THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:

Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee

FROM:

Johanna Duncan-Poitier

SUBJECT:

Report of the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions

DATE:

February 27, 2007

 

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

 

The question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its March 2007 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its March 2007 meeting for final action.

 

Procedural History

 

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.

 

Background Information

 

There are 5 licensing petitions and 15 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 20, 2007.


 

 

 

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:  March 20, 2007                                                                                 SUMMARY REPORT

 

 

PROFESSION

 

 

EDUCATION

EXAMINATION

 

 

Experience

Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine

Three-Year

Limited License

Pre-Professional

 

Professional

Post-Graduate

 

Proficiency

 

Licensing

Architecture

 

 

 

 

07-08-03

07-09-03

 

 

 

 

Dentistry

07-02-50

07-02-50

 

 

 

 

 

 

07-04-59

Medicine

 

 

 

07-09-60

 

07-09-60

 

 

07-31-60C

to

07-45-60C

 

 

OTHER:  

 

 

 

 

Total for fiscal year to date:           289

 

Total for calendar year to date:        66

 


    Board of Regents:  March 20, 2007

 

 

ARCHITECTURE

 

Petition for:  Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by endorsement.

 

Summary Statement:  The petitioners listed below are all graduates of professionally accredited architecture programs who have applied for licensure in New York.  All have achieved, at a minimum, a Bachelor of Architecture degree.  All petitioners have substantial documented licensed experience in other states.

 

            Prior to 1983, certain states did not require the Equivalency Examination (EE) or the Qualifying Test (QT) if a candidate had a degree from an accredited architecture program, and granted licensure upon passage of the Professional Examination (PE).  Prior to 1975, most states recognized the Examination Syllabus (ES).  The petitioners passed either the national Professional Examination (PE) given prior to 1983, or portions of the national Examination Syllabus (ES) given prior to 1975.  Prior to 1983, New York State required passage of the Equivalency Examination (EE), or passage of the Qualifying Test (QT) in addition to passage of the national Professional Examination.  Each of the petitioners satisfied the examination requirement in his/her initial state of licensure by passing an acceptable licensing examination and attained licensure in that state.

 

            Section 7304(4) of Education Law and Section 69.3 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require for endorsement that “… an architect licensed in another state or jurisdiction as the result of successful completion of only the professional examination in use before 1983 may be granted licensure upon presentation of evidence of two years of work experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture and passage of a practical examination satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture …”

 

            Each petitioner satisfied the examination requirement in his/her initial state of licensure and has extensive professional practice satisfactory to the State Board.  Since the above information illustrates evidence of competence within the profession, and in lieu of the practical examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture recommends that the examination requirement be considered satisfied and each applicant’s licensure in another state be accepted for endorsement in New York State.

 

 

NAME OF PETITIONER

LICENSURE

07-08-03

Andres Martin Duany

Miami, FL 33135

(1)  Florida, 1979; also licensed in Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

07-09-03

Robert Eugene Olson

Boston, MA 02210-1807

(1) Pennsylvania, 1987; also licensed in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture, recommends that each applicant’s licensing examination requirement be considered satisfied for licensure through the endorsement route.

 


Board of Regents:  March 20, 2007

 

DENTISTRY

07-02-50

Fethiye S. Ersan

Fairport, NY  14450

 

(Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, Doctor of Dental Surgery, September 1988)

 

Petition for:  Acceptance of education.

 

Statement of Problem:   The Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require not less than 60 semester hours of acceptable preprofessional education. Dr. Ersan completed 30 semester hours of acceptable preprofessional education.  After graduation from Ankara University with a Doctor of Dental Surgery in September 1988, Dr. Ersan completed a doctoral program at the School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Diseases and Treatment, at the University of Istanbul in February 1997.  Commissioner’s Regulations allow the Committee on the Professions to accept up to 30 semester hours of coursework completed after the professional study toward the preprofessional education requirement. The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dentistry recommends acceptance of the doctoral studies to fulfill the 30 semester hours of preprofessional education the applicant lacks.

 

Additionally, Dr. Ersan 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. Ersan completed the two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester on December 31, 2006. 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)  Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, 30 semester hours of preprofessional education, 1983-1984, and completion of doctoral studies at the University of Istanbul, February 1997. 

(2) Four academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an acceptable dental school.

(2)  Ankara University, 1984-1988, Ankara, Turkey, Doctor of Dental Surgery, September 1988.


(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, December 2006.

(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.

(4)

(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) Alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

(7) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.

(7)  Completed 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 Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's doctoral studies at the University of Istanbul be accepted to satisfy 30 semester hours of preprofessional education.  Additionally, they recommend that the 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.

 


Board of Regents:  March 20, 2007

 

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

07-04-59

Andy Ho

New York, NY 10021

 

 

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:  March 20, 2007

 

MEDICINE

07-09-60

Federico Gattorno

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

 

(University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela, Physician-Surgeon, December 1989)

 

Petition for:  Satisfaction of proficiency examination and postgraduate hospital training requirements and endorsement of his medical license from Venezuela.

 

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.  A license granted in a foreign country can be endorsed if licensure in that country is regulated by an organization designated as responsible for quality assurance and acceptable to the Board of Regents.  Additionally, the applicant must have passed a proficiency examination, have three years of ACGME-accredited postgraduate training or the equivalent, passed an acceptable clinical competency examination, and have five years of satisfactory professional experience.

 

            Dr. Gattorno has not failed any part of the New York State licensing examination.  The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Medicine has reviewed the documentation submitted in support of Dr. Gattorno’s application. He recommends that the Specialty Certificate in General Surgery from the Sociedad Venezolana De Cirugia satisfy the proficiency examination requirement.  Also, the Executive Secretary has determined that Dr. Gattorno’s surgery training in Venezuela and fellowship in laparoscopic surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine is acceptable to satisfy the required three years of postgraduate hospital training. Lastly, Commissioner’s Regulations allow an acceptable diplomate certificate earned through experience and examination to satisfy the clinical competency examination. However, his Specialty Certificate is being used to satisfy the proficiency examination requirement. Consequently, the Executive Secretary recommends that the applicant complete an acceptable clinical competency examination before his license from Venezuela can be endorsed.

             

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) University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela, Physician- Surgeon, December 1989.

(2) Proficiency examination.

(2)  Specialty Certificate in General Surgery, Sociedad Venezolana De Cirugia, March 1999.

(3) Three years of approved postgraduate hospital training.

(3) (a) Internship at the Hospital “Dr. Domingo Luciani,” Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales and in a rural medical practice,  Caracas, Venezuela, January  1990 to December 1991.

(3)(b)  Residency in General Surgery at the Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela, December 1991 to December 1994.

(b) One-year Fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery from 1997-1998 at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, 1997-1998. 

(4) Appropriate medical license or certificate. 

(4) Medical license, Venezuela, December 1989.

(5) Acceptable scores on a clinical competency examination acceptable to the Department.

(5) 

(6) Not less than five years of satisfactory professional experience.

(6) Over 15 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 license from Venezuela be endorsed upon successful completion of the clinical competency examination requirement.

 

 


Board of Regents:  March 20, 2007

 

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

07-31-60C

Mahbub Ahmed

Valley Stream, NY 11581

(1)   Dacca Medical College, Dacca, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/1/76.

(2)   License #213709, issued on 4/13/99.

07-32-60C

Anirban Bose

Rochester, NY 14623

 

(1)   University of Bombay, Bombay, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/2/94.

(2)   License #002052, issued on 12/15/03.

07-33-60C

Funsho Busari Alabi

Hawthorne, NY 10532

 

(1)   Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife-Ife, Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 8/30/82.

(2)   License #237437, issued on 8/24/05.

07-34-60C

Dinko Franceschi

Stony Brook, NY 11794

 

(1)   University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Physician, 7/28/77.

(2)   License #210015, issued on 4/7/98.

07-35-60C

Youjun Hu

Stony Brook, NY 11794

 

(1) Zhejiang University, Hanzhou, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 8/10/84.

(2)  License #218550, issued on 7/25/00.

07-36-60C

Wilfred Lieberthal

Stony Brook, NY 11794

 

 

(1) University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/28/73.

(2)  License #236326, issued on 5/26/05.

07-37-60C

Kevin Lin

Roslyn Heights, NY 11577

 

(1) Institute of Medicine I, Rangoon, Burma, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/6/86.

(2) License #200042, issued on 7/6/98.

07-38-60C

Uma Medapati

Rhinebeck, NY 12572

 

(1) Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/2/96.

(2) License #233054, issued on 6/26/04.

07-39-60C

Ashok Naik

Batavia, NY 14020

 

(1) Bombay University Grant Medical College, Bombay, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/1/72.

(2) License #145856, issued on 4/24/81.

07-40-60C

Mohammad Niaz

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

 

(1) University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/6/79.

(2) License #193655, issued on 9/14/93.

07-41-60C

Aleksey Pryadko

New York, NY 10017

 

(1)Pediatric Medical College, Leningrad, USSR, Physician 6/23/84.

(2) License #203390, issued on 6/27/96.

07-42-60C

Rekha Sivadas

Stony Brook, NY 11794

 

(1) Kasturba Medical School, Manipal, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 4/19/96.

(2) License #225844, issued on 7/31/02.

07-43-60C

Anil Verma

Syracuse, NY 13210

 

(1) Maharshi Dayanand University Medical College-Rohtak, Rohtak, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2/2/83.

(2) License #172632, issued on 10/7/87.

07-44-60C

Zengmin Yan

Stony Brook, NY 11794

 

(1)   Hunan University, Hunan, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 8/1/84.

(2) License #2261451, issued on 9/23/02.

07-45-60C

Marlene Zawin

Stony Brook, NY 11794

(1)   Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/15/79.

(2)   License #148540, issued on 10/30/81.

 

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.