MEETING OF THEBOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

OF THESTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

The Velvet Cloak Innand the

Raleigh Civic CenterRaleigh, North Carolina

December 4-8, 1977

The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolina met at TheVelvet Cloak Inn and Raleigh Civic Center on December 4-8, 1977 for the purposeof administering examinations for licensure, interviewing applicants for licenseby endorsement of credentials, and conducting other business.

Drs. E. Wilson Staub, President, Charles B. Wilkerson, Jr , Secretary-Treasurer,Bruce B. Blackmon, David S. Citron, Bryant L. Galusha, J.Jerome Pence, Jr. , JoyceH. Reynolds were present. Also present were Mr. Bryant D. Paris, Jr. , ExecutiveSecretary, Mrs. Betty Joe Barick, Assistant Executive Secretary, Mrs. Diane G.Freeman, and Mr. Lee Denney, Investigator

Sunday, December 4~oO~~m

The Board convened for business and reviewing credentials of applicants forlicense by endorsement.

RE: h 8 Board me tin —The Board discussed the possibility' ofholding the March, 1978 meeting at some place other than The Velvet Cloak Innin Raleigh since the Board meets there twice each year during the examinations.Dr. Staub advised the Board he had contacted the Governor's Inn and it appearedto be a good location for the meeting. Dr. Citron moved that the March meetingbe held at the Governor's Inn at the Research Triangle Park, N. C. , n the samedates as already set. , if and when satisfactory arrangements can be made.Seconded by Dr. Galusha and duly passed.

RE: Dr Karl K Namv Havre De Grace, Md. —Board discussed Dr. Namvary'sapplication for license by endorseement of credentials, and his pending malpracticesuit and his being indicted, tried and found guilty' on 38 counts of false pretenseregarding Medicaid payments, and his not advising the Board of any of this infor-mation in his application for licensure, nor in his personal interview beforethe Board. Dr. Pence moved that Dr. Namvary's application for licensure be denied.Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed. Executive Secretary instructed to sub-mit this information to the Federation of State Medical Boards, the American MedicalAssociation and any other agencies that are usually notified of this"information.

Executive Secretary instructed to get the necessary information from the appropriatepeople in State government regarding the State's longevity pay plan, and presentthis to the Board at the January, 1978 meeting.

Meeting adjourned until 11s00 a.m. , Monday, December 5.

Monday, December 5

Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolina upon and concerningcharges and accusations preferred by the Board in the above matter at The VelvetCloak Inn, Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 5, 1977, at which hearing Dr.Leonard did appear and was represented by counsel, Robert S. Cahoon, Esquire.Following this hearing and the presentation of evidence, upon motion duly' made,seconded and passed, the Board postponed a decision on the matter until a subse-quent Board meeting.

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REs Conversion —limited to full license: The following physicians haveapplied for conversion of their geographically limited licenses to a full licenses

Steven Jae Cynn~g Kun LeeYing Lang LinAssad Nejad Meymandi

Corazon NgoChristopher J. Wilson

Dr, Pence moved that if all credentials are in order, the above physicians'licenses be converted from a limited to a full North Carolina license, Secondedby Dr. Citron and duly passed.

RE: Bi nnial Re stration —Reinstatement: The folloving physician~slicenses were suspended for failure to register as required by North CarolinaGeneral Statute 90-15. They have now registered:

Einar W. AndersonClayton BrantlyMatt H. Bullock

Robert A. FarmerNoel Karl FreeVinod N. Patel

Luminita SchwartzMary G. Smith

Dr. Pence moved that if all fees and penalties have been paid, tne licensesof the above physicians be duly registered. Seconded by Dr. Galusha and duly passed.

Meeting adjourned until 9:00 a.m. , Tuesday, December 6.Tuesday, December 6

RE: A lic nts for licen e examination —The folloving physicianssubmitted credentials and appeared and took the North Carolina examination forlicensure (KZX) on December 6, 7, 8, 1977, which vas conducted from 8:00 a.m.until 5:30 p.m. on those days:

Rafat A. AbbasiVergil R. AbreuJayne A. AckermanDavid C.H. AcquahYousef H. Adham

Shaheda B.S. AkhtarLeyla B. AkinliGildegardo P. AlidonAkhtar AshrafSardar A. AzizFlorida S. BasilioYolanda BautistaDiosdado L. BernardoManoj K. BiswasEdmond C. BlochMichael P. BrayJulieta N. CalzadoNicolai ChalfaGeorge W. ChisholmEung Ho ChoiJohn A. DuncanSheridan B. EasterlingJames R. EdingerMartha L. ElksLee B. EureStephen C. FarrowGloria D. FrelixElizabeth R, GambleWilliam H, GambleShanadi L, R. GaneshHema N. GhiaChuchi G. GicanaAvraham GolanderIoannis D. GoutosRonald K. Gray

Tahira HabibWilliam D. Haithcock, Jr.Claudette A. HardyRobert C. Hartmann, Jr.Lynn R. HayesPin Ya Hu

Shun C. CD Hu

Billy Ray HunterGregory L. JonesHemen I. JoshiJohn KabalLeonard B. KahnAbdul H. KhanMasood N. KhanYoung Ok KimViney KshetrapalGopal D. KundaPramod S. KulkarniAnjana KunduThomas E. LauerBao Qxoc LeVeli N. I. LinnoilaStanley' LipperJames V. M. Ly'onsYih Huei Ma

Mohammad MaroofKaren S. NcCoyJoseph S. McCrackenCharles S McGawJosefina K. MirandaHasmukhlal A. MithaniDonald A. MundyAm)ad MunimH. Nagesharao Natara)aJohn W. Neal

Gerald A. NeriHarold A. NicholsChang Bai ParkYong B. ParkWilliam L. PiggDonald T. PoleNark PomeransJames T. Pover, IIIT. A. RamlethKamineni S. RaoReynaldo R. RomeroBradley B. F. SakranRickie P. SanderAhmed SayeedCoridalia W. ScottJohn M. SeddonJitendra N. ShahVishwa N. SharanLalit R. ShethCornelia D. SibrackWilliam D. SniderKandan SounderarajahGregory StrayhornPachchagiri L. SusheelaGarbriel K. TansonYachai ThitathanWalter H. TraubKodettoor R. S. UdupaShailehs P. UpadhyayDimitrios J. VarelasU, Wesby Watkins, Jr'Lynda R. WestonMiles E. WilsonNary D. WrightSegundina A. Yancha

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RE! Interview for license endorsement of credentials —Physicians vhoappeared applying for license by endorsement of credentials, were individuallyinterviewed by the Board and approved for licensure this date!

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Interviews for license by endorsement, cont'd.

Jon S. Abramson»Roy C. Agner»Charles G. AnikwueJames N. Atkins"Richard M. Bagge»Efigenio L. BautistaJohn A. Boice»Jeffrey P. Bomze»Philip R. BromageBarbara K. BurtonJames F. Byer»Clifford K. Callaway»Robert L. GapizziGeorge R. Cheely»Keven Chung»Jill M. ClaytonJames M Cooper"Allyn B. DambeckRichard A. Davidson"Albert 0. Davies»James M. DeBoard»Robert P. DillardJohn E. Erpenbach»James H. Esther"Rodegelio C. EstradeNathaniel R. Evans, II»

Bryant R. Fortner, Jr.»Lawrence S. HarrisJohn R. Hartman»Brian E. Hayee»Gregory' J. Howell"Robert C. Hoyer»Severt H. JacobsonRonald M. JoynerFrederick J. KaneRussell E. Kaufman»John L. KieselHannah C. Kinney»Robert W. KlinkWei Hwang LeeLarry G. LindowL.D.A. Claudius LuvisJames R. MarkelloRichard E. Matthews»Ali MazugiDouglas S. McAdamsJohn R. NcNeillVern E, NeyerMilliam F. Milam, Jr.Joseph Mulinare»William G. Nash"Britain W. Nicholson»

Jerome T. Nolan, Jr.Fred N. Ozawa»Milliam M. Patrick»Evan G. Pattishall, III»Ruperto E. Perez, Jr.Nary J. RaabSpencer 0. RaabJeffrey A. Reichenthal»Charles G. RobMilliam L. Salzer»Erneet L, Schiller»Milliam L. Schoolmeester»Richard H. Shereff»Hugh D. Smith, IIArnold I. Snitz»Scott M. Snyder»Bernard E. StatlandClyde. A. SwiftKalaiselvi ThanikasalamRobert S. Tomeick»George S. C. TsaiRobert Shou-Jen TsaiHarish G. VermaStanley W. WallaceJames T. White»Richard W. Whitten»

"Indicates applicant who appeared before the Executive Secretary or an individualBoard member for his personal interview applying for license by endorsement ofcredentials and was approved for licensure by the Board this date.

Physicians who appeared at previous Board meetings applying for license byendorsement and completed credenti. als after that meeting date and were approved forlicensure this date:

Preecha BhotiwihokHortensia Rita del Marmol

James G. MacaulayJoseph E. Piracci

Samuel B. Pole, IIIAudrey J. Sayers

Physicians who appeared applying for license by endorsement with incompletecredentials and were held until later Board meetings for approval:

Edward F. Collinson Leon I. Hammer Jean A. Kelly

Physicians who appeared applying for license by' endorsement of credentials andwere granted temporary licenses this date:

Adolphus Bray

REs a Karin Vi Lun trom appeared applying for a Certificate ofRegistration as a Vistting Professor at the University of North Carolina School ofMedicine, and was approved for same if and when all credentials are completed satis-factory to the Executive Secretary. (creds. completed)

Dr. Galusha moved that the actions of the two groups of Board members beapproved Seconded by Dr. Citron and duly passed.

Dr. Pence moved that the actions of the Executive Secretary and Board membersin recommending approval for those applicants interviewed by them be approved.Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed.

Meeting ad]ourned until 2!00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 62:0(0~m

RE: Dr Stanl Li r Chapel Hill, N.G. —Question of postgraduate training.The Board considered Dr. Lipper's application for license by examination, and thequestion of whether his postgraduate training meets the requirements of the Board. Hehas had an internship at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, and also residency train-ing there for four years. He has begun a residency program at the University ofNorth Carolina in Anatomical Pathology July 1, 1977. Dr. Galusha moved that Dr,Lipper's postgraduate education be accepted by' the Board. Seconded by Dr. Citron andduly passedi

REs D Alex Ko oumd i n Helmuth, N.Y. —Question of postgraduate training:Dr. Kouyoumdjian has had all of his postgraduate training in Beirut, Lebanon orEngland. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 1962, and is licensedto practice medicine in New York by FLEX in 1977. Dr. Galusha moved that Dr. Kouyoumd-jian's postgraduate education be accepted by the Board. Seconded by Dr. Citron andduly passed.

REs Gom reh naive Labora o Services Inc. —Request for use of name. TheBoard considered the question concerning the use of the adjective "comprehensive"in the name of the corporation: is it describing the type of laboratory servicesoffered or is it in the form of an advertisement. Dr. Galusha moved that the namebe accepted. Seconded by Dr. Citron and duly passed.

REs Re-d i li n e c r ificat —Dr. Galusha moved that the word "hath"be stricken from the certificate and replaced with the word "has" in all appropriateplaces. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed on vote of four. Dr. Pence moved thatthe certificate be re-drawn with the amendments indicated, and reviewed by the Boardat the January, 1978 Board meeting

REs N C Medical Societ —Committee on Troubled Physicians: Dr. Theodore R.Clark, Chairman of the Committee to be contacted by the Executive Secretary and invitedto appear before the Board at the January meeting to discuss the proposed functionsof the Committee.

REs December 1 8 Board meetin —Dr. Citron moved that the December, 1978meeting be held in conjunction with FLEX as in the past, and following the March,1978 Board meeting being held at the Governmor's Inn, the Board decide whether tomeet at The Velvet Cloak Inn or The Governor's Inn for other than the examinationportion of the meeting. Seconded by Dr. Galusha and duly passed.

RE: Rile M Jor an Raeford, N. G. —Board reviewed letter from Dr.Theodore R. Clark regarding Dr. Jordan's treatment and management of his practice,as directed by the Board following his hearing before the Board in October, 1976.Dr. Citron moved that this be received as information Seconded by Dr. Pence andduly passed.

REs Donald B W h and Dr Y M che, Lutherville, Md. —Request forthe Board to consider them for licensure in North Carolina by endorsement of creden-tials, although they are graduates of the University of Guadalajara in Mexico, anddo not hold the Standard Certificate of the ECFNIG. Dr. Pence moved that this bereceived as information and they be informed that there is no change in Boardpolicy, although it is. reviewed by the Board periodically, and will be reviewed bythe Board and the deans of the North Carolina medical schools 1n May, 1978, and theyare not eligible to apply for a resident's training license until they hold theStandard Certificate of the EGFMG. Seconded by Dr. Galusha and duly passed.

REs Dr William G Iv , Saxapahaw, N.C. —Request for reinstatement of hisNorth Carolina medical license, Dr. Citron moved that Dr. Ivey be referred to theBoard's letter of March 30, 1977, and he be infoxmed that his request for reinstate-ment of his license at this time is denied. Seconded by Dr. Blackmon and duly passed.

REs Re rt of m etin of oint subcommittee —Board of Medical Examiners andBoard of Nursing. Dr. Citron reported that the subcommittee had approved two newprograms for registered nurses performing med1cal acts: University of South Carolinaat Spartanburg and the Medical College of Virginia PNP program, Richmond, Virginia.This brings the total of approved programs considered by the joint subcommittee to 21.

Also discussed in this meeting was the "Proposed Memorandum of UnderstandingRegarding Physician Extenders" prepared by Dr. Harvey Estes, wh1ch will be discussedfurther at the January subcommittee meeting. Also, a liaison committee from the N. C.Medical Society and the N. C. Nurses' Association has been formed to consider theissue and problems regarding the 1977 legislation for FNP's and assistants to physicians.The subcommittee plane to request a written report from this committee following itsmeeting later in December. In addition, the subcommittee discussed the upcomingFederation of State Medical Boards meeting at which meeting the three members onthe joint subcommittee from the Board of Medical Examiners (Drs. Citron, Pence andReynolds) will present a program dealing with the "processes, problems and pitfalls"and the future potential for physician extenders.

REc Re t r d nurses rformin m di al acts —applications:

The following applications were submitted to the subcommittee, reviewed andapproved (all complete):

Dr. Paul F. Williams, Jacksonville, N.C. —Leola D. Caviness, FPNPDr. Frank R. Reynolds, Wilmington, N. G. —Betty L. Croom, FNPDr. William R. Bosien, Columbus, NiG —Phyllis 0. Hames, FNPDr. John H. Stanley, Ahoskie, N. CD —Rosemary T. Royce, FNPDr. Ralph B. Moore, Bolivia, N.G. —Laura E. 2ggmunt, FNPDr. Thomas Frothingham, Warrenton, N.C. —Ruth Faye W. Lynch, PNP

The following applications were submitted to the subcommittee with credentialsincomplete and were approved if and when they were completed satisfactory to theExecutive Secretary of the Board of Medical Examiners:

Dr, Carlton N. Adams, Winston-Salem, N.G. —L1nda G. Darr, FPNPDr. Lois N. Nosey, Charlotte, N. C. —Peggy R. Ellis, FPNPDr. David A. Ames, Chapel Hill, N. C. -- Rosetta T. Hendricks, FNPDr. Romeo H. Lewis, Clinton, N. CD —Narylin A. Herv1eux, FNPDr. Donald R. Coffman, Norlina, N.G ~ —Marie L. Jones, FNPDr. Thomas B. Clay, Mayodan, N. C. —Charlene W. Martin, GNPDr. Carolyn B. McCormick, St. Paula, N. C. —Marguerite J. Miller, FNPDr. Verna Y. Barefoot, New Bern, N.C. -- Sarah N. Nicholson, PNPDr. William J. Kana, Durham, N.G. —Judith M. Roberts, FNP

Dr. Citron moved that the Board approve the actions of the joint subcommitteetaken on the applications submitted. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

Meeting ad)ourned until 9s00 a.m. , Wednesday, December 7.Wednesday, December 7~sO ~am

REs Offic of Em r n Ne 1 al S ice —Mr. Chris Gentile and Colonel CharlesSpeed, Chief of the Office of Emergency Medical Services, appeared before the Boardto discuss the information and action taken by the OEMS regarding the performanceof certain medical acts by the Assistant Chief of the Ce'eenville Fire and RescueDepartment. Nr. Gentile reviewed correspondence on this matter and the eventsleading up to it. Mr. Gentle to%3 the Board that tne OEMS has the authority toissue a certification to an EMT, which the Board of Medical Examiners does notreview, but the rules and regulations as of this date do not cover revocation ofthat cert1fication. However, he indicated that regulations are being prepared andare in committee of the Advisory Council to be transmitted to the North CarolinaMedi. cal Care Commission regarding the revocation of EMT certificates when necessary.One of the regulatione would cover revocation of certification when an EMT hasperformed functions outside of the purview of a basic EMT certification.

Nr. Gentile also requested that the Board, i.f they are in agreement, appointone of their members to serve as a liaison representative to the Office of EmergencyMedical Services. He said he and Dr. Herbert Proctor, Clinical Director for theOEMS, both felt it would be very helpful to have at least one Board member to dis-cuss problems and questions with either before presenting them to the full Board,or even sometimes avoid having to involve the full Board in a minor problem orquestions. Dr. Joyce Reynolds was appointed, and agreed to serve, as liaisonrepresentative, and the President of the Board, Dr. E. Wilson Staub, vill assi. stif needed or in Dr. Reynolds absence.

RE: A si tant to sicians —statement of understanding regarding thecurrent status of assistants to physicians and registered nurses performing medicalacts. Dr. Citron moved that the statement be accepted, with the deletion of theword "of" on the second line from the bottom and the deletion of the initials "P.'A "and "N.P ~" wherever used, as submitted by Dr. Staub. Seconded by Dr. Pence andduly passed. (statement attached to these minutes)

REs D clarato rulin on sation of Board's re ation re ardin a rov 1of as i t nt o sician ro ms —Dr. Pence moved that the wording regardingapproval by the Board oX assistant to phy's1cian programs approved by the AMA Councilon Medical Education as published by the Department of Allied Health Evaluation beaccepted by the Board, which reads as follows:

"All physicians' assistant programs approved by the AMA Council on MedicalEducation as published by the Department of Allied Health Evaluation arerecognised by the Board. "

Seconded by Dr. Reynolds and duly passed.

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Attachment to page 63 of the Minutes of the Board of MedicalExaminers of December 7, 1977.

The following is, a,statement of policy of the Board of Medical Examiners with

respect to the approval of applications of assistants to physicians and registered: nurses . performing medical acts approved under the General Statute 90-18 (13) and

'(«):Applications for assistants to physicians and registered nurses performinq

medical acts shall be accompanied by the standing orders which each will

use whenever performing medical acts without prior communication and

approval of the supervising physician. The independent administering and

prescribing of medi cations are limited by the formulary already anprnved

by the Board. The Board will not approve an application unless the Board

is satisfied with the nature and extent of the standing orders .

The foregoing requirement shall apply to all initial applications and to allapplications for annual re-registration. No standing orders shall be filed unlessthe standing orders have been approved by the Board. If there are no standing orders,that fact shall be so stated; in such a case, no discretion may be exercised by theassi stant to a physici an or registered nurse performing medical acts i n any si tuation .

REs A i tents to ician —proposed memorandum of understandings Dr.Rates. Dr. Citron and Dr, Reynolds were appointed by the Board to review thememorandum of understanding and the attached proposed physician's extender uti-lization profile (application form) submitted by Dr. Harvey Eetes, and presenttheir suggestions and recommendations to the Board at the January, 878 meeting.

At this time, the Board recognized and thanked Dr. Reynolds for her work andreport on the Board's behalf to the Legislative Study Commission regarding assis-tants to physicians and registered nurses performing medical acts.

REs Assistants to siciane —application form. Dr. Reynolds moved thatthe statement of understanding adopted by the Board at this session regardingthe current status of physician extendors and the notice regarding giving ordersto nurses in the hospital setting be added to the application form. Seconded byDr. Galusha and duly passed.

REs As lstant to sicians —standing orders submitted by Dr. SusanGustke, Dr. Citron wae appointed to review the standing orders submitted by Dr.Gustke with a recommendation to be made at the January, 1978 Board meeting.

REs A i tant to icians —applicationss

All of the following applications for assistants to physicians were consideredindividually by the Board, and upon motions duly made, seconded and passed, wereapproved for each physician and assistant to physician.

Dr. Jesse H. Meredith, Winston-Salem, N.C. —Michael L. NerrimanDr. Vernon A. Burkhart, Kannapolis, N.G. —Charles HughesDr. N. J. Dailey, Milliamston, N. G ~ —John T. HoardDr. John M. Denham, Minston-Salem, N.G. —James A. BarkerDr Kevin A. Kilbride, Norganton, N.G. —Herman W. Moodard, Jr.Dr. Elmer B. Miller, Asheville, N.G ~ —Thomas CoulsonDr. Abdolhakim Niazi-Sai, Madesboro, N.G. —David J. Growell, Jr.Dr+ Donald P. O'Neal, Cullowhee, N.C. —Tommy E. TaborDr. James H. Sanders, Brevard, N.G. —David L. ShallcrossDr. William G. Sanford, Winston-Salem, N.C. —David E. LoweDr. Christian F. Siewers, Fayetteville, N.G. —Clifton MiddletonDr. John K. Southard, Winston-Salem, N, CD —Nary S. NcElweeDr. Louis P. Stein, Norganton, N.C. —Charles K. GhapinDr. Catherine N. Milson, Asheville, N.G. —Cy'nthia HowzeDr. Carl E. Pfanetiel, Jr , Gharlottte, N.C. —Nary Anne BruchDr. Larry A. Tyree, Raleigh, N.C. —James G. Trenner

REs Dr r C A ick s Charlotte, N. G ~ —Application concerning MichaelMitaezek. Dr. Galusha moved that Nr. Witaszek's application be approved with thedeletion of controllers substances for use by the assistant, and he be advised hemust adhere to the formulary. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

, North Wilkesboro, N.C. —Dr. Galusha moved that theapplication concerning Gary G. Nichols be approved of and when his credentials arecompleted satisfactory to the Executive Secretary. Duly seconded and passed.

REs Dr. James R. Urbaniak, Durham, N.G. —application concerning KatherineHalpern. Dr. Gitron moved that the application be approved if and when her cre-dentials are completed satisfactory to the Executive Secretary, Seconded byDr. Pence and duly passed.

REs Ward B Brei enthal, Norgantonk N.G. —application concerning ElizabethD. Buckley. Dr Galusha moved that the application be approved with the deletionof controlled substances, and she be advised she must adhere to the formulary.Seconded by Dr. Citron and duly passed.

REs Ar hur G Brou hton Raleigh, N.C. —application concerning Buford D.NcConatha. Dr. Milkerson moved that the ap lication be approved if and when allcredentials are completed satisfactory to the Executive Secretary. Seconded byDr. Pence and duly passed.

REs Dr Win 0 Black Salisbury, NiC. —application concerning Dennis G. Redfern.Dr. Galusha moved that the application be approved. Seconded by Dr. Penoe andduly passed.

REs Dr Richar L S enc r Jr Winston-Salem, N. CD —application concerningPaul R. Flippen. Dr. Staub moved that tne application be approved if and when allcredentials are completed satisfactory to the Executive Secretary. Seconded byDr. Galusha and duly passed.

Assistants to physicians: applications, contend.

RE: Dr James P Gr en, Henderson, N.C. —applications concerning William M.Davis and Ralph H. Lloyd. Dr. Pence moved that the application for Mr. Davis beapproved and the application for Mr. Lloyd be approved if and when all credentialsare complete satisfactory to the Executive Secretary, but both assistants and thesupervising physician be advised that they must adhere to the formulary and nophysician can act as a back-up physician unless his signature appears on theapproved application form.

RE: Dr Jo e h W Kahn Franklin, N.G. —application concerning Harvey Brickman.Dr. Pence moved that the Board accept the letter from the Medical College of Georgiacertifying completion of that P.A. program, and the application be approved. Secondedby Dr. Citron and duly passed.

RE: Dr Carl W Hoffman Lumberton, N.C. —application concerning Michael T.Newton. Dr. Hoffman and his associate, Dr. Freeman A. Berne, and their attorney,H. E. Stacy, Jr. , Esquire, appeared before the Board to request the Board to reconsiderits action in not approving the application submitted by Dr. Hoffman for Michael T.Newton, and to request the Board to approve the application. Following generaldiscussion of the application, no further action was taken by the Board on this matter,

REs Dr or Macatee Jr Asheville, N.C. —application concerning Mary Ann

Kirchberg. Dr. Reynolds moved that the application be approved if and when thesignatures of the back-up physicians mentioned on page two of the physician's appli-cation form are obtained. Seconded by Dr. Galusha and duly' passed.

RE! Dr - Richard E Matthew , Rockingham, N.C. —application concerning Gary Henry.Dr Matthews is requesting extended privileges for Mr. Henry to work under his super-vision in a separate setting from the one he is approved to work in under the super-vision of Dr. Floyd Deen in Wadesboro. Consideration of this application will bemade at the next Board meeting following receipt of the new application form.

REs Dr John L Weinerth, Durham, N. G. —application concerning Corbin JoelPeterson. Dr. Staub moved that the amended application, which was returned to Dr.Weinerth following its review by the Board at the October, 1977 meeting for moredetailed information about the procedures the assistant would perform, be approved.Seconded by Dr. Blackmon and duly passed.

REs Dr Alfre R Cordell Minston-Salem, N.G. —application concerning Mr.Sidney Nilson Lavender, II. The Board reviewed Mr. Lavender's letter of November 9returning his approval letter as an assistant to a physician, and giving up theBoard's approval for his work as an assistant to a physician since he is not agraduate of an approved P.A. program. The Board received this as information.

There being no further business to come before the Boazd at this time,Dr. Wilkerson moved that the meeting be ad]ourned. Seconded by Dr. Pence andduly passed. Meeting ad)ourned.

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