Weird tidbit about Rand Paul, which I just learned of: He was board-certified as an ophthalmologist (the board being the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)) in 1995, after two years of practice. A couple of years after 1995, the ABO began requiring re-certification every 10 years, meaning that he would have to be re-certified in 2005. Libertarian sort that he is, he didnt like this, so he started his own certification board, the National Board of Ophthalmology (NBO), in 1999, though he dissolved it a year later. Then, when 2005 rolled around, and his ABO certification was about to run out, he re-created his own board, the NBO, and claimed to be re-certified. He is the president of the NBO, as you might guess, and its unclear whether any other ophthalmologists besides himself are currently certified by his board....
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 01:46:22 +0000