Meeting of the Board of Regents | October 2007

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:
FROM:	Frank Muñoz
SUBJECT:	Report of the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions
DATE:	October 10, 2007
STRATEGIC GOAL:	Goal 3
AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Should the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions pertaining to licensing petitions as listed on the attachment?

 

Proposed Handling

 

This question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its October meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its October 2007 meeting for final action.

 

Procedural History

 

Section 6506(5) of the Education Law and Section 24.7 of the Rules of the Board of Regents authorize the Regents to waive education, experience and examination requirements for a professional license as well as to confer the degree Doctor of Medicine.

 

Background Information

 

There are 9 licensing petitions and 27 requests for the conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine for review and approval.

 

Recommendation

 

It is recommended that the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions regarding licensing petitions.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

Approval of the Committee on the Professions’ recommendations will be effective October 23, 2007.

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:  October 23, 2007                                                                                 SUMMARY REPORT
PROFESSION	EDUCATION			EXAMINATION		Experience	Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine	Three-Year Limited License
	Pre-Professional	Professional	Post-Graduate	Proficiency	Licensing
Architecture					07-26-03 to 07-28-03
Dentistry		07-10-50						07-09-59
Medicine							07-135-60C to 07-161-60C
Respiratory Therapy		07-01-52
Veterinary Medicine								07-17-74 To 07-19-74
OTHER:						Total for fiscal year to date:           187   Total for calendar year to date:      253

 

Board of Regents:  October 23, 2007

ARCHITECTURE

 

Petition for:  Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by endorsement.

 

Summary Statement:  The petitioners listed below are all graduates of professionally accredited architecture programs who have applied for licensure in New York.  All have achieved, at a minimum, a Bachelor of Architecture degree.  All petitioners have substantial documented licensed experience in other states.

 

              Prior to 1983, certain states did not require the Equivalency Examination (EE) or the Qualifying Test (QT) if a candidate had a degree from an accredited architecture program, and granted licensure upon passage of the Professional Examination (PE).  Prior to 1975, most states recognized the Examination Syllabus (ES).  The petitioners  passed either the national Professional Examination (PE) given prior to 1983, or portions of the national Examination Syllabus (ES) given prior to 1975.  Prior to 1983, New York State required passage of the Equivalency Examination (EE), or passage of the Qualifying Test (QT) in addition to passage of the national Professional Examination.  Each of the petitioners satisfied the examination requirement in his/her initial state of licensure by passing an acceptable licensing examination and attained licensure in that state.

 

              Section 7304(4) of Education Law and Section 69.3 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require for endorsement that “… an architect licensed in another state or jurisdiction as the result of successful completion of only the professional examination in use before 1983 may be granted licensure upon presentation of evidence of two years of work experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture and passage of a practical examination satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture …”

 

              Each petitioner satisfied the examination requirement in his/her initial state of licensure and has extensive professional practice satisfactory to the State Board.  Since the above information illustrates evidence of competence within the profession, and in lieu of the practical examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture recommends that the examination requirement be considered satisfied and each applicant’s licensure in another state be accepted for endorsement in New York State.

 

NAME OF PETITIONER	LICENSURE
07-26-03 Harry T. Gordon Washington, D.C. 20007	Pennsylvania, 2/1977; also licensed in Virginia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Florida, District of Colombia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Ohio.
07-27-03 Monte L. Hoover Indianapolis, IN 46240	Indiana, 2/1982; also licensed in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
07-28-03   Marc Margulies Boston, MA 02110	Massachusetts, 3/1982; also licensed in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey; and was licensed with good standing in Pennsylvania and Washington.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture, recommends that each applicant’s licensing examination requirement be considered satisfied for licensure through the endorsement route.

Board of Regents:  October 23, 2007

 

DENTISTRY

07-10-50

Dan S. Doaga

Rochester, NY  14620

 

(Universitatea ‘Apollonia,’ lasi, Romania, D.D.S., September 2001)

 

Petition for:  Acceptance of education.

 

Statement of Problem:  Dr. Doaga did not complete the two academic years of study required in an accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school.  Such study is required for applicants completing a program of dental education in an unregistered or unaccredited dental school. 

 

              Dr. Doaga completed the two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester on June 30, 2007. This program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in regulation.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 61 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
(1) Not less than 60 semester hours of preprofessional education including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics.	(1) Universitatea ‘Apollonia,’ lasi, Romania, 1995-1997.
(2) Four academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an acceptable dental school.	(2) Four years of acceptable dental education culminating in the degree of D.D.S. at Universitatea ‘Apollonia,’ lasi, Romania,1997- 2001.
(3) Two academic years of study in an accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school.	(3) Two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, New York, completed June 30, 2007.
(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.	(4)

 

(5) Satisfactory performance on the clinical examination administered by the Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners.	(5)
(6) United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.	(6)
(7) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.	(7)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's successful completion of the advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester be accepted as the substantial equivalent of the required two academic years of dental study in a registered or accredited dental school program.

Board of Regents:  October 23, 2007

 

THREE YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN DENTISTRY

 

Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice Dentistry under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law.

 

Statement of Problem: The applicant listed below has satisfied the education and examination requirements for licensure as a dentist in New York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

 

              The applicant has an opportunity to practice dentistry in an area which has been designated a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area and requests a three-year waiver of the citizenship requirement under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law. Each applicant must sign an affidavit stating the exact location of the shortage area where he will practice before the three-year limited license will be issued.

 

Applicable Guidelines: Section 6604(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for licensure as a dentist in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver of this requirement for an alien dentist to practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are satisfied and to grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to enable the alien to secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being actively pursued.

 

NAME OF PETITIONER

07-09-59 Vicken Takvorian New York, NY 10280

 

ACTION: The Department shall issue a three-year limited license to the applicant to practice dentistry in New York State in a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all dentistry licensure requirements other than citizenship and an acceptable Affidavit of Agreement on the applicant’s location of employment.  The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than six years, at the discretion of the Department.

 

 

Board of Regents:  October 23, 2007

 

 

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

07-01-52

Diane P. Dick

Penfield, New York

 

(Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Respiratory Therapy Technician Certificate, 1979; Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Graduate Respiratory Therapist Certificate, 1984)

 

Petition for:  Waiver of Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy

 

Statement of Problem:  Ms. Dick did not earn an Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy because the Community College of Philadelphia did not offer an Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy during the time Ms. Dick attended the College.  However, the School has confirmed that she did complete the advanced respiratory therapy curriculum and was awarded a certificate of completion for that program. 

 

              Department staff and the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Respiratory Therapy have reviewed Ms. Dick’s total education and recommend that the requirement of an Associate Degree in respiratory therapy be waived for her.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 8504 of Education Law and Subpart 79-4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education:
(1)  Completion of an acceptable associate or higher degree program in respiratory therapy or until June 30, 1999 completion of an equivalent two-year program.	(1)  See Statement of Problem
(2)  Satisfactory scores on the National Board for Respiratory Care (NCRC) certification and Registry examinations.	(2)(a)  CRT, November 1980.   (2)(b)  RRT, December 1984.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Respiratory Therapy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for waiver of the requirement of an associate or higher degree in respiratory therapy be accepted.

Board of Regents:  October 23, 2007

 

 

Petition for:  Three-year limited license to practice veterinary medicine under Section 6704(6) of the Education Law.

 

Statement of Problem: The applicants listed below have met the education and examination requirements for licensure as veterinarians in New York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

 

              Each applicant also has a pending application for full veterinary medical licensure, which cannot be granted until he/she satisfies the citizenship or permanent residency requirement.

 

Applicable Guidelines: Section 6704(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for licensure as a veterinarian in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time three-year waiver (plus an extension of not more than one year) for an alien veterinarian to practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are satisfied.

 

Name of Petitioner

07-17-74 Kevin A. Benoit Staten Island, NY 10304

07-18-74 Christopher Mark Elson Ballston Park, NY 12019-1907

07-19-74 Chin Gin Yong  Malaysia

 

ACTION: The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice veterinary medicine in New York State to each applicant, conditional upon Approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all veterinary medicine licensure requirements other than citizenship. The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than one year, at the discretion of the Department.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Regents:  October 23, 2007

 

MEDICINE

 

Petition for: Conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) pursuant to Section 6529 of the Education Law.

 

Summary Statement: The petitioners listed below are all graduates of foreign medical schools who have been licensed in New York.

 

              The applicable requirements of Section 3.57 of the Rules of the Board of Regents require completion of a medical education program in a foreign medical school satisfactory to the Department which does not grant the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), and in which the philosophy and curriculum were equivalent, as determined by the Department in accordance with the policy of the Board of Regents, to those in programs leading to the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at medical schools in the United States satisfactory to, or registered by, the Board of Regents and the Department.  Secondly, petitioners must have licensure to practice medicine in New York State in accordance with provisions of Section 6524 or 6528 of the Education Law or their equivalent as determined by the Board of Regents pursuant to their authority under Section 6506 of the Education Law.

 

 

NAME OF PETITIONER	QUALIFICATIONS
07-135-60C Joel Batzofin New York, NY 10019	University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/17/77. License #231454, issued on 3/1/04.
07-136-60C Garlon Campbell, Jr. Durham, NC 27712	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/9/00. License #245241, issued on 7/18/07.
07-137-60C Sitara Choudhury Fishkill, NY 12524	Dacca Medical College, Ramna, Dacca, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/22/70. License #145391, issued on 4/3/81.
07-138-60C Alison Choa Bellmore, NY 11710	(1) University of Rangoon, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of surgery, 12/6/80. (2) License #190766, issued on 10/30/92.
07-139-60C Anup Das Carmel, NY 10512	Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Utkal University, Cuttack Orissa, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 4/15/76. License #144704, issued on 12/5/80.

 

07-140-60C Eran Feit White Plains, NY 10603	(1) University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Examination in Medicine Certificate, 10/31/98. (2) License #241706, issued on 8/30/06.
07-141-60C Glen Garson Bangor, ME 04401	(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/8/85. (2) License #175257, issued on 7/15/88.
07-142-60C Sailaja Gulipelli Nesconset, NY 11767	(1) Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 9/21/01. (2) License #245390, issued on 7/27/07.
07-143-60C Ferdausi Hassan Jackson Heights, NY 11372	(1) Sher-E-Bangla Medical College, Barisal, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/19/93. (2) License #226178, issued on 8/28/02.
07-144-60C Andy Hu Staten Island, NY 10314	(1) Institute of Medicine I, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 10/8/77. (2) License #237043, issued on 7/20/05.
07-145-60C Quazi Islam New Hartford, NY 13413	(1) Rajshani Medical College, Rajshani,   Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2/28/85.  (2)License #236846, issued on 7/1/05.
07-146-60C Asuquo Inyang Pawling, NY 12564	University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/1/83. License #243587, issued on 3/28/07.
07-147-60C Vijay Iyer Williamsville, NY 14221	Bombay University, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/20/95. License #226145, issued on 8/26/02.
07-148-60C Neil Kirschen Rockville Centre, NY 11570	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/12/80. License #152771, issued on 12/17/82.
07-149-60C Tu Tu Mon Elmhurst, NY 11373	Institute of Medicine I, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/14/95. License #232868, issued on 6/18/04.

 

07-150-60C Santa Nandi Woodbury, NY 11797	(1) University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/19/87. (2)  License #209069, issued on 12/4/97.
07-151-60C Nithan Narendra Mineola, NY 11501	(1) Mysore Medical College, Mysore, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 5/31/03.  (2)  License #244968, issued on 6/24/07.
07-152-60C Khine Oo Woodside, NY 11377	(1) Institute of Medicine I, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 10/21/00. (2) License #242944, issued on 1/25/07.
07-153-60C Govind Oza Corona, NY 11368	(1) M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/17/75. (2) License #236766, issued on 6/29/05.
07-154-60C Purna Shah Dix Hills, NY 11746	(1) Karnatak University, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery 3/6/92. (2) License #221185, issued on 5/22/01.
07-155-60C Rupal Shah Brooklyn, NY 11238	Pramukswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/15/97. License #241553, issued on 8/17/06.
07-156-60C Vibhu Sharma New York, NY 10005	(1) All India Institute Medical Sciences, Delhi, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/1/96. (2) License #236421, issued on 6/3/05.
07-157-60C Tin Aung Shwe Roseville, CA 95661	Institute of Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar, Burma, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/21/84. License # 242107, issued on 10/6/06.
07-158-60C Usha Veeramachaneni Mahopac, NY 10541	Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2/23/76. License #156524, issued on 10/31/83.
07-159-60C Jed Weinberg Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/12/81. License #156336, issued on 10/17/83.

 

07-160-60C San San Wynn Roslyn, NY 11576	Institute of Medicine I, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/8/84. License #220806, issued on 4/5/00.
07-161-60C Naiyar Zaman Syracuse, NY 13202	Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/5/93. License #, 236534, issued on 6/14/05.

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the State Board for Medicine, recommends that the petitioners be awarded the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in accordance with provisions of Section 6529 of the Education Law.