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Colbert Tackles Rand Paul's Rogue Ophthalmology Outfit (VIDEO)

Justin Elliott | June 23, 2010, 1:20PM

Stephen Colbert discusses Rand Paul

Last night Stephen Colbert took a look at Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul's dissident ophthalmology re-certification group, which Paul created after a dispute with the national board.

Colbert established his own "USA Board of Ophthalmologist Freedom" to compete with the major existing certifying board, the American Board of Ophthalmology, and the one based at Paul's Kentucky home, the National Board of Ophthalmology. (See TPMmuckraker's coverage of Paul's board here.)

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Rand Paul's Dissident Ophthalmology Group Still Certifying Doctors

Justin Elliott | June 15, 2010, 2:48PM

Rand Paul, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Kentucky

It seems that Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul's rogue ophthalmology certification outfit, the National Board of Ophthalmology, is still recertifying doctors even though the group has virtually no public footprint.

Ben Smith at Politico reports on the group Dr. Paul founded to protest changes in the national American Board of Ophthalmology's certification policies:

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Rand Paul Defends His National Board of Ophthalmology In Certification Flap

Ben Frumin | June 14, 2010, 2:18PM

KY-SEN candidate Rand Paul (R)

The Louisville Courier-Journal has a much-discussed story today about Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul and his lack of certification from a mainstream ophthalmology board.

As we reported last month, Paul is the founder and president of the National Board of Ophthalmology, a certifying board for eye doctors that has left little public record, and whose legitimacy seems unclear at best. He hasn't been certified by the mainstream board since 2005. He is certified by the NBO.

The Courier-Journal points out today that Paul's board "is not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, which works with the American Medical Association to approve such specialty boards."

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Rand Paul's Upstart Ophthalmology Group Leaves Little Mark

Zachary Roth | May 27, 2010, 11:26AM

KY-SEN candidate Rand Paul (R)

Rand Paul's reputation for marching to his own drummer may extend to his medical career. The GOP Senate candidate is the founder and president of a certifying board for eye doctors, which he appears to have set up as a rival to the existing certification board. But his organization has left little public record, and the legitimacy with which it's viewed remains unclear at best.

In 1999, Paul created a new non-profit organization, the National Board of Ophthalmology (NBO), headquartered at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in order to "provide information to the public concerning physicians with exemplary qualifications in the medical specialty of ophthalmology," according to the organization's founding document, filed online with the Kentucky Secretary of State's office. Page One, a Kentucky politics blog, first noted the group's existence last month.

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