Meeting of the Board of Regents | December 2008

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:	November 26, 2008
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 Professional Practice Committee at its December 2008 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its December 2008 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 7 licensing petitions and 37 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 December 16, 2008.

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:  December 16, 2008                                                                                 SUMMARY REPORT
PROFESSION	EDUCATION			EXAMINATION		Experience	Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine	Three-Year Limited License
	Pre-Professional	Professional	Post-Graduate	Proficiency	Licensing
Certified Public Accountancy					08-12-07 to 08-15-07
Dentistry								08-08-59
Pharmacy		08-02-20
Medicine			08-98-60*				08-132-60C To 08-168-60C
OTHER: *08-98-60 Endorsement of Japanese medicine license						Total for fiscal year to date:           198   Total for calendar year to date:      238

 

Board of Regents:  December 16, 2008

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

08-12-07

Elaine Matthews

Montclair, NJ 07042

 

(Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 2003)

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Elaine Matthews is an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant through endorsement of a CPA license issued by New Jersey in February 2007.  New Jersey issued Ms. Matthew’s CPA license under conditioning requirements for passing the Uniform CPA Examination that were significantly different than New York’s conditioning requirements.  She is petitioning to accept her passing examination scores from New Jersey.

 

Ms. Matthews passed the Auditing (AUD), Business Law and Professional Responsibility (LPR), and Accounting and Reporting (ARE) sections of the paper-based examination in May 2003. When the examination transitioned to a computer-based examination in 2004, New Jersey allowed candidates who had passed one or more sections of the examination in May 2003 to take five years to pass the remaining sections of the examination.  At that time, however, New York required applicants to pass the remaining sections of the examination within three years. Ms. Matthews passed the Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) section in August 2006, three months outside of New York’s three-year conditioning period but well within New Jersey’s five-year period.

 

Ms. Matthews has been employed by public accounting firms since 2003, with a significant portion of her experience being in audit services. Because her New Jersey license was issued in 2007; however, she is not eligible for a waiver of the conditioning period under the endorsement provisions of section 70.4(b) of Commissioner’s Regulations.

 

Given New Jersey’s acceptance of her passing examination scores and her demonstrated professional knowledge, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports her petition to waive the three-year requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.

 

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	(1) Rutgers, The State University of New                   Jersey, Bachelor of Science in                            Accounting, May 2003.
(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) (a) May 2003: Business Law and                          Professional Responsibility, Auditing, and Accounting and Reporting (passing scores). Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).       (b) November 2003: Financial                               Accounting and Reporting (failing                  score).        (c) August 2004: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).        (d) May 2005: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).       (e) August 2006: Financial Accounting and Reporting (passing score).
(3) One year of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  December 16, 2008

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

08-13-07

Susan Marie Migliaccio

New York, NY 10017

 

(St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 1998)

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Susan Migliaccio is an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant through the endorsement of a CPA license issued by Pennsylvania in May 2006.  Pennsylvania issued Ms. Migliaccio’s CPA license under conditioning requirements for passing the CPA Examination that were significantly different than New York’s conditioning requirements.  She is petitioning to accept her passing examination scores from Pennsylvania.

 

Ms. Migliaccio passed the Auditing (AUD) and Business Law and Professional Responsibility (LPR) sections of the paper-based examination in November 2001. When the examination transitioned to a computer-based examination in 2004, Pennsylvania allowed candidates who had passed one or more sections of the examination in November 2001 to take five years to pass the remaining sections of the examination.  At that time, however, New York required applicants to pass the remaining sections of the examination within three years. Ms. Migliaccio passed the Regulation (REG) section in November 2003 and the Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) section in October 2005, eleven months outside of New York’s three-year conditioning period but well within Pennsylvania’s five-year period.

 

Ms. Migliaccio has been employed by public accounting firms since 1998, with a significant portion of her experience being in audit services. Because her Pennsylvania license was issued in 2006; however, she is not eligible for a waiver of the conditioning period under the endorsement provisions of section 70.4(b) of Commissioner’s Regulations.

 

Given Pennsylvania’s acceptance of her passing examination scores and her demonstrated professional knowledge, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports her petition to waive the three-year requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.

             

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	St. Joseph’s University, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 1998.

 

(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.

(2) (a) May 2000: Business Law and                          Professional Responsibility,                            Auditing, Financial Accounting                       and Reporting, and Accounting and                  Reporting (failing scores).       (b) November 2000: Business Law and Professional Responsibility,                            Auditing, Financial Accounting                       and Reporting, and Accounting                       and Reporting (failing scores).        (c) May 2001: Business Law and                          Professional Responsibility, Auditing, Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Accounting and Reporting (failing scores).        (d) November 2001: Business Law and Professional Responsibility,                            Auditing (passing scores); Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Accounting and Reporting (failing scores).       (e) May 2002: Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Accounting and Reporting (failing scores).      (f) November 2002: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing                                      score).       (g) May 2003: Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Accounting and Reporting (failing scores).       (h) November 2003: Accounting and                     Reporting (passing score); Financial                Accounting and Reporting (failing                  score).       (i) May 2007: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).        (j) November 2004: Financial                              Accounting and Reporting (failing                  score).        (k) May 2005:  Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).         (l) October 2005:  Financial Accounting and Reporting (passing score).

(3) One year of satisfactory experience.

(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  December 16, 2008

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

08-14-08

Fnu Susanto

Elmhurst, NY 11373

 

(Baruch College, New York, New York, Bachelor of Business Administration in Public Accounting, May 2006)

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Fnu Susanto, an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant, passed all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination; however, he exceeded the 18-month conditioning requirements by two months

 

Mr. Susanto originally received credit for passing the Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) and Auditing and Attestation (AUD) sections of the examination in the October/November 2006 testing window.  He subsequently passed the Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) section of the examination in January 2007.  He needed to pass the fourth section, Regulation (REG), by June 30, 2008.  He passed the REG in August 2008, two months after losing conditional credit for FAR. 

 

Mr. Susanto states that his ability to effectively prepare for the examination was impeded by his role as a primary care giver, in addition to being responsible for management of the household and finances, due to the medical condition of an immediate family member, which has been corroborated by attending physicians. 

 

Based on Mr. Susanto’s unique personal situation described above and his continued efforts to pass the FAR section of the examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports his petition to waive the 18-month requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	Baruch College, Bachelor of Business Administration in Public Accounting, May 2006.
(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) (a) October 2006: Financial Accounting and Reporting (passing score).       (b) November 2006: Auditing and                         Attestation (passing score).        (c) January 2007: Business                                    Environment and Concepts (passing                score).       (d) April 2007: Regulation (failing                        score).       (e) July 2007: Regulation (failing score).       (f) November 2007: Regulation (failing score).       (g) February 2008: Regulation (failing                  score).       (h) May 2008: Regulation (failing score).                        (i) August 2008: Regulation (passing                   score).
(3) One year of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  December 16, 2008

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

08-15-07

Michael Weinstock

Monroe, NY 10950

 

(Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 2005.)

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Michael Weinstock, an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant, passed all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination; however, he exceeded the 18-month conditioning requirements by two months. 

 

Mr. Weinstock originally received credit for passing the Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) section of the examination in November 2006.  He needed to pass the three remaining sections by June 30, 2008 to retain credit for the BEC section.  He passed the Auditing and Attestation (AUD) section in February 2007 and the Regulation (REG) section in February 2008.  He did not pass the Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) section until August 2008, which was two months after his conditional period ended.

 

Mr. Weinstock scheduled and sat for the FAR section in November 2007; however, he experienced significant hardware problems with the equipment that led to some of his answers not being recorded. Mr. Weinstock reported his troubles to the examination administrator during his test and followed up with them afterwards.  The administrator reviewed Mr. Weinstock’s complaint and determined that he had experienced a significant workstation hardware issue over which he had no control.  Based on this review, they allowed him to sit for the section again at no cost.  Once notified of his free retest, Mr. Weinstock immediately scheduled and sat for the FAR section in May 2008.  He then sat again for the FAR section in the next testing window, August 2008, two months after he lost conditional credit for BEC.  Once notified of his passing score on FAR, Mr. Weinstock notified the State Board for Accountancy and began the waiver process. 

 

Given the hardware failures that Mr. Weinstock experienced while sitting for the FAR section of the examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports his petition to waive the 18-month requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.

             

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	(1)   Ramapo College of New Jersey, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 2005.
(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) (a) November 2005: Business                             Environment and Concepts (failing                  score).       (b) April 2006: Auditing and Attestation (failing score).       (c) November 2006: Business                               Environment and Concepts (passing                score).        (d) February 2007: Auditing and                           Attestation (passing score).        (e) August 2007: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).       (f) November 2007: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).       (g) February 2008: Regulation (passing score).       (h) May 2008: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score).          (i) August 2008: Financial Accounting and Reporting (passing score).
(3) One year of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  December 16, 2008

 

PHARMACY

08-02-20

Sajeev Varkey            

Minoa, NY 13116

 

(Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India, Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2003)

 

Petition for:  Waiver of requirement for FPGEC certification with English language proficiency

 

Statement of Problem:  Mr. Varkey completed his professional study in pharmacy in India. Commissioner’s Regulations require that all applicants who completed a nonregistered or nonaccredited program in pharmacy, including a foreign pharmacy program, attain Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certification by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. For such certification, a candidate must pass the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and the Test of Spoken English (TSE).  The two English tests have since been combined in an internet-based version referred to as TOEFL iBT. The Department has not received documentation from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy that the applicant has attained FPGEC certification.

 

              The applicant provided photocopies of his results on the TSE from April 2003 through May 2006, which indicate that he consistently received scaled scores of either 45 or 40.  FPGEC certification requires a minimum score of 50 as the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) determined that the score level of 50 is needed on the TSE for the professional practice of pharmacy. 

 

              The Department also received unverified copies for the TOEFL iBT examination taken by the applicant in July 2006 and May 2007.  NABP set minimum scores for the TOEFL iBT as 21 for Reading, 18 for Listening, 26 for Speaking, and 24 for Writing.  The applicant reports scores respectively of 17, 21, 19, 22 on the first examination and 18, 20, 22, 15 on the second examination.  NABP indicates that a candidate must achieve scores above the minimum on each of the four sections to obtain a passing score for that sitting of the examination. He obtained a satisfactory score for NABP only on the Listening section.

 

              Mr. Varkey is a native of India and moved to America with his family in 1977.  He subsequently graduated from high school in New York State in 1980 and from SUNY College of Technology with a B.S. degree in 1987.  In 1994, he was issued a pharmacy intern permit after completing a pre-pharmacy program at Long Island University.  The applicant states that for “personal and financial reasons,” he decided to pursue his pharmacy degree in India rather than completing the pharmacy program at Long Island University. He studied at the Indian pharmacy school from 1995 to 2002.

 

             

              Mr. Varkey has not demonstrated that he has passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination.  The application booklet for FPGEC certification states that the TOEFL iBT (or the TOEFL and TSE) must be completed by all foreign pharmacy graduates even those who are native English speakers. They further state that there are no exceptions or waivers to this requirement. As part of the FPGEC certification process, Mr. Varkey has the option of repeating the TOEFL iBT and obtaining satisfactory scores to meet FPGEC certification requirements and satisfy the requirements in Commissioner’s Regulations.

 

              Rather than completing his pharmacy education in New York State through a registered and accredited pharmacy program, Mr. Varkey elected to attend an unaccredited program outside the United States. The Board of Regents established regulatory criteria to assess the education and competencies of graduates from unaccredited programs who seek licensure in this State. FPGEC certification is one such measure of competency. The Executive Secretary of the New York State Board of Pharmacy and Department staff find no basis for supporting a waiver of the FPGEC certification requirement for Mr. Varkey. 

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 6805 of Education Law and Part 63 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require for graduates of nonregistered or nonaccredited pharmacy programs (who apply after 9/1/2001):
(1)  (a) Bachelor’s or equivalent credential in pharmacy based on completion of a program of professional pharmacy study satisfactory to the Department that is equivalent to the registration requirements of Section 52.29 for a five-year pharmacy program.  (b)  Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certification by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy or equivalent certification acceptable to the Department.	(1)  (a) SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, New York, 64 transfer semester credits plus 62 semester credits, 1982 – 1986; Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy), Chennai, India, Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2003.     (b)  See Statement of Problem.
(2) Not less than twelve months of full-time satisfactory experience, or the equivalent thereof, in an internship program.	(2)

 

(3) Acceptable scores on satisfactory licensing examinations Part I NABPLEX  (must be passed prior to beginning internship) Part II Professional law, ethics and professional conduct, prescription and nonprescription required drugs and prescription problems Part III Prescription compounding and pharmacy practice	(3)   (a)     (b)     (c)    (d)
(4)  Evidence of good moral character	(4)
(5)  United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.	(5)  U.S. citizen

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the New York State Board of Pharmacy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for waiver of the FPGEC certification requirement be denied.

Board of Regents:  December 16, 2008

 

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. The 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

08-08-59 Nawandeep Kalra Watertown, NY 13601

 

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:  December 16, 2008

 

MEDICINE

08-98-60

Tomoaki Kato

Miami, Florida 33136

 

(Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan, Bachelor of Medicine, March 1991)

 

Petition for:  Satisfaction of postgraduate hospital training requirements and endorsement of his Japanese medical license.

 

Statement of Problem:  Commissioner’s Regulations allow endorsement of an applicant’s license from another jurisdiction if appropriate requirements are met and the applicant has not failed any part of New York State’s licensing examination. Dr. Kato has never attempted this State’s licensing examination. Commissioner’s Regulations allow endorsement of a license granted in a foreign country if licensure in that country is regulated by an organization designated as responsible for quality assurance and acceptable to the Board of Regents. The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Medicine has determined that a medical license granted in Japan satisfies such criteria.

 

              The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Medicine has reviewed the documentation submitted in support of Dr. Kato’s application and recommends that the clinical competency examination and postgraduate hospital training requirements be considered satisfied. Commissioner’s Regulations allow an acceptable diplomate certificate earned through experience and examination to satisfy the clinical competency examination. The Executive Secretary of the State board for Medicine has determined that Dr. Kato’s Specialty Certificate in General Practice from the Japan Surgical Society meets the criteria for satisfying the clinical competency examination requirement. Additionally, the Executive Secretary recommends that the applicant’s three-year surgical training program in Japan and his two-year accredited transplant fellowship program at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital satisfy the required three years of ACGME accredited postgraduate hospital training.

                           

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Sections 60.1 and 60.5 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) Six years of postsecondary education, including at least 32 months of medical education.	(1) Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan, Bachelor of Medicine, March 1991.
(2) Proficiency examination.	(2)  Standard ECFMG Certificate, May 1995.

 

(3) Three years of approved postgraduate hospital training.	(3)(a) Surgical training program from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1995 at Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan. (3)(b)Two-year transplant fellowship (accredited by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons) from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1997 at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida.
(4) Appropriate medical license or certificate.	(4) Medical license, Japan, 1991.
(5) Acceptable scores on a clinical competency examination acceptable to the Department.	(5)  Specialty Certificate in General Surgery, Japan Surgical Society, 1995.
(6) Not less than five years of satisfactory professional experience.	(6) More than five years of satisfactory professional experience.
(7) United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent resident status in the United States.	(7)  Permanent resident status.
(8) Evidence of good moral character.	(8) Good moral character.
(9) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.	(9)  Certificate of completion of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.

 

RECOMMENDATION:   The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Medicine, recommends that the applicant’s postgraduate hospital training requirement be considered satisfied and that his Japanese medical license be endorsed.

Board of Regents:  December 16, 2008

 

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
08-132-60C Marc Adams O’Fallon, IL 62269	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/11/99. License #227587, issued on 2/13/03.
08-133-60C Bilal Ahmed Pittsford, NY 14534	Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/26/87. License #206581, issued on 5/6/97.
08-134-60C Cherian Alexander New Hyde Park, NY 11040	Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/28/89. License #199859, issued on 6/30/95.
08-135-60C Syed Ali Jamesville, NY 13078	(1) Sindh Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/8/91. (2) License #237017, issued on 7/19/05.
08-136-60C Kyawt Aung Fresh Meadows, NY 11365	Institute of Medicine I, Yangon, Myanmar, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 10/21/00. License #241558, issued on 8/17/06.
08-137-60C Patricia Back Bryan, TX 77802	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/11/04. License #250483, issued on 9/23/08.

 

08-138-60C Saeed Bajwa Johnson City, NY 13790	University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/24/76. License #155396, issued on 8/8/83.
08-139-60C Mirza Beg Jamesville, NY 13078	Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/29/90. License #233544, issued on 7/29/04.
08-140-60C Sara Choudhry Brooklyn, NY 11219	Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 4/18/00. License #240189, issued on 5/18/06.
08-141-60C Karikehalli Dilip Manlius, NY 13104	St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/7/80. License #002309, Issued on 12/15/04.
08-142-60C Nabil Elshammaa Staten Island, NY 10312	Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/1/75. License #199869, issued on 6/30/95.
08-143-60C Christian Ezidiegwu Syracuse, NY 13210	University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/6/86. License #230913, issued on 12/31/03.
08-144-60C Oria Goldberg Houston, TX 77096	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 5/12/03. License #250601, issued on 9/30/08.
08-145-60C Geetha Gurrala Troy, NY 12180	Siddartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2/7/96. License #227601, issued on 2/19/03.
08-146-60C Isaac Gyasi Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776	Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Examination in Medicine Certificate, 12/2/85. License # 191556, issued on 3/2/93.
08-147-60C Moustafa Hassan Syracuse, NY 13210	Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/1/89. License #243928, issued on 4/23/07.
08-148-60C Salim Hussain Brooklyn, NY 11209	Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 8/28/86. License #249276 issued on, 6/25/08.

 

08-149-60C Shahzad Jokhio Syracuse, NY 13210	Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/15/96. License # 002688, issued on 8/8/06.
08-150-60C David Joseph Rochester, NY 14624	University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/19/03. License #250530, issued on 9/24/08.
08-151-60C Li Kan Great Neck, NY 11020	Zhongshan Medical College, Guanzhou, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 8/20/83. License #202310, issued on 3/5/96.
08-152-60C Gillian Katz New York, NY 10024	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/2/87. License #183999, issued on 9/24/90.
08-153-60C Mukhtar Khan Jamesville, NY 13078	King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/12/89. License #213249, issued on 2/25/99.
08-154-60C Atul Maini Jamesville, NY 13078	Sri Devaraj URS Medical College, Kolar, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/10/94. License #246856, issued on 11/26/07.
08-155-60C Jose Melendez Burgos Farmington, CT 06032	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/14/04. License #249891, issued on 8/5/08.
08-156-60C Ashraf Metwally Staten Island, NY 10301	Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 5/23/02. License #223064, issued on 10/16/03.
08-157-60C Josilane Miranda Farmington, CT 06032	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/11/04. License #249668, issued on 7/23/08.
08-149-60C Sanjay Mukhopadhyay Liverpool, NY 13090	Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 4/13/96. License #002838, issued on 6/1/07.
08-150-60C Siva Mulpuru New York, NY 10010	Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/26/02. License #003199, issued on 8/19/08.
08-151-60C Jose Pizarro Otero Puerto Rico	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/6/02. License #250279, issued on 9/8/08.

 

08-152-60C N. Heramba Prasad Syracuse, NY 13210	University of Madras, Chennai, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/10/71. License #157203, issued on 1/16/84.
08-153-60C John Rodis Farmington, CT 06032	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/20/80. License #158430, issued on 10/30/81.
08-154-60C Alexander Shvarts New York, NY 10003	Uzhgorod State University, Uzhgorod, Russia, Physician, 6/25/76. License #155218, issued on 7/22/83.
08-155-60C Danish Siddiqui Syracuse, NY 13209	Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/20/95. License #225550, issued on 7/10/02.
08-156-60C Preeti Singh Hoover, AL 35216	Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/5/03. License #250500, issued on 9/23/08.
08-157-60C Sharmeen Sultana Brooklyn, NY 11209	Goa Medical College, Goa, Panaji, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/28/98. License #226236, issued on 9/5/02.
08-158-60C Salma Syed Liverpool, NY 13088	Bombay University Grant Medical College, Bombay, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/13/70. License #126097, issued on 1/5/76.
08-159-60C Mildred Wessigk Laredo, TX 78044	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 9/20/99. License #250281, issued on 9/8/08.

 

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.