Meeting of the Board of Regents | March 2010

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:	February 23, 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 March 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 3 licensing petitions and 12 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 March 9, 2010.

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:  March 9, 2010                                                                                SUMMARY REPORT
PROFESSION	EDUCATION			EXAMINATION		Experience	Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine	Three-Year Limited License
	Pre-Professional	Professional	Post-Graduate	Proficiency	Licensing
Medicine							10-20-60C to 10-31-60C
Veterinary Medicine								10-01-74 to 10-03-74
OTHER:						Total for fiscal year to date:           221 Total for calendar year to date:        42

 

 

 

Board of Regents:  March 9, 2010

 

 

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

10-01-74 Iftikhar Hussain Akram Glendale, CA 91203

10-02-74    Inga E. Karasek Rhinebeck,  NY  12572

10-03-74 Aisling Joan Mac Neill Swords, County Dublin, Ireland

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:  March 9, 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
10-20-60C Edgar Baraya Fort Lee, NJ 97924	National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, 2/24/78. License #155449, issued on 8/15/83.
10-21-60C Zulfiquar Bhuiyan Jericho, NJ 11753	Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/3/83. License #233592, issued on 8/3/04.
10-22-60C Afshin Deyhimpannah Springdale, AR  72764	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/5/00. License #255633, issued on 12/16/09.
10-23-60C Shahriar  Mahmoudiani Delmar, NY 12054	(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/18/93. (2) License #255748, issued on 12/28/09.
10-24-60C Sumit Mohan Bellerose, NY 11426	Kasturba Medical School, Manipal, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/8/99. License #002712, issued on 9/6/06.
10-25-60C Tarun Nagrani Staten Island, NY 10304	K.J. Somaiya Medical College, Mumbai, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 4/30/04. License #003429, issued on 8/13/09.

10-26-60C Muhammad Umair Qamar Oakland Gardens, NY 11364	King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/9/99. License #244738, issued on 6/21/07.
10-27-60C Ayesha Rashid Jamesville, NY 13078	Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/8/96. License #254696, issued on 9/1/09.
10-28-60C Lauren Shaiova New York, NY 10011	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/9/86. License #193814, issued on 9/29/93.
10-29-60C Gurinder Sidhu Brooklyn, NY 11209	Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/19/80. License #002939, issued on 9/12/07.
10-30-60C Mary Thomas East Northport, NY 11731	Government Medical College, Aurangabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 5/30/91. License #226321, issued on 9/11/02.
10-31-60C Basem William Omaha, NE 68137	Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/1/96. License #249298, issued on 6/26/08.

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.