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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.