MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF THESTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

August 7-10, 1975The Great Smokies HiltonAsheville, North Carolina

The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolina met at TheGreat Smokies Hilton, Asheville, North Carolina on August 7-10, 1975 for the purposeof interviewing applicants for license by endorsement of credentials and conductingother business.

Drs. Frank Edmondson, President, Charles B. Wilkerson, Jr. , Secretary-Treasurer,Bryant L. Galusha, David S. Citron, J. Jerome Pence, Jr. , E. Wilson Staub andVernon W. Taylor, Jr. were present. Also present were Bryant D. Paris, Jr. , ExecutiveSecretary, Ms. Betty Joe Cooke and Mrs. Diane G. Freeman.

The Board convened for business and reviewing of credentials.

RE: Dr. Julian G Bus , Columbia, S.CD —Executive Secretary presented letterfrom Dr. Busby requesting his being allowed to take only certain portions of the. FLEXexamination rather than the entire examination.

ACTION: Dr. Galusha moved that Dr. Busby be required to take the entireFLEX examination. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

RE: Federation of State Medical Boards -- Resolutions. The Board reviewed listof resolutions passed by the Board of Directors of the Federation at their June, 1975meeting, and forwarded on to the State medical boards for their consideration.

ACTION: Dr. Taylor moved that the Board approve the first of the resolutionsregarding Vietnamese physicians being licensed to practice medicine in the UnitedStates. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

ACTION: By common consent, since the North Carolina Board has already takenits own action regarding FLEX Weighted Average and discontinuance of combining ofFLEX grades prior to this Resolution from the Federation, this resolution was approved.

ACTION: Regarding Resolution VII dealing with continuing medical education,Dr. Taylor moved that this Board approve only the concept of continuing medical educa-tion as a requirement for re-registration. Seconded by Dr. Galusha and discussionfollowed. Amendment to motion offered by Dr. Staub: That tne Board submit this con-cept to the North Carolina Medical Society for their comments and ideas regardingsame. Amendment accepted, and discussion followed. ACTION: Substitute motion:Dr. Pence moved that no action be taken on this matter at this time, and a letter ofexplanation be sent to the Federation regarding same. Seconded by Dr. Galusha and

duly passed on vote of 4 to 3. Dr. Citron recommended that the Board attempt to getinformation on what is being done in other states to implement this type of continuingeducation as a requirement for re-registration, and Dr. Edmondson suggested that thisinformation could be requested from the Federation at the time the letter of explanationis sent, stating that this Board does approve of the concept, but is not quite sureof the best way to implement it at this time.

Meeting adjourned until 9:00 a.m. , Friday, August 8.

Friday, August 8

RE: A lications for license endorsement of credentials —Applicants who

appeared applying for license by endorsement, were interviewed individually by theBoard and approved for licensure this date!

Jeffrey Charles AllenRobert Wilson Allen, Jr.Philip Allen AndersonWilliam Brown ApplegateJohn Thomas AventEarle Eugene Baillie

David Guay BendittEdmund DeBerry BennettDouglas Foreman BerryMargaret E. L. BertrandRaymond Francis BianchiDouglas L. J. Bilbey

David Charles BlumerScot Anthony BrowerJoseph Francis BubinakDavid Mitchell BurnetteWilliam Walker BurnsBruce Hay Carney

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A lications for license endorsement contend.

Jerry CassutoBarbara K, Chang-Wai-LingCharles Edward Clark, IIITerrence Peter ClarkCharles Henry Classen, Jr.Douglas Michael ConradFrank Jefferson Griddle, Jr.Henry Malcolm DauberJohn Edward DavidCharles Hartranft DeichmanDonald Kenneth DraehnRay Hamilton DunkelbergWilfred Walter EastmanJon Hope EdwardsSteven H. EisingerRobert Joseph EllisCarlene Willison ElsnerCurtis James EshelmanDavid William EuansClifford Edward FaullEarl Ruffin Franklin, Jr.William Godfrey FritschelJohn Happer FurrGeorge Asher GlaubigerFrank John GlavanNancy Louise GoldenCraigan Luther GrayMichael Julian GundleJohn James HaggertyMax HaidRichard Austin HardemanJanet Gratner Hickman

Robert Edward HickmanPaul Forrest HineRaymond Lewis HorwitzJeffrey Lyle HouptKurt Lee HunsbergerRobert Burgess JenningsKenneth Owens JobsonTheodore JohnsonDavid Gordon KaufmanMichael Scott KesslerJohn Douglas KnoopStephanie Lois KodackGene LaVere KrishingerAnna M. Ajewska-KupczykRoger Week LamannaThomas Wade LambErnest Waddill Larkin, IIIDavid Bruce LarsonPeter Mark LevitinDarrell V. Lewis, Jr.Charles Leri LiberaliPaul Averill LiebowWalter E. Limehouse, Jr.John Paul ManzellaSalutario J.R. MartinezFrederick S. MaurerRobert H. McConville, Jr.John Noel MillerJoseph Anthony Moylan, Jr.William Aaron MulfordMichael Ronald NathanClaude Thomas Nuzum

In Kyu ParkRobert Gregory ParsonsAmarendra Busa ReddyDavid ReissMartin I. ResnickJohn David RoseStanley Joseph RosenbergGhassan K. El RoumaniTheodore John RusnackRussell John SaccoRussell A. Salton, IIIAbdol A. SartipzadehDonald Thornton ShaferMichael Burgess ShipleyPaul Jesse Sides, Jr.John Bush SimpsonJohn Michael SnyderJoseph Mallory Strayhorn, Jr.John Mills Talmadge, Jr.James Bernard TenneyAlan Efird ThomasClara Jane ToothmanAmy Rebecca TrowellMichael Moises TuchmanPaul Anthony VietaStephen Gorbaty WagnerWilliam CD Waltemyer, Jr.David Patrick WardEdward Harrison WeaverClaire Berteel WilcoxNoralean W. WilliamsFrank Winfield WintersStanley Eugene Yellin

Applicants who appeared at previous Board meetings applying for license by endorse-ment of credentials and completed credentials after that meeting date and were approvedfor licensure this date:

Curtis Frederick BarteltJohn Ferguson Carr, IIDebi Prasad ChaudhuriJohn Quincy DurfeyJohn Reynolds EdwardsSilverio C. Enojado, Jr.James Robert FosterAnthony Frederick Giffone, Jr.William Baker HornS-S. Joseph HuangAnthony G. Hucks-FollissLeeland Anthony JonesRobert Anthony KuhnFrank Robert Lecocq

Carolyn Brumm McCormickHelen Pauline MelaragnoFrank Black MillerWilliam Dunn Mitchell, Jr.Steven C. PortFatih Salih-ZadaCarl Michael SandierRichard Doro SeranoJohn Joseph SoltysJames Kaunitz WallmanFrank Clinton WaltzAlbert Lee Wiley, Jr.Il Sung Won

Ronald Edward WoosleyWilliam Nelson Young, Jr.

Applicants who appeared applying for license by endorsement with incomplete creden-tials and were held until the next Board meeting for approval:

Scot Alan Bertrand Ramesh D. Doshi Richard Loring Sutton

RE: Biennial Re istration —Reinstatement. The following physicians' licenseshave been suspended for failure to register as required by North Carolina GeneralStatute 90-15. They have now registered:

Reginald Sinclair Bolick Coleman Delynne Carter Edward Clifton Russell

ACTION: Dr. Taylor moved that if all fees and penalties have been paid, the abovephysicians' licenses be duly registered. Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed.

RE: Dr John S Gaskin Jr. , Albemarle, N. C . —application complete for JeanetteS. Blake, and approved by subcommittee.

RE: Dr. E. Eu enia Shar e, Moncure, N. CD —application complete for MaureenDonohue, and approved by subcommittee.

Registered nurses, applications, cont'd.

RE: Dr Ed ar T. Beddin field, Wilson, N. C. —application complete forPamela Hardy, and approved by subcommittee.

RE: Dr Gla G Dau htrid e Jr. , Pinehurst, N. G . —application complete forNancy Kiser, and approved by subcommittee.

RE: Dr Walter L Holton, Manteo, N.C. —application complete for Jennifer Lang,and approved by subcommittee.

RE: Dr Donald Wallace, Pinehurst, N. C. —application complete for BettyYarborough, and approved by subcommittee.

ACTION: Dr. Taylor moved that all applications for registered nurses performingmedical acts approved by the joint subcommittee of the Board of Nursing and the Boardof Medical Examiners be approved as read by the full Board. Seconded by Dr. Wilkersonand duly passed.

RE: Assistants to sicians and re istered nurses erformin medical acts—Dr. Taylor reported on the meeting with representatives from the North Carolina Boardof Pharmacy, North Carolina Board of Nursing and the Board of Medical Examiners.

ACTION: Dr. Wilkerson moved that this Board reaffirm its previous position onrecommending that assistants to physicians and registered nurses performing medicalacts not be allowed to write prescriptions for Class 2 and 2-N controlled substances.Seconded by Dr. Taylor and duly passed.

RE: Dr. Peter B. Ru , Fort Bragg, N. C. —Board reviewed request from Dr. Ruyconcerning licensure in North Carolina for him by endorsement of his Maryland license;he is a foreign medical graduate and has not taken FLEX.

ACTION: Dr. Galusha moved that Dr. Ruy be informed that the only method of licensurefor him in North Carolina at this time would be for him to apply for the FLEX examina-tion and the Board would review his credentials for the next examination; and if heobtains certification from an American specialty board, the Board would take thatinto consideration. Seconded by Dr. Citron and duly passed.

Friday, August 8

RE: Limited license endorsement of credentials —Following discussion by theBoard regarding resident's training licenses, full license by endorsement of creden-tials and limited license by endorsement of credentials, Dr. Staub moved that theBoard discontinue issuing limited licenses by endorsement of credentials and furtherthat the resident's training license be considered as meeting the licensure statementin 90-15 of the General Statutes concerning licensure for education and training, to be-come effective as of the next Board meeting. Seconded by Dr. Citron and duly passed.

RE: Tem ora licensure in North Carolina —The Board discussed new legislationallowing the Board to grant temporary licensure and possible new guidelines for thisnew type of licensure.

ACTION: Dr. Citron moved that the Board request the Executive Secretary to drawu strict idelines where it would be ossible for the Board to rant a temporary

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that all applicants making a 75 FLEX Weighted Average or higher be approved forlicensure in the State of North Carolina. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.They are as follows:

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license to graduates of American medical schools contingent upon the applicant's beinterviewed at the next Board meeting following his request for temporary licensureSeconded by Dr. Staub and duly passed.

RE: Certification of examination ades: June 1 FLEX —Dr. Wilkerson moved

Earl J. Allison, Jr.Everett H. Alsbrook, Jr.Jack Edwin Amos

Theodore S. Anderson, Jr.Rosalyn Isaacs AndrewsBruce Griffey ArmstrongVijay Satappa AthaniMirza Moin BaigAlan William BairdFred Jackson Ballenger

Larry Jarrett Barnhill, Jr.Charles O. Beauchamp, IIIPaul Jay BeermanLee Richard BerkowitzWilliam Carroll BlackerbyAmor Bouraoui-KarouiDouglas R. BoyetteJames Hedrick BradfordJulian T. Brantley, Jr.Charles B. Brendler

Richard Alan BrodkinWilliam S. BrownerJ. P. BurnetteRonald Renord CaldwellKenneth Charles CarterKota L. ChandrasekharaKalpana M. ChudgarDouglas Hendon Clark, Jr.Joyce Ann CopelandSidney Smith Curry

Certification of FLEX grades, cont'd.

David Earl DavenportDavid Allen DeHartDonald A. Dewhurst, IIMartha F. DoneganGeorge William EasonWilliam Horton EdwardsPaul Brent FerrellMarius FocseneanuFrancis G. R. FowkesRichard M. Fowler, IVMargaret G. FronebergerGiuliana G. GageStephen K. GarrisonDianne W. GeorgiWilliam Samuel GilibertiThomas N. GinnRoberto Arturo GobbeeJoseph L. GoldensonAntonia R. GonzalezLawrence H. GoodmanWilliam Melvin GrantEdwin Jay GreenGool K. K. GuptaJan Stuart HalleGary Mayes HenschenDocia Elizabeth HickeyLeRoy G. Hoffman, Jr.Garter T. Holbrook, IIIVasanthi G. CD ImmanuelTravis Harold JacksonWillard Lee KennedyNoor Ahamed KhaiserVincent Arthur KileyGHun Soo KimStephen Walter KirleyJohn Charles Lalonde

Il Sung LeeTing-Yang LeePierre Clifford LeMasterDavid Stancil LennonAllan John LesterLouis Allen LevyDora M. LhotskyThomas Smither LongBarry Marshall MayberryNorman Michael MayerRichard Lee McCoyWilliam Marshall McKenzieHasumati V. NehtaR. S. Chandra S. MurthyNeill H. Musselwhite, IIIKun Woo Nam

Samuel Carl NewsomeMarshall Harrell Odom

Carroll John PainterHee Kim ParkCharles Johnson ParkerHenry Worth ParkerBhavana Jayanti PatelJerry Eugene PattersonThomas H. PhilbrickHoke Dickinson PollockStephen P. PoolosJames Kenneth PopeJames Louis Price, IIIWanda Lee RadfordCharles W. Ralston, IIIEdward A. RamseyClifford A. ReedStephen N. ReesRichard H. Reindollar

Roger Lee RoarkJoseph P. Rowlett, IIINaged Hanna SaadAngel Saenz, Jr.Metin SaglikTeresa Palmer SalterFrederick D. SandersHarishankar Lal SanghiEva Faes SantanaStanley K. SaundersWilliam Paul SawyerRichard J. SchroerMichael Coleman ScruggsJames William SereneNary B. M. SereneEdwin Huss ShoafJames David SinkKevin Joseph SodenLynn Beecher SpecsRonald C. StewartVan Junius Stitt, Jr.John Hinnes TingaAlexandre B. TodorovPrabhakar N. VaidyaKallahalli V. ViswanathaJohn B. Walker, IIIEdward Shaw llarrenPetra K. WarrenDonald Nash Whitaker, Jr.Ezra Brooks WilkinsJames Weeks WinslowHal Breen WoodallLawrence I. YoungMatthew Lee ZettlMark Guy ZukaitisMartha C, Timmons

RE: License endorsement —Interviews. Dr. Wilkerson moved that the actionsof the two groups of Board members concerning applicants appearing for licenseby endorsement of credentials at this Board meeting be approved by the full Board.Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

RE: Dr Elio Ma io, New York —Request to take December, 1975 FLEX. The Boardreviewed Dr. Maggio's request to take the North Carolina examination for licensurein this state. His New Jersey and New York licenses have been suspended and revokedin 1%4 and 1975.

ACTION: Dr. Pence moved that the Board deny his request to take the FLEX forlicensure in this state. Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed.

RE: Dr. Paul R Sar ent, Doctor of Osteopathy —Application for license byendorsement. Dr. Sargent's application for licensure in North Carolina was reviewedby the Board and the question of no grades being supplied on the application was

discussedoACTION: The Board instructed the Executive Secretary to determine Dr. Sargent's

grades obtained on his written examination, and determine the type of examinationtaken and that it was given by what type of Board, whether composite, medical boardor osteopathic board, and report back to the Board if there was a question concerningsame ~

RE: Dr Gordon DeFriese, Chapel Hill, N.C. —Dr. DeFriese, Director of theHealth Services Research Center of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine,appeared to discuss with the Board the proposed changes in the Board~s biennialregistration form. Dr. DeFriese advised the Board that the main purpose for requestingthese changes was to standardize the forms used and the information requested by allprofessional licensing boards or agencies in North Carolina. He stated that frequentlyhis office was called on to provide information regarding the various health serviceboards, and the requested changes would provide much of the information requested.He stated there would be no financial cost to the Board, and that no informationpresently requested on the form would be omitted. General discussion among Board

and Dr. DeFriese, with the Board expressing the feeling that completion of the form

should be completely voluntary on the part of the physician.ACTION: Dr. Staub moved that the Board approve the new registration form, with any

information that is needed by this Board and would be beneficial to the Board being

added following agreement between Dr. DeFriese and the Executive Secretary. Seconded

by Dr. Citron and duly passed.

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RE: Children's Hos ital of the Kin s Dau hters —Letter from Mr. Collinsregarding consultation of out of state physicians.

ACTION: The Board received this as information.

RE: Increase in Em lo ee and Em lo er contributions to N. C. State RetirementFund —The Executive Secretary reviewed the increase in employer contributionsto the retirement fund for state employees and the increase in Blue Cross/Blue Shieldinsurance coverage from employer contributions.

ACTION: Dr. Taylor moved that the Board approve the increases as indicated.Seconded by Dr. Citron and duly passed.

RE: Dr. Luis Reuss, Chapel Hill, N. G. —The Board reviewed a request forDr. Reuss to take the North Carolina FLEX examination for licensure in this state,although he is not a citizen and has no permanent status as a non-citizen in that heis a political refugee from Chile.

ACTION: Dr. Citron moved that the Board advise Dr. Reuss and Dr. Ney thatthe policy of the Board has been established in the past regarding citizenship, andhe cannot be allowed to take the examination as he does not meet the citizenshiprequirements. Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed on vote of six for and oneopposed.

RE: Au st 1 6 Board meetin .—Dr. Galusha moved that the Board meet at theGreat Smokies Hilton, August 12-15, 1976. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

RE: Dr Michael W. Stannard, Chapel Hill, N.G.—The Board reviewed Dr. Stannard'srequest for extension of his Registration as a Visiting Professor beyond the one yearlimitation.

ACTION: Dr. Wilkerson moved that this request be denied. Seconded by Dr.Pence and duly passed, unanimously.

RE: Visitin Professors —policy. Dr. Wilkerson moved that the ExecutiveSecretary have authority to deny all requests when made for extensions of Registrationas Visiting Professors. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed, one member abstainingfrom the vote.

Meeting adjourned until Saturday, August 9.

Saturday, August 9

RE: Assistants to sicians —applications.

RE: Dr Michael A McGall, Morganton, N. G ~ —Application complete for ChristopherKern. Dr. Taylor moved that Mr. Kern be approved for use as an assistant to aphysician. Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed.

RE: Dr Louis P. Stein, Morganton, N.G. —Application complete for Wallace B.Moncrief. Dr. Taylor moved that Mr. Moncrief be approved for use as an assistantto a physician. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

RE: Dr William Lau hrun, Morganton, N. G. —Application incomplete for MarionG. Hogue, lacking letters of recommendation and certification of graduation. Dr.Taylor moved that Mr. Hogue be approved for use as an assistant to a physician if and

when his certificate of graduation is received and if and when current letters ofrecommendation are received and are satisfactory to the Executive Secretary.Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed. (creds. comp. )

RE: Dr. John W. Denham, Winston-Salem, N. C. —Application incomplete forDavid K. Booth. Dr. Taylor moved that Mr. Booth be approved for use as an assistantto a physician upon receipt of certification of graduation. Seconded by Dr. Pence and

duly passed.

RE: Dr John W Denham, Winston-Salem, N. G.—Application submitted with changesin job descriptions and activities for Valerie Staples, assistant to a physician. Dr.Taylor moved that this change be approved as presented. Seconded by Dr. Pence and

duly passed.

Assistants to physicians, applications, cont'd.

RE: Dr. James M. Lee Greensboro, N.C. —Application incomplete for MichaelJ. Conwell. Dr. Citron moved that Mr. Conwell be approved for use as an assistantto a physician if and when signatures of other supervisory physucians are received.Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

REs Dr Jose h N VanderWerf, Maxton, N.C. —Application incomplete for GaryE. Forbes, lacking fee. Dr. Staub moved that Mr. Forbes be approved for use as anassistant to a physician if and when the fee is recei.ved. Seconded by Dr. Wilkersonand duly passed.

RE: Dr Herbert Proctor, Chapel Hill, N.C. —Application complete for John A.Bryant. Dr. Wilkerson moved that Mr. Bryant be approved for use as an assistant toa physician. Seconded by Dr. Pence and duly passed.

RE: Dr John L. Weinerth, Durham, N.C. —Application complete for Michael G.Phillips. Dr. Galusha moved that Mr. Phillips be approved for use as an assistant toa physician. Seconded by Dr. Wilkerson and duly passed.

There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, Dr.Wilkerson moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Dr. Taylor and dulypassed. Meeting adjourned.