Wednesday 24 October 2012

Ron Paul's Medical License - Product of Socialised Medicine (courtesy of Federal Handouts)






"Ron Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine, before proudly serving as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. He and his wife Carol moved to Texas in 1968, where he began his medical practice in Brazoria County. As a specialist in obstetrics/gynecology, Dr. Paul has delivered more than 4,000 babies! He and Carol, who reside in Lake Jackson, Texas, are the proud parents of five children and have eighteen grandchildren."
To become a licensed medical doctor, you have to complete both an internship and a residency.  An internship lasts one full year, and residency follows.  Looking at the following time line, it doesn't look possible for Paul to have completed both.
Ronald Paul was born on August 20, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
After graduating from Dormont High School in Green Tree, Pennsylvania in 1953 (Age 18)
Received his Bachelors of Arts degree in 1957 (Age 22) and
1957 Ron Paul married Carol Wells.
Attending Duke University Medical Center from 1957 - 1961 (Age 26)
Paul relocated with his wife to Michigan, where he completed his medical internship at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
So Paul was an intern, not a resident, from the summer or fall of 1961 - ?1963 when he joined the Air Force (Age 28)    
What are the requirements before becoming a licensed OBGYN?
Obstetricians complete four years of medical school (Duke) and then a year of internship (Henry Ford Hospital) before entering residency graduate education in obstetrics, which usually takes about four to six years. Completion of the qualifying licensing examinations is required to practice medicine. Licensure by the regional licensing authority is required.
To become an OB/GYN, applicants must earn a bachelor's degree, complete medical school and fulfill a 4-year residency requirement. During residency, students spend at least 50 hours per week attending to patients and learning from doctors. After they complete their residency, applicants must then take boards or licensing examinations before they can legally practice medicine.
I can't find information on line about the details of Ron Paul's residency to become an OBGYN.  Medical Doctors usually list their residency information.
MORE QUESTIONS:  
If Ron Paul entered the Air Force in 1963, what month?
What month did he begin his internship in 1961?  
How many months was Paul an intern?  
Was Paul on an Air Force scholarship like the case first mentioned above?
By 1963, Paul has three small under age 7.
From Wikipedia and other sources, this is Ron Paul's military experience AS A FLIGHT SURGEON.
1963 (Age 28) - 1965 (Age 30) Joined Air Force for only 2 Years (Age 30)
1965 - 1968 Flight Surgeon Texas National Guard (Age 33)



http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/10/1053244/-Ron-Paul-s-Timeline-Problem-When-Where-or-Did-He-Complete-His-OBGYN-Residency

How can this possibly be....?


But wait!

"When you practice as a physician and officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, you'll enjoy the privileges and respect afforded to an officer in the world's most advanced Army."

http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/physician/benefits.html


HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

As a medical student, you may be eligible for a full-tuition scholarship, plus a monthly stipend of more than $2,000. You must be enrolled in or have a letter of acceptance from an accredited medical school. This program is open to U.S. citizens. Qualifying medical students are also eligible to receive a $20,000 sign-on bonus.


FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM



If you are working to complete an accredited residency, you may be eligible to receive an annual grant of more than $45,000 plus a monthly stipend of more than $2,000. Open to U.S. citizens. (Please provide documentation of the annual grant increase for FAP.)


ACTIVE DUTY HEALTH PROFESSIONS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM



You can receive up to $120,000 to pay down your medical school debt. The ADHPLRP provides $40,000 a year for up to three years. This program may be combined with the Health Professions Bonus.


RESERVE MEDICAL CORPS BENEFITS



When you become a physician and officer on the U.S. Army Reserve health care team, you can practice in your community and serve when needed. In addition to generous financial incentives and retirement plan options, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your career and work with advanced medical technology.


HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SPECIAL PAY



You may be eligible for $75,000 in Special Pay. To receive this bonus, paid in three yearly increments of $25,000, we require completion of a residency in a qualifying specialty. Open to permanent U.S. residents.


HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (HPLR)


Program provides up to $250,000 for repayment of education loans for physicians in certain specialties who are serving in an Army Reserve Troop Program Units, AMEDD Professional Management Command, or the Individual Mobilization Program. For each year of satisfactory service, a maximum of $40,000 will be applied to an education loan, up to a total of $250,000. Individuals may be eligible, if qualified, to apply for one other Army Reserve incentive.


Gosh, what a lot of money flying around the place!

(These are 2012 Dollar values, mind you - no doubt much less during the Cuban Missile Crisis.)


So lets get this Chronology straight - he enrolled in Medical School at Duke in Autumn 1957 and signs up for a military scholarship (God Bless the GI Bill!)

The US Federal Government (in the form of the DoD) pays for all his tuition, knowing that they will get a fully qualified MD for their use at the end of the first stage of his training.

After four years of largess on the US Taxpayer's teat, he qualifies as an MD in Summer 1963 and is thus commissioned into the Air Force to complete his residency.

Saying he "was called up", "was drafted" or "joined up by virtue of the Cuban Missile Crisis is outright dishonest - the missile crisis occurred in October and his commission logically would have come about after four years med school and 2 years as an intern, which places us firmly in the Summer months of 1963, all the while enjoying that generous federal stipend.

(or maintainence grant as we proper Socialists prefer to refer it as)

He then does the bare minmum 5 years residency in OBGYN, a specialism guaranteed to keep him well away from any foxholes or firefights in the The Shit on the road to DeNang and then passes out (literally) into the Air Force Reserve, private practice and a massive private income.

Isn't the American Taxpayer generous?

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