02-13-2022, 08:31 AM
(02-12-2022, 03:08 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Oh, and that he had to create his own ophthalmology board to become certified. That one's my favorite.
It only takes a few clicks to find out that that's not entirely true. He was a member of the recognized American Board of Ophthalmology before letting it lapse in favor of the unrecognized National Board of Ophthalmology that he did create and lead.
The reason for his creation of the NBO back in the 90s was because of a disagreement with a new policy of the ABO that exempted older doctors from being recertified every 10 years.
"I thought this was hypocritical and unjust for the older ophthalmologists to exempt themselves from the recertification exam," he writes. "... Is it fair that the ophthalmologist down the street can claim board certification, without renewing it, but that a younger ophthalmologist, who passed the same boards, is disallowed?"
Seems like a legitimate gripe.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-pauls-addresses-ophthalmology-certification-questions/
