Meeting of the Board of Regents | September 2007

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:	August 29, 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

 

This question will come before the full Board at its September 2007 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 25 licensing petitions and 19 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 September 10, 2007.

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:  September 11, 2007                                                                                 SUMMARY REPORT
PROFESSION	EDUCATION			EXAMINATION		Experience	Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine	Three-Year Limited License
	Pre-Professional	Professional	Post-Graduate	Proficiency	Licensing
Architecture					07-19-03 to 07-25-03
Certified Public Accountancy					07-07-07 To 07-12-07
Dentistry		07-07-50 07-08-50						07-07-59
Medicine							07-116-60C to 07-134-60C
Professional Engineering						07-03-16
Veterinary Medicine								07-09-74 To 07-16-74
OTHER:						Total for fiscal year to date:           151   Total for calendar year to date:      217

 

Board of Regents:  September 11, 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
07-19-03   J. Thomas Chandler Orlando, FL 32801	Indiana, 1982; also licensed in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
07-20-03 Dale P. Glenn Lawrence, KS 66044	Kansas, 1974; also licensed in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas.
07-21-03 Michael S. Gouloff Fort Wayne, IN 46802	Indiana, 1975; also licensed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
07-22-03 Charles J. Maira Morrisville, PA 19067	Massachusetts, 1983; also licensed in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
07-23-03 Peter M. Bloomfield Philadelphia, PA  19102	Pennsylvania 1983; also currently licensed in Kansas and Maryland.  Other states with confirmed previous licenses and good moral character; FL, NJ, WI, SC, LA, NC, KY, HI, AL, CO, WA, and MA.
07-24-03 Gary Frank Shirley Houston, TX  77006	Texas 1982; also currently licensed in IL, MD, NC, PA, VA, IN, WV, and OH.
07-25-03   Richard Wilson Wright Dallas, TX  75226	Texas 1982; also currently licensed in CA, FL, and PA.

 

 

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:  September 11, 2007

 

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

07-07-07

James L. Mannello

Brooklyn, New York

 

Petition for: Waiver of the Business Law and Professional Responsibility (LPR) Section of the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Mr. Mannello is an applicant for licensure by endorsement of a CPA license issued by the State of Connecticut in January 1996. He is also an attorney in the State of Connecticut.  At the time that his CPA license was issued, Connecticut did not require attorneys to sit for the Business Law and Professional Responsibility (LPR) Section of the Uniform CPA exam.  He did pass the other three sections of the exam in Connecticut within the time frame allowed by New York. 

 

Mr. Mannello is petitioning to waive the requirement that an applicant sit for and pass the LPR section of the Uniform CPA Exam.  Mr. Mannello’s passing of three sections of the CPA examination and the Connecticut Bar Exam was deemed by the State of Connecticut to be substantially equivalent to passing all four sections of the CPA examination when they issued his CPA license in 1996. Based on the above and the fact that Mr. Mannello has continued as a CPA in good standing in Connecticut since that time, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports his petition.

             

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations:
(1) 15 years of experience acceptable to the State Board for Public Accountancy.	Applicant has twenty years of acceptable experience and has been licensed in Connecticut since1996.
(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	November 1982: Accounting and Reporting and Financial Accounting and Reporting (passing scores); May 1983: Auditing (passing score); Business Law and Professional Responsibility (exempt).

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition to waive the Business Law and Professional Responsibility (LPR) Section of the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  September 11, 2007

 

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

07-08-07

Svetlana Khenina

Brooklyn, New York

 

(Pace University, New York, New York, Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration in Accounting, June 2001)

 

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Svetlana Khenina, an applicant for licensure as a CPA, recently passed the four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination. Commissioner’s Regulations required her to pass all fourt parts of the examination within 36 months.  Due to a series of medical issues, however, she exceeded the 36-month conditioning requirement by 19 months. 

 

Ms. Khenina received conditional credit for passing the paper-based ARE and LPR sections of the examination in November 2002.  She needed to pass the remaining two sections of the examination by November 30, 2005 to retain credit for the ARE and LPR sections. She passed the paper-based AUD section in November, 2003, well within the conditioning time period and the computer-based FAR section in June 2007, 19 months outside of conditioning. 

 

Beginning in April 2002, however, and continuing through April 2007, Ms. Khenina, a primary care giver for her family, was faced with a series of family medical issues that made it difficult for her to adequately prepare and sit for the remaining sections of the CPA exam. During this period, Ms. Khenina did make a good faith effort at finishing the exam, attempting and failing the FAR section four times before passing it in June 2007.

 

Based on the strength of the documentation provided by several physicians who attended her family, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports Ms. Khenina’s request to waive the 36-month requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.

             

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	Master of Business Administration in Accountancy, Pace University, New York, June 2001.

 

(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) (a) November 2002: Accounting and                     Reporting and Law (passing score.)           (b) November 2003: Auditing (passing                 score)       (c) June 2007: Financial Accounting                     and Reporting (passing score)
(3) Two years of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  September 11, 2007

 

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

07-09-07

Mark D. Orlic

West Hempstead, NY

 

 

(Binghamton University, Vestal, New York, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, August 2003)

 

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Commissioner's Regulations require that an applicant must pass all parts of the Uniform CPA examination within 36 months.  Mr. Orlic originally received conditional credit for passing the Regulation (REG) and Law and Professional Responsibility (LPR) sections of the examination in May 2003.   He subsequently passed the Financial Accounting & Reporting (FAR) section in May 2006.  Mr. Orlic needed to pass the Auditing and Attestation (AUD) by May 2006 to retain credit for the REG and LPR sections passed in May 2003.

 

              Mr. Orlic  attempted to pass AUD in May 2006; however, he scored a 70, five points below a passing grade.  He sat for AUD again and passed it in May 2007, 12 months outside of the conditioning period.  Mr. Orlic’s attempts to pass all parts of the Uniform CPA Examination within the 36-month time period were complicated by examination administration and employment issues.  In his letter requesting a waiver, Mr. Orlic explains and documents that he had extenuating technological difficulties with the examination that resulted in his being granted a free re-test in December 2006; however, prior commitments required that he be out of the country until mid-April 2007.

 

              The Executive Secretary for the State Board for Accountancy supports Mr. Orlic’s request to waive the 36-month requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.

             

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	Binghamton University, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, August 2003.

 

(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) (a) May 2003: Regulation and Law and Professional Responsibility (passing scores).               (b) May 2006:    Financial Accounting & Reporting (passing score); Auditing and Attestation (failing score).        (c) May 2007: Auditing and Attestation (passing score).
(3) Two years of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  September 11, 2007

 

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

07-10-07

Alan Lorman

Brooklyn, New York

 

(Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, Bachelor of Science, February 2001)

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy Examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Alan Lorman, an applicant for licensure as a CPA, recently passed the four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination. Commissioner’s Regulations required him to pass all four parts of the examination within 36 months.  Due to a series of medical issues, however, he exceeded the 36-month conditioning requirement by 6 months. 

 

Mr. Lorman received conditional credit for passing the paper-based AUD and LPR sections of the examination in November 2003.  He needed to pass the remaining two sections of the examination by November 30, 2006 to retain credit for the AUD and LPR sections.  He passed the computer-based REG section in May, 2004, well within the conditioning time period and the computer-based FAR section in May 2007, six months outside of conditioning. 

 

Beginning in February 2006, however, and continuing through the present, Mr. Lorman was faced with a series of family medical issues that made it difficult for him to adequately prepare and sit for the remaining section of the CPA exam.  Despite these issues, Mr. Lorman made a good faith effort to pass the exam, sitting for the FAR section a number of times before passing it in May 2007.

 

Based on the strength of the documentation provided by several physicians who attended his family, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports Mr. Lorman’s request to waive the 36-month requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Finance, Brooklyn College, New York, February 2001.

 

(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) (a) November 2003: Auditing and Law                 (passing score).                  (b) May 2004: Regulation (passing                       score).       (c) May 2007: Financial Accounting                     and Reporting (passing score).
(3) Two years of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

 

Board of Regents:  September 11, 2007

 

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

07-11-07

Rory A. Rose

Dix Hills, New York

 

(University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 2005.)

 

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy Examination.

 

Statement of Problem:   During the last three quarters of 2006 the uniform CPA exam was subject to an undetected scoring anomaly that resulted in approximately 200 New York State applicants being given an incorrect grade that was lower than it should have been.  A small number of these 200 applicants were told that they had failed a section that they had actually passed, sat for that section again, and failed it during that subsequent sitting.  Section 59.5(f) of the Regulations of the Commissioner state that, “A candidate who is reexamined in a part already passed shall not retain credit for such part from earlier examinations.” The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy recommends that CPA applicants who were told they had failed a section that they actually passed should be allowed to retain credit for the passed section, even if they subsequently failed that section upon reexamination, based on the fact that they would not have scheduled the reexamination and received a subsequent failing grade had their earlier performance on the section been correctly scored and reported by the  examination administrator.

 

              Mr. Rose is one of the applicants affected by this scoring anomaly.  He passed the computer-based FAR section of the exam in January 2006 and had until September 30, 2007 to pass the remaining three sections of the examination.  He passed the computer- based BEC section in October 2006 and the computer-based REG section in February 2007, both within the conditioning period.  He sat for and passed the computer-based AUD section in May 2006, also within the conditioning period, but was told that he had failed that section. He then sat for and failed the AUD section in August 2006.

 

              Based on the administrative error in grading and reporting Mr. Rose’s May 2006 AUD score, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports his petition that he be allowed to retain credit for that particular section, despite his subsequent attempts.

 

             

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	(1) University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 2005.
(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) January 2006: Financial Accounting & Reporting (passing score). May 2006: Auditing (passing score that was erroneously reported as a failing score). October 2006: Business Environment and Concepts (passing score). February 2007: Regulation (passing score).
(3) Two years of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  September 11, 2007

 

 

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

07-12-07

Doriah A. Zaret

Chicago, IL

 

(Yeshiva University, New York, New York, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, January 2004.)

 

Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy Examination.

 

Statement of Problem:   During the last three quarters of 2006 the uniform CPA exam was subject to an undetected scoring anomaly that resulted in approximately 200 New York State applicants being given an incorrect grade that was lower than it should have been.  A small number of these 200 applicants were told that they had failed a section that they had actually passed, sat for that section again, and failed it during that subsequent sitting.  Section 59.5(f) of the Regulations of the Commissioner state that, “A candidate who is reexamined in a part already passed shall not retain credit for such part from earlier examinations.” The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy recommends that CPA applicants who were told they had failed a section that they actually passed should be allowed to retain credit for the passed section, even if they subsequently failed that section upon reexamination, based on the fact that they would not have scheduled the reexamination and received a subsequent failing grade had their earlier performance on the section been correctly scored and reported by the  examination administrator.

 

              Mr. Zaret is one of the applicants affected by this scoring anomaly.  He passed the computer-based BEC section of the exam in July 2005 and had until March 30, 2007 to pass the remaining three sections of the examination.  He passed the computer-based REG section in April 2006 and the computer-based FAR section in January 2007, both within the conditioning period.  He sat for and passed the computer-based AUD section in April 2006, also within the conditioning period, but was told that he had failed that section.  He then sat for and failed the AUD section two additional times before passing it for the second time in May 2007.

 

              Based on the administrative error in grading and reporting Mr. Zaret’s April 2006 AUD score, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports his petition that he be allowed to retain credit for that particular section, despite his subsequent attempts.

 

             

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require:
(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy.	(1) Yeshiva University, New York, New York, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, January 2004.
(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination.	(2) July 2005: Business Environment and Concepts (passing score). April 2006: Auditing (passing score that was erroneously reported as a failing score). August 2006: Regulation (passing score). January 2007: Financial Accounting & Reporting (passing score).
(3) Two years of satisfactory experience.	(3)

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.

Board of Regents:  September 11, 2007

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

07-03-16

Thomas N. Rastani Jr.

Utica, New York 13502

 

(State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica/Rome, New York, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology, May 2000)

 

Petition for: The applicant is appealing the determination of the State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying that he needs additional acceptable experience before admission to the professional engineering licensing examination.

 

Statement of Problem: Mr. Rastani is applying to sit for the professional engineering licensing examination. Application to the examination requires 12 years of acceptable education/experience credit. Based on his engineering technology education at SUNY Utica/Rome, he was awarded six years of acceptable education/experience in compliance with Commissioner’s Regulations. Therefore, he needs to demonstrate six years of experience satisfactory to the State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying. Commissioner’s Regulations stipulate completion of practical experience in professional engineering satisfactory to the State Board shall be verified in a manner acceptable to the State Board. The State Board has established forms and procedures for an applicant’s submission of his/her professional experience and for the review of the documentation submitted by the State Board. Mr. Rastani’s documentation of experience has been independently reviewed on two separate occasions – originally in June 2006 and again in June 2007 after he submitted additional documentation. These reviews were conducted by two separate members of the State Board, both licensed professional engineers. Their conclusion is that the applicant has not submitted sufficient documentation of having completed six years of acceptable engineering experience. The second reviewer granted him an additional six months of experience. Nonetheless, he still needs to submit documentation of one year and six months of additional years of acceptable experience before he can sit for the licensing examination.

 

In his petition, Mr. Rastani questioned whether all of his experience was reviewed and whether there might have been some confusion because of overlapping time periods for two endorsers. In addition, Mr. Rastani questioned the State Board’s determination that he did not document sufficient experience to “demonstrate the intensive application of engineering principles in the practical solution of engineering problems.” He indicated that he has extensive experience in highway design and that in Region 2 he is one of few lead designers. His Regional Design Engineer submitted a letter opining about the apparent diminution of the experience with which he had been credited. In his petition, Mr. Rastani also raised the concerns that other engineers with whom he worked received more experience credit that he received.  The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying reports that the State Board can only review and make determinations on the documentation as presented by each applicant. Even in the same job title, different engineers may have different experience. Each applicant must write-up their experiences clearly to demonstrate how he/she has satisfied the experience requirement.

 

At this time, two Professional Engineer Board members agree that Mr. Rastani’s experience as submitted does not meet all of New York State’s requirements for licensure; thus, he does not qualify to sit for the licensure examination. Mr. Rastani’s experience was evaluated according to established procedures. He was given the opportunity to submit additional documentation and this documentation was considered by the State Board members. Department staff find the determinations of the New York State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying to be appropriate and do not find merit in the appeal. The Committee on the Professions finds no basis to override the determination of the State Board.

                                         

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Part 68 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
Prior to licensure the applicant must accrue 12 years of acceptable education/experience credit. One year of education/experience credit may be earned for each year of work experience acceptable to the State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying pursuant to section 68.2 of this Part. Two years of education/experience credit may be earned for each year of professional engineering education obtained in a program leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering and accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency which specializes in the fields of engineering or in a program equivalent to such an accredited professional engineering program. Practical experience in professional engineering work satisfactory to the board shall be verified in a manner acceptable to the board and shall: demonstrate the intensive application of engineering principles in the practical solution of engineering problems; demonstrate a knowledge of engineering mathematics, physical and applied sciences, properties of materials, and the fundamental principles of engineering design; be broad in scope; be of such nature as to develop and mature the applicant's engineering knowledge and judgment; and include at least two years of experience acquired while working on projects requiring a knowledge and use of codes and practices utilized in the United States.	See Statement of Problem.

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying, recommends that the applicant’s petition be denied.

 

 

 

Board of Regents:  September 11, 2007

 

DENTISTRY

07-07-50

Josemari De Leon Imao

Rochester, New York 14620

 

 (University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, Doctor of Dental Medicine, October 1993)

 

Petition for:  Acceptance of education.

 

Statement of Problem:  Dr. Imao 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. Imao was enrolled in the two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester and completed the program on June 30, 2007. 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 from 1987-1989 at the University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
(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 Doctor of Dental Medicine, October 1993.
(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, June 2007.
(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.	(4)

 

(5) Acceptable clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year’s duration.	(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)  Completed the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
(8) Good moral character.	(8) Good moral character.

 

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 Eastman Dental Center of 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:  September 11, 2007

 

 

DENTISTRY

07-08-50

Keizo Kobayashi

New Hartford, New York 13413

 

 (Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Doctor of Dentistry, March 2003)

 

Petition for:  Acceptance of education.

 

Statement of Problem:  Dr. Kobayaski 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. Kobayaski completed the advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester on June 30, 2007. 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 in required subjects at the Nippon Dental University, 1997-1999.
(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 Doctor of Dentistry, March 2003, Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
(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, June 2007.
(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.	(4)

 

(5) Acceptable clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year’s duration.	(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)  Completed the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
(8) Good moral character.	(8) Good moral character.

 

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 Eastman Dental Center of 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:  September 11, 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. Each 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

07-07-59 Aisha Romain Rochester, NY 14620

 

 

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:  September 11, 2007

 

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

07-09-74 Troy Donald Butt Guelph, Ontario, N1E 4Z7 Canada

07-10-74 Rebecca Wynn Butt Guelph, Ontario, N1E 4Z7 Canada

07-11-74  Suzanne Carol Chenard Albrecht Ontario, NY 14519

07-12-74 Andrea Dawn Dube Patterson, NY 12563

07-13-74  Michael Ryan Geist Toronto, Ontario, M2P 1TZ Canada

07-14-74  Michael Thomas Hore Lexington, KY 40511

 

07-15-74 Samradhni Shantibhushan Jha Baldwinsville, NY  13027

07-16-74  Mini Mannuel Patterson, NY 12563

 

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:  September 11, 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
07-116-60C Bella Aronov Garden City, NY 11530	Tashkent Medical Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Physician, 7/2/76. License #194085, issued on 10/28/93.
07-117-60C Marlene Bednar Sequim, WA 98382	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/8/84. License #169363, issued on 2/19/87.
07-118-60C Yzodinma Dim Brooklyn, NY 11236	University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/31/98. License #230246, issued on 10/17/03.
07-119-60C Julie DiRico Watchung, NJ 07069	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/1/78. License #149669, issued on 4/16/82.
07-120-60C Eldose George Deer Park, NY 11729	(1)JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2/6/99. (2)  License #244503, issued on 6/7/07.

 

07-121-60C Raman Kaul Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522	(1) Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 1/23/74. (2)  License #131543, issued on 7/15/77.
07-122-60C Subhash Kulkarni Brewster, NY 10509	(1) M.G.M. Medical College, Indore, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/24/62. (2) License #119589, issued on 3/22/74.
07-123-60C Henry Howard Lim East Meadow, NY 11554	(1) University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, 3/24/83. (2) License #222299, issued on 8/1/01.
07-124-60C Fanwei Meng East Amherst, NY 14051	(1) Norman Bethune University of Medicine, Changchun, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 7/1/90. (2) License #221667, issued on 6/26/01.
07-125-60C Musarat Shareeff Huntington, NY 11743	(1) Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2/28/83.  (2) License #225943, issued on 8/9/02.
07-126-60C James O’Neill New York, NY 10016	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/10/80. License #148373, issued on 10/30/81.
07-127-60C Mario Siervo Aventura, FL 33160	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/6/02. License #244017, issued on 5/1/07.
07-128-60C Susan Teeger New York, NY 10023	University of Witwaterstrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/12/87. License #202569, issued on 4/3/96.
07-129-60C Sergey Voskresenskiy Brooklyn, NY 11234	Azerbaijan State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Physician, 6/20/92. License #226577, issued on 10/2/02.
07-130-60C Muhammad Wattoo Ithaca, NY 14850	(1) Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/24/91. (2)  License #218549, issued on 7/25/00.

 

07-131-60C Michael Weisberg Stewartsville, NJ 08886	(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/11/98.  (2)  License #244244, issued on 5/22/07
07-132-60C Pararajasingham Yogeswaran Poughkeepsie, NY 12601	(1) University of Southampton, Southampton, England, United Kingdom, Bachelor of Medicine, 7/5/94. (2) License #240576, issued on 6/15/06.
07-133-60C Juan Zapata New York, NY 11790	(1) Universidad Centro Lisandro Alvarado Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Physician & Surgeon , 11/15/90. (2) License #224931, issued on 5/31/02.
07-134-60C Xin Zhou East Amherst, NY 14051	(1) Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 7/10/94. (2) License #244222, issued on 5/18/07.

 

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.