THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF |
TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
FROM: |
Johanna
Duncan-Poitier |
SUBJECT: |
Report of
the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions |
DATE: |
October
11, 2006 |
STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goal
3 |
AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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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 Board of Regents at its October 2006 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 23
licensing petitions and 10 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 October 24,
2006.
Cases Presented to
Board of Regents on:
October 24, 2006
SUMMARY REPORT | ||||||||
PROFESSION |
EDUCATION |
EXAMINATION |
Experience |
Confer Degree Doctor
of Medicine |
Three-Year Limited
License | |||
Pre-Professional |
Professional |
Post-Graduate |
Proficiency |
Licensing | ||||
Architecture |
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06-25-03 to 06-29-03 |
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Dental
Hygiene |
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06-02-69 |
Dentistry |
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06-12-50 06-13-50 |
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06-06-59 To 06-09-59 |
Dietetics-Nutrition |
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06-02-48 |
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Medicine |
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06-83-60 |
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06-134-60C to 06-143-60C |
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Physical Therapist
Assistant |
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06-03-66 |
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Registered
Professional Nursing |
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06-03-22 |
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Veterinary
Medicine |
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06-20-74 to 06-25-74 |
Veterinary
Technology |
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06-02-77 |
OTHER: |
Total for fiscal year
to date:
178 Total for calendar
year to date:
248 |
ARCHITECTURE
Petition
for: Waiver of
Summary
Statement: The petitioners listed below are all
graduates of professionally accredited architecture programs who have applied
for licensure in
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,
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 |
06-25-03 Charles L.
Charlan |
Florida,
1969; also licensed in Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, Kentucky, Arizona,
Colorado, and South Carolina. |
06-26-03 Vincent M.
Maiello |
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06-27-03 Susan J.
Conley |
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06-28-03 Charles H.
Bohl |
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06-29-03 Killis
Porter Almond |
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REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL NURSING
06-03-22
Danhuta
Clemmens
(Laurentian
University, Ontario, Canada, B.S. in Nursing, 1975)
Petition
for: Waiver
of licensing examination requirement.
Statement
of Problem: Dr. Clemmens was
originally licensed in 1975 as a registered professional nurse (RN) in
Dr. Clemmens
received a Master of Science degree in Nursing in 1984 from the
Dr. Clemmens is
a recognized authority on nursing care related to maternal child health, has
written and presented extensively on this specialty area and has received
significant grants from both Canada and the United States funding research on
related topics. Based on her unique combination of education and experience, the
Executive Secretary of the State Board for Nursing recommends that the NCLEX
licensing examination requirement be waived.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section
6905 of the Education Law and Section 64.1 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education require: |
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(1)
Graduation from a general nursing program of at least two academic years
in a country outside the |
(1) Laurentian
University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, B.S. in Nursing, 1975; University of
Toronto, Toronto, Canada, M.S. in Nursing, 1984; and university of
Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, Ph.D., 2000. |
(2) Satisfactory
scores on the National Council Licensure
Examination. |
(2) |
(3) Evidence
of the required course in identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
(3)
Certification of Completion. |
RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the State Board for Nursing, recommends that the applicant’s petition for waiver
of the NCLEX licensing examination be approved.
DIETETICS-NUTRITION
06-02-48
Joyce
Y. Rembert
(Queens
College, Flushing, New York, B.A. in Home Economics, 1979)
Petition
for:
Satisfaction of the education requirement for the associate degree
route.
Statement
of Problem: Ms. Rembert was awarded a B.A. degree in
Home Economics from
The semester hours of study completed by the applicant satisfy all the
educational requirements for the associate degree route, which requires a
passing score on the licensing examination. Ms. Boyce, however, was not awarded
an associate degree. The applicant asks that the Board of Regents accept her
Bachelor of Arts degree completed at
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section
8004 of the Education Law and Part 79.6 of the Commissioner's Regulations
which require for the associate route: |
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(1)
An associate degree based on a program in dietetics or nutrition which
includes the equivalent of at least 30 semester hours in the nine
curricular areas that constitute the professional dietetics and nutrition
content area and at least 15 semester hours in the human biological
sciences and social and behavioral sciences content area,
and |
(1) See Statement of
Problem. a)
b)
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(2) Completion, in the 15 years
preceding application, of 10 full-time equivalent years of experience and
education in the field of dietetics,
including a minimum of 2.5 equivalent years of planned work experience,
acceptable to the New York State Board for Dietetics and
Nutrition. |
(2) Over 10 years of acceptable
full-time equivalent experience, including planned work experience.
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(3) Endorsements from three dietitians
or nutritionists acceptable to the Department. |
(3) Endorsements from three dietitians
acceptable to the Department. |
(4) Satisfactory scores on an
acceptable examination. |
(4)
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the State Board for Dietetics and Nutrition, recommends that the applicant's
education be considered satisfied for licensure through the associate degree
route.
DENTISTRY
06-12-50
Katia
Leder
(Universidade
Do Estado Do Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Argentina, Dental Surgeon,
1994)
Petition
for: Acceptance
of education.
Statement
of Problem: The Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education require evidence of the completion of two academic years of study in
general dentistry at an accredited dental school program which culminated in
certification that the applicant achieved the level of knowledge and clinical
proficiency expected of a graduate of a registered or accredited dental
school. Such study is required for
applicants completing a program of dental education in an unregistered or
unaccredited dental school. Dr.
Leder completed the two-year General Dentistry program at the University of
Rochester Eastman Dental Center.
This program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the
equivalent of the two-year program required in regulation.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 61
of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
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(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 general chemistry, organic
chemistry, biology and physics taken at the Colegio Israelita Brasileiro
“A. Liessin,” Rio De Janeiro, Brazil,
1987-1989. |
(2) Four
academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an
acceptable dental school. |
(2) Universidade
Do Estado Do Rio Janeiro, |
(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 a registered or accredited
dental school. |
(3)
Two-year General Dentistry Program at the University of Rochester Eastman
Dental Center, June 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)
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(6)
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(6) Alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the |
(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 professional
education requirement be considered satisfied.
DENTISTRY
06-13-50
Hiroko
Iida
(Kagoshima
University Dental School, Kagoshima City, Japan, Bachelor of Dental Science,
March 1995)
Petition
for: Acceptance
of education.
Statement
of Problem: The
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require
evidence of the completion of two academic years of study in general
dentistry at an accredited dental school program which culminated in
certification that the applicant achieved the level of knowledge and clinical
proficiency expected of a graduate of a registered or accredited dental
school. Such study is required for
applicants completing a program of dental education in an unregistered or
unaccredited dental school. Dr.
Iida completed the two-year General Dentistry program at the
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 61
of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
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(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 including courses in general chemistry,
organic chemistry, biology and physics at Kagoshima University Dental
School, Kagoshima City, Japan. |
(2) Four
academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an
acceptable dental school. |
(2) Four
years of acceptable dental education at the Kagoshima University Dental
School, Kagoshima City, Japan, Bachelor of Dental Science, March
1995. |
(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 a registered or accredited
dental school. |
(3)
Two-year General Dentistry program at University of Rochester Eastman
Department of Dentistry, |
(4)
Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board
Examinations. |
(4)
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(5)
Satisfactory performance on the clinical examination administered by the
Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners. |
(5)
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(6)
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(6)
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(7)
Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of
child abuse and maltreatment. |
(7)
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the State Board for Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's preprofessional
and professional education requirements be considered satisfied.
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
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 the 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 |
06-06-59 Raquel
Silvera |
06-07-59 Georges
Tohme |
06-08-59 Daniel
Hovsepian |
06-09-59 Jessica
Barcessat |
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.
Petition
for: Three-year
limited license to practice Dental Hygiene under Section 6609(6) of the
Education Law.
Statement of
Problem: The applicant
listed below has satisfied the education and examination requirements for
licensure as a dental hygienist in
The applicant has an opportunity to practice dental hygiene 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
6609(6) of the Education Law. The applicant must sign an affidavit stating the
exact location of the shortage area where she will practice before the
three-year limited license will be issued.
Applicable
Guidelines: Section
6609(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship
or permanent resident status for licensure as a dental hygienist in New York
State and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver of
this requirement for an alien dental hygienist 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 |
06-02-69
Giovana
Vasquez |
ACTION: The Department
shall issue a three-year limited license to practice dental hygiene 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 dental
hygiene licensure requirements other than citizenship and an acceptable
Affidavit of Agreement on the applicant’s location of employment. The limited
license may be renewed by the Department, if appropriate, for a maximum of six
years.
PHYSICAL
THERAPIST ASSISTANT
06-03-66
Aindrea
L. Varney
(
Petition
for: Acceptance
of education as being the substantial equivalent of a registered
program.
Statement
of Problem: Ms.
Varney did not complete a physical therapist assistant or physical therapy
program as required. She
successfully completed all didactic courses in the physical therapy program at
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section
6740 of the Education Law and Part 77 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education requires for physical therapist
assistants: |
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(1) Completion of a two-year New York
State registered or American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
accredited college program for physical therapist assistants OR
Completion of a physical therapy program determined by the
Department to be the equivalent to a registered physical therapist
assistant program. |
(1)
SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, New York, 26 semester hours, 1999 – 2000; Finger
Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, New York, A.S., May 2002; SUNY
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, B.S. in Health Sciences,
April 2006 (prior to degree conferral was enrolled in the University’s
approved physical therapy program and completed all didactic courses and
532 clinical hours). |
(2) Evidence of good moral
character. |
(2)
Good moral character. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on
the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board
for Physical Therapy, recommends that the applicant's education be accepted as
the equivalent of a registered physical therapist assistant program upon
documentation of passing scores on the national physical therapy or physical
therapist assistant examination.
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
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 the 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 |
06-20-74 Rebecca Ingrid
Marie Berg |
06-21-74 Jennifer
Cola |
06-22-74 Jeanne-Isabelle
Dolbec |
06-23-74
Kimberly Anne
MacDonald |
06-24-74
Daniella
Lucy Shmuel |
06-25-74 Krista
Lynne Williams |
ACTION: The Department
shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice
veterinary medicine in
Petition
for: Three-year limited license to practice
veterinary technology under Section 6711(6) of the Education
Law.
Statement of
Problem: The applicant
listed below has met the education and examination requirements for licensure as
a veterinary technician in
The applicant also has a pending application for full veterinary
technology licensure, which cannot be granted until she satisfies the
citizenship or permanent residency requirement.
Applicable
Guidelines: Section 6711(6)
of the Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or
permanent resident status for licensure as a veterinary technician 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 veterinary technician
to practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are
satisfied.
Name
of Petitioner |
06-02-77 Stephanie
Elizabeth Arends
|
ACTION: The Department
shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice
veterinary technology in
MEDICINE
06-83-60
Makar
Eskarous
(Universidad
Mexico Americana del Norte, Reynosa, Mexico, 1988 - 1993)
Petition
for:
Acceptance of
education.
Statement
of Problem:
Commissioner's Regulations require that an applicant for medical licensure
complete an acceptable medical education program and receive a medical degree.
Dr. Eskarous completed all academic requirements for the medical degree,
including coursework, internship, social service and final examinations. Due to
immigration requirements and the Mexico Department of Education’s problem in
certifying and revalidating his Egyptian high school studies, Dr. Eskarous’
medical degree was never awarded.
Dr.
Eskarous requests that his completion of all academic requirements for the
awarding of the medical degree at the Universidad Mexico Americana del Norte be
accepted to satisfy
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Sections 60.1 and
60.5 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require: |
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(1) Six
years of postsecondary education, including a medical education at least
32 months in length. |
(1)
Universidad
|
(2)
Proficiency examination. |
(2) ECFMG
Certification, November 1999. |
(3) Three
years of approved postgraduate hospital training. |
(3) PGY 1,
2, and 3 in pediatrics from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2004 at Lincoln
Medical and Mental Health Center, New York, New
York. |
(4) Acceptable
scores on the |
(4)
Acceptable scores on USMLE Step 1 (October 1997), USMLE Step 2 (August
1998), and USMLE Step 3 (March
2006). |
(5)
|
(5)
|
(6)
Evidence of good moral character. |
(6) Good
moral character. |
(7)
Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of
child abuse and maltreatment. |
(7)
Certificate of Completion. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee
on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State
Board for Medicine, recommends that the applicant’s preprofessional and
professional education be considered satisfied.
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
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
NAME
OF PETITIONER |
QUALIFICATIONS |
06-134-60C Khin
Aung |
(1) Institute
of Medicine I, (2) License
#199745, issued on 6/22/95. |
06-135-60C Wayne
Bernstein |
(1) Universidad
Del Noreste, (2) License
#179470, issued on 8/11/89. |
06-136-60C Holson
Hector |
(1) Autonomous
University De (2) License #
234127, issued on 10/01/04. |
06-137-60C Martin
Malachovsky |
(1) Charles
University, (2) License
#218135, issued on 6/30/00. |
06-138-60C Jennifer
Rodriguez-Ferrer |
(1)Autonomous
(2)
License #238149, issued on 10/21/05. |
06-139-60C Nadeem
Shabbir |
(1)
University of (2)
License #194359, issued on 11/26/93. |
06-140-60C Gregory
Suprin |
(1)
(2)
License #230165, issued on 10/7/03. |
06-141-60C Biswarup
Syam |
(1) (2)
License #206560, issued on 5/2/97. |
06-142-60C |
(1)
(2)
License #231504, issued on 3/3/04. |
06-143-60C Linus
Yoe |
(1)Institute
of Medicine I, (2)
License #238459, issued on
12/8/05. |
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.