Meeting of the Board of Regents | April 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 8:30am

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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:	April 6, 2010
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 full board at its April 2010 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.

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 23 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 April 20, 2010.

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on: April 20, 2010 SUMMARY REPORT
PROFESSION	EDUCATION			EXAMINATION		Experience	Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine	Three-Year Limited License
	Pre-Professional	Professional	Post-Graduate	Proficiency	Licensing
Medicine							10-32-60C to 10-54-60C
OTHER:						Total for fiscal year to date: 23 Total for calendar year to date: 65

Board of Regents: April 20, 2010

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
10-32-60C Andrews Adade Stamford, CT 06902	Karlovy University of Prague, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Doctor of Medicine, 11/12/73. License #162232, issued on 5/24/85.
10-33-60C Olusegun Ajayi Brooklyn, NY 11236	University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 8/21/01. License #255975, issued on 1/19/10.
10-34-60C Dushyant Bhatt Syracuse, NY 13210	University of Bombay, Bombay, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/21/75. License #154312, issued on 6/3/83.
10-35-60C Sophia Boulukos Bayshore, NY 11706	(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/11/04. (2) License #250691, issued on 10/8/08.
10-36-60C Navdeep Brar East Windsor, NJ 08520	Government Medical College, Patiala, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/7/03. License #256018, issued on 1/25/10.
10-37-60C Morales Brown Marcy, NY 13403	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician and Surgeon, 12/5/88. License #255046, issued on 10/2/09.

10-38-60C Mirna Demirdjian Chandler, AZ 85224	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician and Surgeon, 6/11/04. License #256197, issued on 2/11/10.
10-39-60C Ameneh Kalani Glen Oaks, NY 11004	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician and Surgeon, 6/11/04. License #249929, issued on 8/11/08.
10-40-60C Rashid Khan Syracuse, NY 13210	King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/27/76. License #145893, issued on 5/1/81.
10-41-60C Yin Myaing Poughkeepsie, NY 12601	Institute of Medicine I, Yangon, Myanmar, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/27/99. License #255640, issued on 12/16/09.
10-42-60C Mushammat Nesa Brooklyn, NY 11223	University of Dhaka, Sher-E-Bangla Medical College, Barisal, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 8/13/96. License #254787, issued on 9/10/09.
10-43-60C Markus Ploesser Seattle, WA 98102	Humbolt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Examination in Medicine Certificate, 6/7/01. License #003202, issued on 8/27/08.
10-44-60C Neal Puthumana Syracuse, NY 13210	PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Tamilnady, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/30/03. License #255138, issued on 10/8/09.
10-45-60C Syed Rizvi Staten Island, NY 10306	Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 9/3/02. License #003463, issued on 11/5/09.
10-46-60C Stanley Sam Syosset, NY 11791	Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/24/09. License #255524, issued on 12/2/09.
10-47-60C Shashi Shah Valley Stream, NY 11580	Rajasthan University, Jaipur, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/10/70. License #130215, issued on 3/11/77.
10-48-60C Rakesh Sharma Middletown, NY 10941	B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/6/93. License #241196, issued on 7/25/06.
10-49-60C Rakesh Sheliya Brooklyn, NY 11218	Government Medical College, Gujarat, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/20/03. License #253985, issued on 3/31/03.
10-50-60C Deepinder Singh Rochester, NY 14642	Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/22/82. License #254082, issued on 7/16/09.
10-51-60C Phyllis Tawiah Hicksville, NY 11801	University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/18/02. License #249469, issued on 7/10/08.
10-52-60C Myint Thein Lakeland, FL 33809	Institute of Medicine 2, North Okkalapa, Myanamar, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/2/91. License #255966, issued on 1/15/10.
10-53-60C Martha Tsarkalis Setauket, NY 11733	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician and Surgeon, 12/5/03. License #251788, issued on 1/28/09.
10-54-60C Henry Yan Oakland Gardens, NY 11364	University of Yangon, Mingalagon, Myanmar, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/15/84, License #250203, issued on 9/2/08.

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.