| 
        
        THE 
      STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY 
      OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 | 
                                                                                                                           
 
TO:                                  
Full 
Board
 
FROM:                             
Johanna 
Duncan-Poitier
 
SUBJECT:                        
Report of the Committee on 
the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions
 
DATE:                              
June 27, 
2005
 
STRATEGIC GOAL:         
Goal 3
 
AUTHORIZATION(S):
 
 
 
 
Issue for Decision
 
          
Should the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the 
Professions pertaining to licensing petitions as listed on the 
attachment?
 
 
          
The question will come before the Full Board on July 21, 2005, on its 
consent agenda, where it will be voted on and final action 
taken.
 
 
          
Section 6506(5) of the Education Law and Part 24.7 of the Rules of the 
Board of Regents authorizes the Regents to waive education, experience and 
examination requirements for a professional license as well as confer the degree 
Doctor of Medicine. 
 
 
          
There are 12 licensing petitions and 14 requests for the conferral of the 
degree Doctor of Medicine for review and approval.
 
 
 
It is recommended that the Regents approve the 
recommendations of the Committee on the Professions regarding licensing 
petitions.
 
 
          
Approval of the Committee on the Professions’ recommendations will be 
effective July 21, 2005.
| 
        Cases 
      Presented to Board of Regents on:  
      July 21, 2005                                                                                 
      SUMMARY REPORT   | ||||||||
| 
        PROFESSION | EDUCATION | EXAMINATION | 
        
        Experience | Confer 
      Degree Doctor of Medicine | 
        
        Three-Year Limited 
      License | |||
| Pre-Professional | 
        Professional | Post-Graduate | 
        Proficiency | 
        Licensing | ||||
| Chiropractic   |   |   |   |   | 05-05-70 |   |   |   | 
| Dentistry |   | 05-06-50 05-07-50 | 
          |   |   |   |   | 05-06-59 to 05-08-59   | 
| Medicine |   |   | 
          |   | 
          |   | 05-77-60C to 05-90-60C |   | 
| Pharmacy   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 05-12-21 to 05-16-21 | 
| Veterinary 
      Medicine |   |   |   |   | 05-16-75   |   |   |   | 
| 
        OTHER:   . 
        
          | 
        Total 
      for fiscal year to date:          
      90 
        Total 
      for calendar year to date:    
      130 | |||||||
 
 
 
 
 
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice pharmacy 
under Section 6805(6) of the Education Law.
 
Statement of Problem:  The 
applicants listed below have met the education, examination and experience 
requirements for licensure as a pharmacist 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 pharmacy 
licensure, which cannot be granted until he/she satisfies the citizenship or 
permanent residency requirement.
 
Applicable Guidelines:
 
Section 6805(6) of Education Law relates to the 
requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for 
licensure as a pharmacist 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 pharmacist to practice in New York State if all other 
licensure requirements are satisfied.
 
| NAME OF 
      PETITIONER | 
| 05-12-21 Sunghee Byun Fort Lee, NJ  07024 | 
| 05-13-21 Minas Tachjian Ontario, Canada | 
| 05-14-21 Saleem Ahmad Lewiston, ME  04240 | 
| 05-15-21 Krishna Reddy Kunta St. Petersburgh, FL  
  33702 | 
 
| 05-16-21 Nader Milad Barsoum Swartz Creek, MI 
  48473 | 
 
 
ACTION: 
The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to 
practice pharmacy in New York State to each applicant, conditional upon approval 
by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all 
pharmacy licensure requirements other than citizenship. The limited license may 
be renewed, if appropriate, for one year.
DENTISTRY
05-06-50
Patricia Maria 
Gomez
Rochester, NY  14620
 
(Universidad Peruana 
Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Surgeon Dentist, 1991)
 
Petition for:  Acceptance of 
education.
 
Statement of 
Problem:  Dr. Gomez 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. Gomez is expected to complete the two-year advanced program in 
general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester on 
June 30, 2005. 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) Two years of preprofessional education as 
      part of studies at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, 
      January 1993 - December 1994. | 
| (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 Surgeon Dentist at Universidad 
      Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, 1991.  | 
| (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, expected to be completed on June 30, 2005. 
       | 
| (4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of 
      the National Dental Board Examinations.  | 
        | 
 
| (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.
 
DENTISTRY
05-07-50
Dimitrios Constantinos 
Maragakis
Athens 
16561
Greece
 
(University of Athens, 
Athens, Greece, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, 1984)
 
Petition for:  Acceptance of 
education.
 
Statement of 
Problem:  Dr. Maragakis 
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. Maragakis completed one year of advanced study in general dentistry 
at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester from July 1984 to 
June 1985. The director of the residency program stated that Dr. Maragakis had 
attained the level of clinical competence expected of a graduate of a program 
accredited by the American Dental Association. The two-year program at Eastman 
Dental Center of the University of Rochester is acknowledged by the State Board 
for Dentistry as the substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in 
regulation.  Dr. Maragakis also 
completed a residency program in general dentistry at the University of 
Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington from July 2002 through June 
2003.
 
          
Dr. Maragakis asks that his one year of study at the Eastman Dental 
Center of the University of Rochester and his one year of general practice 
residency at the University of Washington Medical Center be accepted as the 
substantial equivalent of the required two academic years of study in an 
accredited dental school program.  
Based on the applicant's unique circumstances, the Executive Secretary of 
the State Board for Dentistry supports his petition.
 
| 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)            
      (a) One year of 
      preprofessional education at the University of Thessalonika, Thessalonika, 
      Greece, 1978-79             
      (b) One year of study at the University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 
      1979-80 | 
| (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 Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 1980-84. 
 | 
| (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) One year advanced program in general 
      dentistry at the University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, 
      Rochester, New York, 1984-85 and one year general practice residency at 
      the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2002-03. 
       | 
| (4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of 
      the National Dental Board Examinations.  | Acceptable scores on Parts I and II of the 
      National Dental Board Examinations. | 
| (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) United States 
    citizen. | 
| (7) Evidence of the required course in the 
      identification and reporting of child abuse and 
      maltreatment. | (7) Exemption certificate on 
      file. | 
 
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the 
Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for 
Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's advanced program in general dentistry 
at the University of Rochester and residency in general dentistry at the 
University of Washington be accepted as the substantial equivalent of the 
required two academic years of dental study in a registered or accredited dental 
school program.
 
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice Dentistry 
under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law.
 
Statement of Problem: The applicants listed below have 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.
 
          
Each 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/she 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 | |
| 05-06-59 Karen Kemp-Prosterman New York, NY  10031 | |
| 05-07-59 Keivan Zoufan Los Angeles, CA  90025 | |
| 
 | 
 
ACTION: 
The Department shall issue a three-year limited license to each 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.
05-05-70
Edward Alan 
Markowitz
Danbury, CT  06811-2705
 
(Northwestern College of 
Chiropractic, Bloomington, Minnesota, Doctor of Chiropractic, 
1979)
 
Petition 
for:  Waiver of the 
requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing 
examinations.
 
Statement of 
Problem:  Dr. Markowitz 
took and passed the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) Part I 
examination in April 1977.  
Commissioner’s Regulations permit acceptance of passing grades on the 
NBCE examinations administered subsequent to September 1, 1977.  The State Board for Chiropractic has 
recommended, since April 1992, that all NBCE Part I and Part II passing scores 
be accepted regardless of the date of administration as applicants passing the 
examination prior to 1977 usually have extensive licensed professional 
practice.  Dr. Markowitz has 
documented professional chiropractic practice since 1979.    
 
| APPLICABLE 
      REQUIREMENTS: | QUALIFICATIONS: | 
| Sections 6554 and 6507 
      of the Education Law require: | 
        | 
| (1) Two years of 
      satisfactory preprofessional college study. | (1) Brooklyn College, 
      The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, Bachelor of Arts, 
      1975. | 
| (2) Completion of a 
      satisfactory chiropractic program of at least four academic years. 
       | (2) Northwestern 
      College of Chiropractic, Bloomington, Minnesota, Doctor of Chiropractic, 
      1979. | 
| (3)    Acceptable scores on 
      satisfactory licensing examinations. | (3)(a) NBCE Part I and 
      Part II, April 1977 and April 1978. (3)(b) Passed state 
      clinical competency examination in the State of Connecticut, June 1979. 
       | 
| (4) United States 
      citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for 
      permanent residence in the United States. | (4) United States 
      citizen. | 
| (5) Good moral 
      character. | (5) Good moral 
      character. | 
| (6) Evidence of 
      required course in identification and reporting of child abuse and 
      maltreatment. | (6) Satisfactory 
      completion of the required course in identification and reporting of child 
      abuse and maltreatment. | 
| and Section 59.6 of 
      the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires, in addition, 
      for endorsement: | 
        | 
| (1) License in good 
      standing in another state. | (1)  Licensed in the State 
      of Connecticut, 06/14/1979. | 
| (2) Evidence of at 
      least two years of satisfactory experience following 
      licensure. | (2) Over 25 years of 
      acceptable experience documented in 
  Connecticut. | 
 
RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee 
on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State 
Board for Chiropractic, recommends that the applicant’s petition for waiver of 
the licensing examinations be accepted.
VETERINARY 
MEDICINE  
05-16-75 
Randall Paul 
Ruble
Webster, NY 
14580-0183
 
(University of California Davis College of Veterinary 
Medicine, Davis, CA, D.V.M., 1976)
 
Petition for:  Waiver of New 
York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations 
for licensure by endorsement. 
 
Statement of 
Problem:   Dr. Ruble graduated from an accredited college of 
veterinary medicine in 1976 after passing the National Board (NBE) examination 
in December 1975.  Dr. Ruble has not 
taken the Clinical Competency Test (CCT), which was offered only from 1984 to 
2000.  For New York State licensure, 
applicants who passed the NBE must also take the CCT.  Both the NBE and the CCT have been 
replaced by the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE).  
 
          
Dr. Ruble is licensed in California based on the NBE.  He also has licenses from Texas and Hong 
Kong.  He has documented over 16 
years of professional practice.
 
In view of Dr. Ruble’s documentation of more than 16 
years of practice as evidence of clinical competence, the Executive Secretary of 
the State Board for Veterinary Medicine recommends that the CCT examination 
requirement be waived and the applicant’s California license be accepted for 
endorsement in New York State.
 
| APPLICABLE 
      REQUIREMENTS:  
       | QUALIFICATIONS: | 
| Section 6704 of the 
      Education Law and Section 59.6 and Part 62 of the Regulations of the 
      Commissioner of Education require: | 
        | 
| (1) Completion of six 
      years’ of preprofessional and professional postsecondary studies 
      satisfactory to the department and graduation with a satisfactory degree 
      in veterinary medicine. | (1) University of California Davis College of 
      Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, B.S., 1973; D.V.M., 1976; Master 
      of Preventive Med., 1992; and Ph.D. in Comparative Pathology, 1998.   | 
 
| (2) Acceptable scores 
      on satisfactory licensing examinations or passing scores on an acceptable 
      state licensing examination not in use in New York State and at least two 
      years of satisfactory professional experience following 
      licensure. | (2)(a) Passing score 
      on December 1975 NBE examination; did not take the 
      CCT. 
        (2)(b) Licensed as a 
      veterinarian in California, September 1976; Texas, December 2002; 
      and Hong Kong, August 2004.   
       
        (2)(c) More than two 
      years of satisfactory professional experience following 
      licensure. | 
| (3) United States 
      citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for 
      permanent resident status in the United States. | (3) United States 
      citizen. | 
| (4) Evidence of good 
      moral character. | (4) Good moral 
      character. | 
 
 
RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee 
on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State 
Board for Veterinary Medicine, recommends waiver of the CCT examination 
requirement and endorsement of the applicant's license. 
 
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 | 
| 05-77-60C Michael Binder Pittsford, NY 14534 
        | (1)  Krasnodarskai Medical Institute, Krasnodarskai, 
      Soviet Union, Physician, 6/26/78. (2)  License #233664, issued on 
      8/10/04 | 
| 05-78-60C Lawrence Chen Miami, FL 33131 | (1)  Autonomous University of Guadalajara, 
      Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 
      12/3/99. (2)  License #232561, issued on 
      5/28/04. | 
| 05-79-60C Robert 
      Clark Wantagh, NY 
      11793 | (1)  Autonomous University of Guadalajara, 
      Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 
      6/13/79. (2)  License #144682, issued on 
      12/5/80. | 
| 05-80-60C Bernard Garcia New York, NY 10035 | (1)  Autonomous University of Guadalajara, 
      Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 
      12/11/98. (2)  License #234790, issued on 
      12/28/04. | 
| 05-81-60C Rakesh Gupta North Woodmere, NY 
    11581 | (1)  Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India, 
      Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/4/78. (2)  License #148223, issued on 
      10/30/81. | 
 
| 05-82-60C Ruben 
      KuznieckyNew York, NY 
    10016 | (1)  University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 
      Argentina, Physician, 5/4/81. (2)  License #230989, issued on 
      1/9/04. | 
| 05-83-60C Michael O’Leary New York, NY 10022 | (1)  University College of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 
      Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of the Art of 
      Obstetrics, 1/13/62. (2)  License #102442, issued on 
      9/10/68. | 
| 05-84-60C Rozafa 
      Pali Yonkers, NY 
      10703 | (1)  Tirana State University, Tirana, Albania, 
      Physician, 5/30/81. (2)  License #222063, issued on 
      7/17/01. | 
| 05-85-60C Mitul Patel Patchogue, NY 11772 | (1)  Baroda Medical College, New Delhi, India, 
      Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/30/88. (2)  License #203391, issued on 
      6/27/96. | 
| 05-86-60C Premala Pradhan Manlius, NY 13104 | (1)  Darbhanga Medical College Hospital, New Delhi, 
      India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 
      4/1/66. (2)  License #136282, issued on 
      10/20/78. | 
| 05-87-60C Christopher Puempel Grand Prairie, TX 
75052 | (1)  Autonomous University of Guadalajara, 
      Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 
6/8/01. (2)  License #234702, issued on 
      12/16/04. | 
| 05-88-60C David Rabinovici Oceanside, NY 11572 | (1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, 
      Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 
      12/9/78. (2) License #167790, issued on 
      9/5/86. | 
| 05-89-60C Karen Schorn Huntington, NY 11743 | (1)  University Del Noreste, Tampico, Mexico, 
      Physician & Surgeon, 12/1/82. (2)  License #156529, issued on 
      10/31/83. | 
| 05-90-60C Jason Welch Janesville, WI 53545 | (1)  Autonomous University of Guadalajara, 
      Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 
      6/14/02. (2)  License #235911, issued on 
      4/27/05. | 
 
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.