Speaking specifically about Rand Paul, I’m pretty sure that Rand Paul has an MD, worked as a specialist doctor of some sort prior to entering the Senate, as I remember reading from his first race.
Duke University School of Medicine is recognised as one of the best medical schools in the United States and the world. It is currently ranked #3 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for best research medical schools in 2022.[15] Several Duke programs are ranked as some of the highest in the country. Top-ten nationally ranked programs for 2022 include surgery (ranked #2), anesthesia (ranked #4), internal medicine (ranked #5), radiology (ranked #6), pediatrics (ranked #7), obstetrics/gynecology (ranked #8), and psychiatry (ranked #10).[16] Historically, the Duke University School of Medicine consistently ranks in the top ten medical schools in the United States.[17]
Admission to the school’s medical degree program is highly competitive, with more than 7,500 applicants for approximately 115 openings each year.[18]
I doubt that he’s an idiot.
If you’re speaking more-generally about people who may or may not be supporting Musk having a House role…shrugs don’t know who they are, so can’t know much about 'em.
Have you heard Ben Carson speak about politics? He’s an actual brain surgeon. And an idiot. Just goes to show that having a medical degree doesn’t make someone a genius.
I may have disagreed with Ron on almost all things policy, but at least the man had a spine and stood up for his values with consistency. Rand does not.
Ron Paul was one of the people trying to incorporate Rothbard’s neo-confederate bullshit into libertarianism. Because nothing’s more libertarian than Jim Crow or outright slavery, right?
Not that libertarianism itself is much more than what some people think economics is, if they barely made it through the 101 course at a mediocre college.
Values… Rooted in stupidity. His entire health care position was based on “well it used to be affordable for the poors, so its obviously medicare thats the problem”.
Ron Paul is a dipshit of the highest caliber.
But yes, I agree entirely that Rand has absolutely zero values. He’s also a top tier dipshit though.
Just because you have a degree doesn’t mean you’re smart. That’s like saying Elon is a genius because he’s a billionaire. The two are not mutually exclusive.
While true, I don’t think that’s what you’re trying to say. Maybe I’m having a brain fart, but not being mutually exclusive just means that he can be both a genius and a billionaire.
I briefly had to fill in for some helpdesk tech support for doctors, and oh boy let me tell you, a LOT of them were absolute idiots, at least when it came to technology.
I feel like if you ask any nurse they know of at least a few doctors in their hospital that may be brilliant at their specific field but absolute dumbasses anywhere else. And often doctors - because they have a doctorate - think they are delicate geniuses themselves (shoutout Seinfeld).
Like redding33 said: Ben Carson is very stupid, but he can separate conjoined twins like no other.
Heres a hot take: you didn’t have to be that smart to be any kind of medical doctor. Good at memorizing? Hell yes. Persistent? You bet. Good at associations and drawing on things you’ve seen before? Absolutely. Good at reading between the lines and really solving the tough cases? Sometimes. Magic hands? Definitely if you’d like the big big money.
At the end of the day most doctors are walking on ground someone else already traveled, and of course there are some greats who expand the field, but that’s not everybody. If youve got the tenacity to do any medical degree, kick butt. We need you and you earn your take with pride. You don’t need to win a nobel prize to be valuable.
It is, however, NOT a job you get for being a great thinker. It’s a lot of college and a lot of residency and a lot of shoveling crap. A lot of thinking? Not compared to other education tracks or professions. You can absolutely be a medical doctor and be an idiot.
This has been a soapbox rant about professional doctorates.
Speaking specifically about Rand Paul, I’m pretty sure that Rand Paul has an MD, worked as a specialist doctor of some sort prior to entering the Senate, as I remember reading from his first race.
checks Wikipedia
Yeah, he’s an ophthalmologist, an eye surgeon.
Says he went to Duke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_University_School_of_Medicine
I doubt that he’s an idiot.
If you’re speaking more-generally about people who may or may not be supporting Musk having a House role…shrugs don’t know who they are, so can’t know much about 'em.
Have you heard Ben Carson speak about politics? He’s an actual brain surgeon. And an idiot. Just goes to show that having a medical degree doesn’t make someone a genius.
Medical school is more about memorization and willingness to suffer than anything else.
I know quite a few people who are brilliant in their field, yet absolute morons at everything else.
He’s an idiot. He’s also an asshole.
Just like his dad.
I may have disagreed with Ron on almost all things policy, but at least the man had a spine and stood up for his values with consistency. Rand does not.
Ron Paul was one of the people trying to incorporate Rothbard’s neo-confederate bullshit into libertarianism. Because nothing’s more libertarian than Jim Crow or outright slavery, right?
Not that libertarianism itself is much more than what some people think economics is, if they barely made it through the 101 course at a mediocre college.
Values… Rooted in stupidity. His entire health care position was based on “well it used to be affordable for the poors, so its obviously medicare thats the problem”.
Ron Paul is a dipshit of the highest caliber.
But yes, I agree entirely that Rand has absolutely zero values. He’s also a top tier dipshit though.
He was the son of an influential congressman who also got a medical degree from Duke. You think that might have affected his chances of admission?
And the certification board for his specialty? He started it and runs it.
Just because you have a degree doesn’t mean you’re smart. That’s like saying Elon is a genius because he’s a billionaire. The two are not mutually exclusive.
While true, I don’t think that’s what you’re trying to say. Maybe I’m having a brain fart, but not being mutually exclusive just means that he can be both a genius and a billionaire.
I briefly had to fill in for some helpdesk tech support for doctors, and oh boy let me tell you, a LOT of them were absolute idiots, at least when it came to technology.
I feel like if you ask any nurse they know of at least a few doctors in their hospital that may be brilliant at their specific field but absolute dumbasses anywhere else. And often doctors - because they have a doctorate - think they are delicate geniuses themselves (shoutout Seinfeld).
Like redding33 said: Ben Carson is very stupid, but he can separate conjoined twins like no other.
Most medical doctors do not have a doctorate. They will have an MD and/or some other credentials.
MD is Doctor of Medicine. It is a doctorate.
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Heres a hot take: you didn’t have to be that smart to be any kind of medical doctor. Good at memorizing? Hell yes. Persistent? You bet. Good at associations and drawing on things you’ve seen before? Absolutely. Good at reading between the lines and really solving the tough cases? Sometimes. Magic hands? Definitely if you’d like the big big money.
At the end of the day most doctors are walking on ground someone else already traveled, and of course there are some greats who expand the field, but that’s not everybody. If youve got the tenacity to do any medical degree, kick butt. We need you and you earn your take with pride. You don’t need to win a nobel prize to be valuable.
It is, however, NOT a job you get for being a great thinker. It’s a lot of college and a lot of residency and a lot of shoveling crap. A lot of thinking? Not compared to other education tracks or professions. You can absolutely be a medical doctor and be an idiot.
This has been a soapbox rant about professional doctorates.
I’d just like to add that, just because original research is not involved, that doesn’t make any of those skills common or easy to acquire.
On the topic of being an idiot - you know how UHC denies so many health claims? They have doctors on the payroll to deny them.
It’s surprisingly easy to be an idiot with a fancy title - just look at Elon Musk or King Chuck.