American Board of Medical Specialties. And it does not recognize Paul's group. 


Paul reportedly had certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology - a recognized group - before letting it lapse in favor of certification from the board he heads. 

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