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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy hasn't R Paul been turned into his state's medical board for his license to practice be revoked?
Advising people against using a mask, or not getting vaccinated. Or the virus isn't real during a deadly pandemic. He shouldn't be allowed to practice medicine again .
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)I always thought he was a chiropractor.
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)or optometrist, something like that. It's something about the eyes, anyway. I actually think his license has lapsed.
When he argues with Dr. Fauci it's a pretty lopsided argument. Dr. Fauci must feel like he's arguing with an amoeba.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Any board over his license to practice should revoke his. His public statements lying and encouraging anti sediments towards getting a vaccine , or wearing a mask is very irresponsible, and hurting American people. Being a public government official should not give him immunity from being made to stop doing this, or practice anything in the medical field. He dangerous.
Kablooie
(18,658 posts)They are Repuglican.
To break your sworn oath is perfectly fine if you are Republican.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And 2 more close to losing theirs in the near future. Doctors peddling propaganda , that are in our government while a deadly pandemic is raging, shouldn't have a license to practice medicine. Lawyers shouldn't have one either who act out badly either.
Kablooie
(18,658 posts)Last edited Tue Aug 10, 2021, 07:08 AM - Edit history (1)
Always has been.
Maybe that's why he's the only Trump crony who ever went to jail.
I haven't heard of the third.
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quakerboy
(13,926 posts)He literally made up his own certification board for opthomology.. put his family and friends on the board, designed the test himself, then took his own test.
Luckily for him Kentucky apparently doesn't require board certification.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)be kind to call it a license to practice quackery.
Orthodox medicine has not found an answer to your complaint. However, luckily for you, I happen to be a quack. --John Paul Richter cartoon caption
Rhiannon12866
(207,437 posts)Not only is he promoting disinformation (Hydroxychloroquine!!!), he knew he'd been exposed, but he took no precautions, didn't even bother quarantining!
PortTack
(32,844 posts)tanyev
(42,721 posts)What's True
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. Paul, his wife, and his father-in-law were listed as being in charge of this board.
What's False
However, Paul wasn't certified by the NBO alone. Until 2005, he was also certified by the ABO, though he let that certification lapse. He remained "certified" by the NBO until it was dissolved in 2011.
What's Undetermined
Although Rand was advertised as "board-certified" until at least 2013, it is unknown if he continued to present himself as such after that.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rand-paul-ophthalmologist/
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