WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020Fall - PAGE 2020 1 Upcoming Board Meeting: November 9, 2020 Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Medicine’s office remains closed to the public. Upcoming Board meetings primarily will be held via virtual platform. If any member of the public wishes to attend a virtual meeting, contact Executive Director Mark Spangler at [email protected] for instructions on how to join the meeting. Letter from the President their hard work zens of West Virginia are among and dedication. the most vulnerable in relation to If there is anything posi- Early on, the COVID-19 virus. Therefore, tive to be realized from West I worked with these temporary modifications Virginia’s ongoing State of Board Vice that allow for increased patient Emergency, it has been the President Ash- access, via telemedicine, to opportunity to work even ish Sheth, qualified providers during these more closely with my fellow Executive Di- unprecedented times have been Board members, the Board rector Mark vitally important. of Medicine staff, and lead- Spangler and Another opportunity for col- Dr. Challa ers at the community, state West Virginia laboration took place on May and national levels. Sen. Joe Man- (continued on page 2) This was true from the chin’s Office to effectively ad- time Gov. Jim Justice issued dress concerns regarding the the emergency declaration on need for telemedicine expansion Contents March 16. The Board of Medi- during the State of Emergency. Influenza Season ...... cine, in cooperation with the There is now payment parity for & COVID-19 Pandemic...... 2 Governor’s Office, the Board of audio-only telehealth services Telemedicine Regulations..... 2 Osteopathic Medicine, and oth- with video telehealth services. Social Media Statement ...... 3 ers, sought changes to the Med- We contributed to a subsequent COVID-19 Info...... 3 ical Practice Act and the Physi- news release issued by Manchin WVBOM Staff...... 4 cian Assistants Practice Act to and fellow West Virginia Sen. provide regulatory relief to prac- Shelley Moore Capito advocat- Staff Updates...... 4 titioners on the front lines. ing for the U.S. Department of Board News...... 5 The resulting regulatory flex- Health and Human Services and Board Actions...... 6 ibility has allowed the Board to Centers for Medicare & Medic- Drs. Challa and ...... implement rule suspensions, aid Services to increase tele- Sheth Re-Elected...... 8 emergency rules and other prac- health reimbursements to equal 2020 Renewal Concludes..... 9 tices. Our remarkable licensing other audio-visual and in-person FPMB Update...... 9 staff has processed 1,367 emer- visitation reimbursements. CMS New Licensees...... 10 gency MD registrants and 102 increased the payment range emergency PA registrants as of for these services, retroactive to Upcoming CME Audit...... 14 Nov. 1 to help deal with the CO- March 1. IMLCC Numbers Jump...... 15 VID-19 crisis – a testament to We all recognized that the citi- Scam Alert...... 15 WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 2 Influenza Season & COVID-19 Telemedicine Pandemic By Quartel-Ayne Amjad, MD, MPH 2. Covering your nose and Regulations WV State Health Officer mouth with a face covering or Discussing routine vaccina- Relaxed mask; and, During the COVID-19 State tions with your patients is crucial 3. Staying at least six feet away of Emergency, and to ensure during the COVID-19 pandemic. from people or large crowds. maximum flexibility for licensees Please be sure to discuss the and to surge response to CO- Influenza Vaccine with your pa- Early testing and detec- VID-19, the West Virginia Board tients as early as possible. tion of COVID-19 is important. of Medicine encourages the use There are three crucial miti- Testing opportunities have in- of telemedicine technologies, gation efforts to help reduce the creased throughout the state consistent with the standard of spread of COVID-19 which also through community-based test- care, and where appropriate for helps reduce the spread of Influ- ing events, and at local health patients. enza: departments, pharmacies, and Gov. Jim Justice’s Executive 1. Washing your hands with physicians’ offices. Please Order 7-20, as amended by Ex- soap and water for at least 20 share this information with your ecutive Order 10-20, suspends seconds; patients. certain provisions of the Medical Practice Act to facilitate the use (continued from page 1) Letter From the President of telemedicine technologies. 30, when I presented an online comments and/or suggestions In addition, for the duration PowerPoint discussion of “CO- to [email protected]. of the COVID-19 emergency, VID-19: West Virginia’s Regu- On a personal note, I want the prohibition on establishing latory Response” to members to thank the Board’s Nominat- a provider-patient relationship of the American Association ing Committee, including former via audio-only communication is of Physicians of Indian Origin board member Dr. Harry Dun- suspended temporarily. If audio- (AAPIO). You may recall that I can, Tori Takubo, PA-C, and Dr. only communication satisfies the had presented to AAPIO last Jonathan Lilly for their diligence standard of care for a particular July during the organization’s in soliciting nominations for the patient presentation, it may be annual meeting in Atlanta on the election of officers. I think I can used to establish a provider-pa- topic of “Physician Licensure: speak for Dr. Sheth when I say tient relationship and to provide The Dos and Don’ts.” This time, that we are humbled by the on- patient care. Sen. Manchin joined the Satur- going support reflected in the Effective March 1, the U.S. day discussion remotely, while outcome of the election (see re- Department of Health and Hu- Sen. Capito offered a video lated story, Page 8 ) and grateful man Services and Centers for statement. for the continued confidence in Medicare & Medicaid Services We continue to explore ev- our leadership as expressed by increased telehealth reimburse- ery opportunity to address the our fellow Board members. ments to equal other audio- COVID-19 crisis through the We look forward to protect- visual and in-person visitation creative use of all available re- ing the public and serving WV reimbursements. sources. The Board, as always, health care consumers and our welcomes your comments and licensees as we navigate these suggestions. Please submit challenging times. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 3 Board Revises Social Media Position Statement The West Virginia Board of compliance with all relevant pro- is posted in a closed or private Medicine has embarked on a fessional and legal responsibili- forum and regardless of privacy long-term project to review and ties, as well as policies and guide- settings and levels of encryption update its position statements on lines of your state medical board. used. various topics. 3. Maintain appropriate pro- 9. Consider any social media During its January 2020 meet- fessional boundaries with patients post as permanent, even after it ing, the Board approved a revised and their surrogates, as well as has been deleted. policy titled “The Appropriate Use physician and non-physician col- 10. Be mindful of how and of Social Media and Electronic leagues at all times, whether on- where you use devices, often Communications in Medical Prac- line or in- person. referred to as AI Assistants, that tice.” This action followed the re- 4. Politely turn down requests record conversations, such as lease of model policy guidelines from patients to connect on social Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, by the Federation of State Medi- networking sites. It may be ac- Google’s Google Assistant and cal Boards’ Ethics & Profession- ceptable to accept requests on (continued on page 8) alism Committee in April 2019. professional accounts, provided The revised position state- that the account is used for pro- ment includes discussion of: prin- fessional purposes only. ciples and ethical implications of 5. Communicate and engage COVID-19 Info social media and electronic com- in social media in personal and The West Virginia Board of munications; current and emerg- professional settings with civility Medicine continues to partner ing social media and electronic and respect for others. with the West Virginia Bureau for platforms; use cases for social 6. Comport yourself profes- Public Health, the West Virginia media and electronic communi- sionally, even when communi- Coronavirus Hotline (1-800-887- cation; professional disciplinary cating or posting in a personal 4304) and other state entities to action that may result from inap- capacity. If you discover unpro- ensure that practitioners have propriate use of social media; and fessional or inappropriate content access to updated information guidelines and recommendations online posted by a professional concerning Coronavirus Disease for both personal and profession- colleague, notify the individual so 2019 (COVID-19). al use. that they may remove the post or The information includes The following guidelines are change their methods of commu- available testing criteria, informa- based on the principles of eth- nicating. If the situation does not tion on setting up office personal ics and professionalism, and are improve, report the behavior to protective equipment (PPE) pro- recommended for physicians who the state medical board or other cedures and related questions. use social media or electronic relevant authority. The Board will continue to up- communication in their personal 7. Do not engage in disrup- date its website as new guidance and professional lives. tive behavior online such as cy- becomes available. berbullying, and report instances 1. Do not disclose individually of such behavior by professional Additional resources include: identifiable patient health infor- colleagues to the state medical WVDHHR COVID-19 mation or post images or videos board or other relevant authority. CDC Information for Providers online without the express written 8. Consider all online con- consent of the patient. tent as open and accessible to WV Local Health Departments 2. Be mindful of and remain in anyone, regardless of whether it DEA COVID-19 Resources WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 4 WVBOM Staff Staff Member Position Email Address Extension ADMINISTRATION Mark A. Spangler, MA Executive Director [email protected] 49862 Jamie S. Alley, Esq. Deputy Director /General Counsel [email protected] 49864 Melissa D. Cross Technical Writer /Admin. Assistant [email protected] 49865 Greg S. Foster, Esq. Board Attorney [email protected] 49863 Jamie C. Frame Executive Administrative Assistant [email protected] 49876 Leisa Reed Administrative Assistant / Receptionist [email protected] 49878 Deborah D. Scott Fiscal Officer [email protected] 49875 Andrew R. Wessels Director of Intergovernmental and PR [email protected] 49874 Scott A. Wilkinson Information Systems Coordinator [email protected] 49877 LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION & RENEWALS Sheree J. Thompson Supervisor [email protected] 49870 Thomas (Matt) McCall Physician Assistant Licensure Analyst [email protected] 49873 Angela M. Scholl Licensure Analyst Last Names A-L [email protected] 49872 Carmella L. Walker Licensure Analyst Last Names M-Z [email protected] 49871 INVESTIGATION, COMPLAINTS & COMPLIANCE Leslie A. Thornton, CMBI Supervisor [email protected] 49866 Joseph A. Lewis Paralegal [email protected] 49868 Patrick A. Muncie, CMBI Investigator [email protected] 49869 Jacob W. Spradling Complaints Coordinator [email protected] 49867

Staff Updates Thomas “Matt” McCall has chair of the Interstate Medical editorial board for FSMB’s of- accepted the position of Phy- Licensure Compact Commis- ficial publication, the quarterly sicians Assistant Licensure sion’s Communications Com- Journal of Medical Regulation. Analyst, filling a post that had mittee. He also is a member of been vacant since the depar- the IMLCC’s Executive Commit- ture of Valerie Anderson several tee. months ago. McCall first joined In addition, Andrew the Board staff in October 2019 Wessels, director of as Administrative Assistant / intergovernmental and Receptionist, a role now filled public relations, has by recent addition Leisa Reed. been invited to serve Reed began her responsibilities a second term on the in June. We wish them well in Federation of State their new positions. Medical Boards’ Edi- Executive Director Mark A. torial Committee. The Spangler, MA, has been named committee acts as the M. Spangler A. Wessels WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 5 Board News Gov. Jim Justice appointed search Team, of the National In other Board news: two new members to the West Institute of Occupational Safety Dr. Mustafa Rahim was named Virginia Board of Medicine in and Health, and a Centers for by Board President Kishore Chal- July. Disease Control and Prevention la to chair the Legislative Com- Quartel-Ayne Amjad, MD, fellow. She is the founder of Bee- mittee, succeeding Dean Wright. MPH, was named state health Better, a non-profit organization Dr. Jona- officer and commis- against opioid addiction than Lilly sioner of the West and a member of the Hu- was named Virginia Department man Rights Commission chair of the of Health and Human in Beckley. Licensure Resources’ Bureau “As a native West Vir- Committee, for Public Health. In ginian, I have served my succeeding that capacity, she region for many years Duncan.

serves ex officio from treating addiction to Dr. Rahim Dr. Ash- as secretary of the Dr. Amjad chronic health disease,” ish Sheth West Virginia Board she said in a news re- was reap- of Medicine. lease. “Especially during pointed by Meanwhile, the this pandemic, I am truly the Governor governor named excited to take on this to serve on Christopher Tip- new role which will have the Board for ton, DMSc, MPAS, a greater impact and pro- a term end- PA-C, of Kistler in vide the opportunity to ing Sept. 30,

Logan County to serve all the residents of Dr. Lilly 2024. succeed longtime the state.” Rev. Ja- Board member Dean C. Tipton Amjad succeeds Cath- net Harman Wright, whose dis- erine C. Slemp, MD, MPH was asked tinguished tenure with the Board who resigned as the State Health to serve a extended over two decades. Dr. Officer on June 24. We wish her one-year Harry Duncan also left the Board the best in her future endeavors. term on the at the conclusion of his term on Tipton has been associated Federation Sept. 30. We wish them the best with Lincoln Primary Care in of State in their future endeavors. Man, WV, since 2013. He earned Medical Dr. Sheth Amjad holds a bachelor’s de- his Bachelor of Science degree Boards’ Eth- gree in biochemistry from Virginia from Mountain State University in ics and Pro- Tech, a master’s degree in pub- Beckley in 2002, a master’s de- fessionalism lic health from West Virginia Uni- gree in Advanced Physician As- Committee. versity, and her medical degree sistance from A.T. Still University from Marshall University. She in Kirksville, MO, in 2015, and a also studied internal medicine at Doctor of Medical Sciences de- Allegheny General Hospital. gree from Lynchburg College in Previously she was the proj- Lynchburg, VA, in 2019. Rev. Harman ect coordinator of Beryllium Re- WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 6 Board Actions: December 2019 - October 2020 Omar Khalid Hasan, MD Roger Dale Anderson, MD Arthur David Barnes, MD 01/09/2020 – Suspension of 04/06/2020 – Revocation of 07/29/2020 – Public Reprimand License License Consent Order Order Board Order David Ramiro Canchola, MD John Michel Shamma’a, MD Furhan Rashid Qureshi, MD 07/29/2020 – Voluntary Surren- 01/13/2020 – Revocation of 04/24/2020 – Public Reprimand der of License License Consent Order Consent Order Board Order Bill Herbert Harris, MD Paul Duane Davis, MD Joy Jeannine Juskowich, MD 05/12/2020 – Public Reprimand 07/29/2020 – Public Reprimand 01/13/2020 – Termination of Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order Board Order Rajwardhan Harishcandra Ya- William James Hennessey, MD dav, MD 07/29/2020 – Public Reprimand James Edwin Prommersberg- 05/12/2020 – Public Reprimand Consent Order er, DPM Consent Order 01/13/2020 – Limitation or Re- Muhammed Samer Nasher- striction on License/Practice David Jay Currence, MD Alneam, MD Consent Order 05/28/2020 – Probation of Li- 08/10/2020 – Voluntary Surren- cense der of License Sriramloo Kesari, MD Consent Order Consent Order 02/05/2020 – Summary/Emer- gency Suspension of License Joshua Mordechai Muyder- James Alan Akins, MD Board Order man, MD 09/04/2020 – Probation of Li- 06/04/2020 – Education and cense Michael Shramowiat, MD Training Required Consent Order 03/04/2020 – Limitation or Re- Consent Order striction on License/Practice Teresita P. DeJosef, MD Consent Order Porfirio R. Pascasio, Sr., MD 09/04/2020 – Voluntary Surren- 07/13/2020 – Summary/Emer- der of License Barbara Jane Blasko, MD gency Suspension of License Consent Order 03/04/2020 – Public Reprimand Board Order Consent Order Frederick David Adams, MD 07/30/2020 – Voluntary Surren- 09/04/2020 – suspension of Marc Harris Kolender, MD der of License License 03/09/2020 – Public Reprimand Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order Vishal Verma, MD Arthur Philip Fine, MD Parth Bharill, MD 07/29/2020 – Public Reprimand 09/04/2020 – Public Reprimand 03/17/2020 – Revocation of Consent Order Consent Order License Board Order Ollie Joseph Jackson, III, MD Zouhair Mohamad Wadih Kab- 07/29/2020 – Probation of Li- bara, MD Nabil Gaballa Guirguis, MD cense 09/16/2020 – Summary/Emer- 04/06/2020 – Revocation of Consent Order gency Suspension of License License Board Order Board Order Robert Roy Harris, MD 07/29/2020 – Public Reprimand Steven Robert Matulis, MD Consent Order 09/16/2020 – Voluntary Surren- der of License Consent Order (continued on page 7) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 7 Board Actions (continued from page 6) Initial Licensure and/or Licensure Renewal Application Related Actions Fadi Alkhankan, MD Michael Andrew Arata, MD Geertruida Kints, MD 12/16/2019 – Administrative 12/20/2019 – Probation of Li- 01/09/2020 – Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty cense Fine/Monetary Penalty Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order

Sally Ong Dee, MD Albert James Paine, Jr., MD Michelle Ann Murray, DPM 12/16/2019 – Administrative 01/02/2020 – Administrative 03/04/2020 – Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty Fine/Monetary Penalty Fine/Monetary Penalty Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order

Brian Francis, MD David Leon Soulsby, MD Ajay Virmani, MD 12/16/2019 – Administrative 01/02/2020 – Administrative 04/24/2020 – Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty Fine/Monetary Penalty Fine/Monetary Penalty Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order

John David Crompton, MD Darci Nicole Barger, PA-C Frank Lewis Petrola, MD 12/16/2019 – Administrative 01/02/2020 – Administrative 05/02/2020 – Voluntary Surren- Fine/Monetary Penalty Fine/Monetary Penalty der of License Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order

Anita Francis Petitte, PA-C Anup Kumar Das, MD Cyrus Mali, MD 12/16/2019 – Administrative 01/08/2020 – Administrative 05/02/2020 – Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty Fine/Monetary Penalty Fine/Monetary Penalty Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order

Robert Jeffrey Shalowitz, MD Theodore Randolph Gover, Richard Ernest Person, MD 12/19/2019 – Administrative PA-C 05/12/2020 – Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty 01/08/2020 – Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty Consent Order Fine/Monetary Penalty Consent Order Consent Order Emmanuel Olusola Soyoola, This newsletter is published MD by the WV Board of Medicine, 07/29/2020 – Voluntary Surren- all rights reserved. der of License Consent Order Editors: Andrew R. Wessels and Jamie C. Frame Mark Roncalli LoDico, MD WV Board of Medicine 07/29/2020 – Administrative 101 Dee Drive, Suite 103 Fine/Monetary Penalty Charleston, WV 25311 Consent Order Phone: (304) 558-2921 Fax: (304) 558-2084 Monday - Friday Todd Mark Hoffman, MD 8:30 am to 4:30 pm 07/29/2020 – Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty www.wvbom.wv.gov Consent Order email: [email protected]

To protect the public and our employees, the Board Office remains closed to the public. Board employees are available to assist via telephone or email. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 8 Drs. Challa and Sheth Re-Elected South Charleston cardiolo- “I am honored to continue pleting his training in interven- gist Dr. Kishore K. Challa has to lead the outstanding board tional cardiology at New York been re-elected to serve a sec- members and staff of the West Medical College, he and his ond, two-year term as president Virginia Board of Medicine,” family moved to Charleston in of the West Virginia Board of Challa said. “The licensure, reg- 1989. Medicine, while Cross Lanes ulation and oversight of 7,549 Challa is board certified in internal medicine specialist physicians, 137 podiatric physi- internal medicine and cardiol- Dr. Ashish P. Sheth has been cians and nearly 1,150 physi- ogy, is a fellow of the American re-elected to a second, two- cian assistants in West Virginia College of Cardiology, and a year term as vice president. is a responsibility we take very member of the American Col- The election took place dur- seriously, and we are most for- lege of Chest Physicians and ing July’s regular bimonthly tunate to have an organization the Kanawha Medical Asso- meeting of the WVBOM. Challa that is up to the challenge.” ciation. In February 2013, he and Sheth officially began their Challa, president of South was presented with the Distin- second terms the following day. Charleston Cardiology Associ- guished West Virginian award Dr. Quartel-Ayne Amjad, recent- ates, began his medical educa- by then-Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, ly named state health officer and tion in his native India, and then and in 2014 received the Ameri- commissioner of the West Vir- moved to the U.S. to complete can Heart Association’s Heart of ginia Bureau for Public Health, a medical residency and cardi- Gold award. serves ex officio as board secre- ology fellowship at Coney Island Challa also chairs the tary. Hospital in New York. After com- board’s Executive/Management Committee and Personnel Com- mittee, and serves as a member of the Legislative Committee. Social Media (continued from page 3) He originally was appointed to the board in January 2013 and Microsoft’s Cortana. If these de- 13. When marketing your vices are kept in clinical areas, practice online, be sure to adhere reappointed by Gov. Jim Justice they should be turned off or their to codes of conduct with respect in October 2017. settings changed in order that to advertising. Like Challa, Sheth began his they do not record patient health 14. Be transparent about any medical education in India be- information. conflicts of interest, financial or fore completing his residency 11. Do not provide medical otherwise. in internal medicine at Jersey advice to specific patients online, 15. Think twice before posting. Shore Medical Center. Sheth unless this is done via the secure If you would not comment publicly also chairs the board’s Com- patient portal of a practice or in- in your professional or personal plaint Committee, and serves stitution. capacity, do not do so online. as a member of the Executive/ 12. When discussing general 16. Consider innovative ways Management Committee, Leg- medical issues online, identify in which social media can en- islative Committee and Person- yourself as a physician and avoid hance your practice, career, or nel Committee. He and his wife, being anonymous (i.e., provide patient care that reflect sound Falguni, who is a respiratory your name). Do not misrepresent ethical and professional princi- therapist, operate the medical your training, expertise, or cre- ples. dentials. practice WV Primary Care. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 9 2020 Renewal Period Concludes The extended deadline for responding to the COVID-19 on September 30, 2020 for con- licensure renewals, brought pandemic, Gov. Jim Justice trolled substance dispensing about by the COVID-19 pan- suspended certain provisions of practitioners whose last name demic, expired at the close of the Medical Practice Act to give begins with the letters A through business at 4:30 pm EDT on the Board flexibility regarding L (126 renewed), professional September 30, 2020. license expiration and renew- limited liability companies (139 Under normal circumstanc- al during the ongoing State of renewed), and educational per- es, the renewal period, which Emergency. mit participants (413 renewed). began online May 11, 2020 During the renewal period, If a license, permit, registra- would have concluded on June 3,675 medical doctors (whose tion or authorization expired, 30, 2020. However, to assist the last names begin with the let- licensees should expect an in- West Virginia Board of Medi- ters A through L) renewed their terruption in practice while a cine in relieving regulatory bur- licenses. The renewal period reinstatement application is pro- dens on practitioners who are also expired at 4:30 pm EDT cessed.

Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards Update By Carrie A. Lakin, DPM, FACFAS upon which they might build a plan to keep their Due to the ongoing COVID-19/SARS CoV2 own healthcare communities as safe as possible. pandemic, the Federation of Podiatric Medical Many states participating in the meeting had Boards (FPMB) held a vir- not yet experienced a surge of COVID-19 cases. tual meeting in early Spring That provided an opportunity for them to create to discuss the impact on and initiate procedures prior to having their sys- member state entities that tem stretched to the limits. As of late, we are now deal with licensure and seeing that very situation come to pass in many discipline of their podiatric states from the Southwest. physicians. Being proactive with these recommendations We found that our West early on by the WVBOM not only assisted the WV Virginia Board of Medi- medical community with expectations for patient cine (WVBOM) COVID-19 safety while continuing to practice, but also pro- Dr. Lakin website update – which vided other states with a “jump start” to the pro- provides a link to the fed- cess of finalizing their own state policies. eral Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Once more, West Virginia has shown that our website, as well as general office procedures that primary focus of concern for our patients to re- were recommended for implementation to safe- ceive the best possible care has placed us in a guard the public – was quite possibly the first of its position of preparedness to meet any challenge, kind, based on conversation with those states rep- including a global pandemic. resented at that meeting. As such, we shared our Dr. Lakin is a member of the Board of Medi- website with them to serve as a possible template cine and a delegate to FPMB. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 10 New Licensees: Jan. through Oct. 2020 The West Virginia Board of Medicine issued 496 medical doctor licenses, one Restricted License in Extraordinary Circumstances, one Medical School Faculty license, one Volunteer Medical license, 124 Interstate Medical Licensure Commission licenses, nine podiatric physician licenses and 129 physician assistant licenses for the period of January through October 2020. Congratulations to: MEDICAL Arents, Jr. Donald Nicholas Bustamante Alvarez, Jean Dudley, Carolyn Gail DOCTORS Asija, Ankush Gabriel Echeverria, Angela Beth Assadzandi, Shauna Matilda Bux, Robert Brentwood El Naili, Reima Ali Arhuma A Awadh, Hesham Mohammed Caldwell, III Eston Robert Eljammal, Sam MD New Licensees as of Mubarak Capito, Joseph Evan Emery, Jr. Henry Ronald 10/27/20 Aziz, Michael Matean Cardel, Yamil Ramon Engle, Alyson Marie Carey, Nicholas Isaac Erstine, Emily Mae Abbasi, Abdul Hafeez Adams, Elliot McNamara B - C Carpenter, Dean Robert Eshak, David Shabaz Ally Adefeyisan, Samuel Baer, Alexander Beckers Carper, Emily Margaret Evans, Ryan Dale Adekunle Bakhutashvili, Vladimer Chalfant, Christine Cosentino Ezigbo, Chika Amuche Adeniyi, Mofolasayo Balakrishnan, Bathmapriya Chalfant, Marshall Lee Faber, Raymond Scott Motunrayo Ballen, Jay Lee Cheetirala, Siva Rama Fagrelius, Theodore Stuart Aguilo Rodriguez, Lourdes Barker, Shawndra Beth Krishna Fergus, Allan Harold Xiomara Bashir, Muhammad Hassaan Cheng, Allen Yao Lun Ferimer, Stephanie Lauren Ahmed, Altaf Beck, Lauren Chiang, Jennifer Yeh Flipse, Dylan Scott Akers-White, La Tania Beckford, Rita Deattrea Chima, Noor Rehman Folsom, Kent Regan Michelle Beckwith, Roshelle Jenifer Cho, Daniel Young Frandah, Wesam M. Salem Akinrinlola, Ayorinde Begum, Saima Chowdhury, Sara Jeasmeen Fredell, Eric Dale Al Shaial, Zohayr Mohan Benjamin, James Edward Cobos, II Franklin Vergara Freedman, Joshua Edward Al-Abed, Mohamad Borhan Benjaram, Sindhuri Codrea, Vlad Alexandru Freiser, Monika Edith Tawfeq Bernstein, Laura Shauna Collier Sizemore, Elizabeth Funsch, Jr. Daniel Gerard Al-Ameri, Ali Bertiger, Gerald Ann Al-Haddad, Sarmed Abbas Bijwadia, Jagdeep Subodh Cook, Scott Anthony G - J Abdulameer Bing, Megan Therese Cook, Keith Eric Galt, Sheryl Dubois Al-Khawlani, Talal Saleh Bivona, Louis Joseph Corelli, Scott Edson Gami, Neha Nishith Ahmed Bodine, Birgit Ute Craven, Paul Adam Garg, Vivek Kumar Alam, Ariful Bonder, Adam Jacob Crawford-Harris, Paula Gbadouwey, Charles Ujay Alfarawati, Mohammad Bonhomme, Andro Lumen Michelle Andrea George, Sabu Jacob Nabeel Bonnet, Sarah Elizabeth Culpepper, David Milton Geva, Alon Moshe Aljarod, Tarake M. Bonzo, Jeremy Ryan Curry, Sarah Alice Gilman, Steven Brian Borad, Gira Samip Gironda, Valerie Maria Allen, Krista Marie Allen, Christopher Carl Bosquet, Christian G. D - F Girshovich, Lyubov B Almenoff, Maxwell Ian Boyle, Annelee Crunchy Dalawari, Jasdeep Singh Given, Laura Mae Alshaikh, Rawan Gasem Boysen, William Rutherfoord Daneshvar, Farshid Gladsjo, Julie Akiko Alzheimer, Daniel Robert Bradshaw, III Price De Maio, Valerie Jill Gold, Robert Gary Amin, Nisar Ahmad Brandan, Wendy B. DeJonckheere, Jr. Joseph Golla, Maheswara Satya Amirjazil, Idean Brunner, Daniel George Paul Gangadhara Rao Amro, Ahmed N. M. Bryan, II Roy Gordon Deacon, Sara Gomceli, Umut Amy, Jonathan Robert Budur, Kumaraswamy Deep, Aman Gondhi, Venkatesh Anderson, Daniel Alexander Burken, Mitchell Ira Deepak, Vishal Gonzales-Naval, Laarni Anigbogu, Nkoli Tania Burns, II Jack Charles Dempsey, Anthony Francis Evangelista Ansari, Najeeb Khalil Ahmed Burns, Cynthia Anne Dennis, Christopher Robert Gosche, John Robert Deveaux, Peter Gerard Anton, Robert Charles (continued on page 11) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 11 New Licensees (continued from page 10) Govindaswami, Balaji Kang, Ajaipal Singh Lavani, Chirag Ashwin Kumar Mozingo, Cy Marshall Grantham, John Thomas Kansara, Pranav Prabhakar Lawrence, Jesse David Muncy, Lindsay Edwards Grantham, Lindsey Faith Kapadia, Ravi Nalin Lawrence, Matthew Allen Murken, Fanny Marie Gray, Teas Elleia Cinque Karen, Matthew Evan Lee, Shu Xian Murken, Douglas Robert Guangul, Bereket Azeze Karlapudi, Mounish Legere, III Henry Joseph Murray, Dana Lauren Hagos, Hana Tsege Kashyap, Sarang Lemen, Tiffani Dawn Murthy, Dakshina R. Haigler, Stuart Steven Kaur, Maninder Leonard, Anthony Presley Murthy, Siva Rao Hajiran, Cyrus James Kaur, Gurveen Leong, Paul Liwah Murthy, Poornima S. Hamilton, Baker Harlan Kazmi, Syed Hamza Lewis, Jeremy Myriounis, Nikolaos Hamilton, Kimberly Michelle Keaton, Mark Robert Lietz, Alexander James Hamrick, Edward Lewis Keedy, David Lynn Likes, Maggie Lynn N - P Harris, Mark David Keen, Stephen Michael Lindsey, Brad Leonard Naeem, Ammad Harter, Gary Dean Kehinde, Oladoye Oludotun Link, Christopher Blair Nagaraju, Santosh Hassan, Ahmed Mahdi Kelley, Joseph Randall Litchfield, Ashley Brianne Naqvi, Syeda Fatima Zehra Hassan, Afshan Kelly, Michael Edward Lockrem, Justin Ryan Naravadi, Vishnu Vardhan Hayes, James Robert Allen Kelly, Audra Kathryn Lortscher, David Nicholas Reddy Healy, Dean Alan Kessler, Howard Beryl Lozano, Maria de la Luz Nassr, Kussay Hendricks, Tyler Jacob Khan, Javeed Luckey, Thomas John Nawaz, Hamid Henry, Tudie-Ann Roxnee Khanna, Abhinav Ludlow, Jason Paul Nayyar, Asma Herway, Catherine Michelle Khwaja, Tahir Nisar Luiza, John Wesley Nebor, Anthony Eguakhide Hess, Joshua Andrew Kindle, Joy JeNean Ly, Tina Ngoc Tran Nguyen, Tien Huu Hinds, Jonathan Anthony Kinsey, Richard Shawn Nichols, Darrin Earl Ho, Susana J. Kitsos, Eleni Georgia M Nigussie, Bisrat Mogus Hobbs, Daniel Christian Kledzik, Mary Ma, John Ming-Kay Njoroge, Linda Wanjiku Hollinger, Jared Scott Kneeland, Misty Lee Madrigal, Elis Nubani, Lu'ay Ismail Salim Hope, Jason Michael Kochenbach, Katherine Malave, Carlos Guillermo Nwachukwu, Chidinma Olive Hruschka, James Anthony Kohli, Utkarsh Maron, Steven Peter Odom, Michael Ryan Hughes, James Allen Kolodchak-Rojas, Jennifer Martin, Shelly Dawn Odunukan, Olufunso Husain, Muhammad Rizwan Lynn Matherne, Jeffrey Donald Babajide William Huss, David Glenn Kolodziej, Andrew Richard Mathew, Roshen Ohale, Victor Chisomaga Hussain, Manzar Konopinski, Jonathan McCall, Jr. Charles Louis Olatubosun, Oluwabukola Hwang, William James Charles McCoy, Skyler Bryce Christiana Hynes, Daniel Michael Konrad, Peter Erich McDaniel, Christen Nicole Olawaiye, Adefunke Impastato, Katherine Accardo Konstantakos, Emmanuel McDonald, Kathleen Louise Olusanya, Oludayo Olubunmi Inderbitzin-Brooks, Sonya Konstantin McGrath, Marnie Alexandra Omundsen-Ott, Beth Ann Joy Kosuru, Bhanu Prasad Mechling, Courtney Allison Oo, Ye Min Inyang, Edidiong Kotadiya, Fenilkumar Meester, Scott Michael Opotowsky, Alexander Irani, Shoreh Kooshesh Shambhubhai Megafu, Onyechi Sylvester Reuben Ireland, Patrick David Kothari, Ashitbharat Mehandru, Prem Lata Osborne, Caroline Stokes Iwanow, Ingrid Christine Kanaiyalal Mehdi, Syed Ali Osterlund, Mary Elizabeth Izadpanah, Maryam Afshar Krueger, Austin Montana Merritt, Brandon Scott Otchere-Boateng, Yaw Jafri, Mohammad Ali Syed Kubal, Amit Anant Michalke, Jeremy Andrew Oteng, Eugene Kojo Jameel, Ayesha Lahr, Barbara Ann Midkiff, Lewis Wyatt Pancholi, Rinit Harishkumar Jordan, Adrienne Christine Lakshminarasimhan, Aparna Miller, Kyle Dillon Panesar, Sonia Kaur Lambert, Mark Elliott Miranda, Kristen Pantangi, Pramod K - L Lamps, Christopher Alfonso Mitwally, Mohamed Farouk Paquelet, Stephen Edward Kaako, Ahmad Langford, Joseph Scott Mordel, Allon Parks, Joy Elizabeth Kadakia, Vishal Dixit Larsen, Cody Braxton Morehead, Richard Scott Patel, Sumit Kirtikumar Kalia, Priya Larson, Darin James Mowery, Deborah Thoren (continued on page 12) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 12 New Licensees (continued from page 11) Patel, Vipul Manilal Roesch, Thomas Markus Silva, Carlos Henrique van Oppen, Dorothy Claire Patel, Hrishi Thakorbhai Rose, Miranda Elizabeth Simmons, Curtis Lee Van Wagoner, John Allen Patel, Sagar Dinu Rossmann, Michelle Debra Singh, Tejveer Varma, Sohan Raj Patel, Neel Naren Rothfleisch, Richard Singh, Gobind Pratap Varvoutis, Megan Alison Patel, Dipesh Pravinbhai Rozario, Edwin Richard Singh, Azara Sneha Ventura, John Carl Pater, Colleen Moran Ryckman, Jeffrey Mark Sitts, Timothy Marvin Verma, Devanshu Patibandla, Saikrishna Sabouni, Mouhamed Amr Skibbie, David Franklin Villa, Brian Robert Patil, Abhijit Ashok Safi, Salah Ud Din Smith, Kevin Harris Villescas, Jr. Bernardino Patil, Mukul Balaji Safi, Danish Murad Ur Smith, Patrick Reid Vinarski, Irina Eduardovna Pearlman, Adam Haines Rehman Stanazai, Hashim Shafaq Viscomi, Christopher Michael Peavler, Casey Brett Stanfill, John Clint Vishwanathan, Swati Peek, Meagan Lee S Stickler, Kasey Danielle Penaranda, Ruben Deuer Sahay, Gaurav Stickler, Morgan Catherine W - Z Peppercorn, Robert Michael Salata, James Andrew Straker, II Richard James Walker, Andrew Paul Perez, John Michael Salazar, Arturo Alexandro Subramanya, Ananthraj Wallace, Christopher William Pervez, Asad Saleem, Muhammad Omar Sukowaty, Laura Catherine Walther, Brenda Lee Phillips, Jason Michael Salvetti, David James Sundaram, Shankar Waris, Samir Pijanowski, Jan Anthony Santoyo, Steven Paul Meenakshi Washington, Craig Lamar Pina Parker, Carol Patricia Sappington, Penny Lynn Suri, Paul Ashutosh Cheeks Pizzino, Joanne Louise Satur, Nancy Marlene Surkin, Lee Alan Weingold, Robert Matthew Pojman, Donald Victor Savarirayan, Sunil Samuel Suter, Kurt Joel Weissmann, Murray H. Potluri, Krishna Kanth Sbaity, Salam Ahmad Symczyk, Oksana Wellman, Courtney Diane Puffenberger, Mark William Schneider, Aaron Joel Aleksandra Welsch, Michael Jude Schoedel, Tad Douglas Wendel, Justin William Q - R Schumann, Sarah-Anne T - V Wenig, Linda Newcomb Quijano, Christina Maria Henning Tahir, Khola Samreen Whonder-Genus, Hillary Rana, Urooj Tahir Schwartzman, David Sanford Tan, Simon Sy Grace Randall, Cara Dionne Sears, Robert Carlton Tannous, Manhal Mousa Wickel, Dean Joseph Rao, Pavan Kumar Sedrak, Michael Paul Tatchum-Talom, Rabelais Wildenhain, Philip Michael Raru, Yonas Yilma Segura, Andrea Michelle Terla, Vikhyath Wiley, Joseph Zachary Raubitschek, Nicholas Selznick, Lee Andrew Thakur, Amrit Anand Williams, Brian Keith Alexander Sener, Ugur Tamer Thalanayar Muthukrishnan, Williamson, Emily Shields Rawala, Muhammad Shabbir Sexton, Richard Asher Prashanth Wolfe, Timothy Michael Rawlinson, Adrian John Shackleford, Violet Patty Thimm, Terra Nicole Woods, Patricia Eileen Ray, Glenn William Shafiq-Hoda, Rana Thiyagalingam, Shanojan Woolley, Steven Lee Reddy, Jenifer Harish- Shah, Mohammad Kamal Ticona, Katy Wyatt, William Kendall Tekchandani Shah, Kara Noelle Tolpinrud, Whitney Lynn Yang, Lewis Ree, Peter Carl Shah, Rajnikant Shantilal Tom, Vivian Faywen Yates, Shane Allan Reslan, Ossama Shawwa, Khaled Toshich, Marko Yeen, Wing Choy Rezkallah, Kamal Naguib Shea, Jr. Daniel Francis Tran, Patricia Angeles Yilmaz, Muhammet Furkan Makar Shen, Mark Wayne Truong, Matthew Thanh Yoost, Timothy Richard Rhodes, Kelly Kathleen Shenouda, Mina Nabil Turner, Brian Christopher Yount, Brian James Rielly, James Patrick Guirguis Salama Ukaigwe, Anene Clair Zahir, Amir Rios, Jose Luis Sherif, Ahmed Mohamed Uy, Edilfavia Mae Zapp, Elizabeth Anne Riveros, Diego Alexander Sherman, Jonathan Harris Suaybaguio Zarko, Rebecca Marie Rizvi, Wajeeha Hasan Shin, Alexander Youngjoon Vahedikafshgari, Hamed Zelis, Cynthia Barrett Romp Rizwan, Atif Shukis, Michael Vincent Valakh, Vladimir Zughaib, Hussein Habib Robbie, Ahmed Sicular, Serge Benjamin Valentine, Vinod Zuo, Chunlai Rodulfa, Jason Baltar Sidda, Adarsh Valluru, Neelima (continued on page 13) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 13 New Licensees (continued from page 12) RESTRICTED Cochran, John Watson Lowery, Teresa Shaw, Christopher Cory LICENCE IN D'Ambrose, Michael John Marbas, Laurie Ladawn Robert D'Souza, Keith Michael Mardam Bey, Ramzi Shepard, David Lee EXTRAORDINARY Davey, Jr. William Patrick Marks, Lianne Shoja, Pantea CIRCUMSTANCES Demeter, Jr. Stephen Louis McDonald, Philip Brandeis Simmons, Sarah Vanarsdale Cicek, Mehmet Sertac Desai, Bobby Kapil Mcilvena, Lindsey Rapp Smith, Shauna Marie Dobrescu, Cosmin Smith Sud, Anup MEDICAL SCHOOL Doering, Andrew John Merig, Michael John Trudeau, Joseph Douglas FACULTY LICENSE Douglas, Michael Lee Muller, Matthew Scott Vasquez, Peter John Lagazzi Garros, Luigi Falgiani, Michael Lawrence Munsif, Siddharth Ajay Verma, Rajanshu Fabrizio Fine, Eric Adam Nazzal, Yara Darwish Weber, David Maxwell Flower, Alexander Cvetkovic Nellore, Malleeswari Weir, Alec James VOLUNTEER Fowler, Chesney Price Nesmith, Dorothy Shelton Wiseman, Jamie Rose MEDICAL LICENSE Gallo, III Ralph Charles Beverly Nneka Foster, Daniel S. Gathiuni, Raymond Wahome Netherton, Cynthia Lu PODIATRIC Gilbert, Kurt Maurice Nguyen, Bao Cao PHYSICIANS INTERSTATE Gilfeather, Maryellyn Cain, Jarrett Gray-Schnase, Helen Nhan O - W Gentile, Michael Albert MEDICAL Griffin, Larry Paul O'Brien, Barbara Louise LICENSURE Lorincz, Stefan P. Gross, Gary Michael Odeke, Sylvester Pipes, James E. COMPACT Okea, Remigius Nwabueze Ross, Richard Andrew LICENSEES H - N Okeke, Francis Chijioke Silinski, Kristin Lynne Handler, Hila Olsen, Amy Henry Soltani, Kaveh A - G Hawkins, Aaron Michael Padilla Vazquez, Arnoldo Weily, William J. Adams, III Charles Edward Hogarth, Jean-Max Alejandro Wiseman, Frederick Arthur Adusumilli, Sesha Sailu Hsiung, Leslie Park, Jinha Mark Alpert, Russell Todd Huldin, Jennifer Ann Pastuszak, Alexander Hvidding, Joshua Bernard Wojciech PHYSICIAN Amjad, Sami Imran ASSISTANTS Anwar, Asif Igwe, Robert Chukwuma Pepper, Justin Alan Ashkiani, Mohammad Inyang, Mfon Malachy Phifer, Jamie Michele A - E Ives, David Cullimore Pilgrim, Ashley Joel Azam, Arsalan Syed Ackles, Lindsey Joan Jhaveri, Manan Anantbhai Powell, Steven Wayne Badiozamani, Kasra Ray Adkins, Dustin Miles Jones, Erin Alexandria Ptaszkiewicz, Michele Lee Baker, Ann Marie Aeling, Tiffany Ann Kaplan, Gordon David Clingenpeel Battle, Jamila Randolph Alexander, Nicholas George Karikkineth, Ajoy Chandapillai Rahman, Amera Manzoor Bayraktar, Soley Arena, Charlene Marie Kash, Donald Joseph Rasul, Saleem Bentley, Keri McFarlane Arison, Miranda Katelyn Kerr, Christine Alice Reid, Chad Rodney Berko, Charles Anim Arrington, Misty Rachelle Khan, Mohammad Rhoads, Susan Bhella, Paul Singh Barnett, Justin Earl Naeemullah Ricci, Michael Anthony Blackwell, William Adrian Bartlett, Megan Dawn Kraemer, Eric Joseph Robertson-Dick, Brian Jeffrey Bost, Brian Patrick Batista-Olivieri, Michelle Lee Kumar, Munish Rolston-Cregler, Louis Brahmbhatt, Hetal Kanaiyalal Bedillion, Keri Elizabeth Lansen, Honore Noelle Leonard Burruss, Jr. Richard Parks Bernazzoli, Zachary Alan Larson, Jonathan David Saab, Ahmad Najib Byrd, Taekwondo Jonohn Blackburn, Bonnie Lynn Leizman, Jonathan Ben Safvi, Amjad Ali Carnevale, Gregory Gerald Bollinger, Shawn Alan Lin, Yichun Salloum, Ellis John Cham, Roxana Erin Butcher, Mary Rose Lingan, Jayson Vincent Schechter, Jade Levine Chang, Justin Ching Campbell, Joanne Lastri Singson Schwartz, Jamila Irene Goller Chinasa, Margie Uzoma Campbell, Kelley Ann Lovell, Allison Ann Sein Ohn, Karen Elizabeth Chirichigno, Jason William Chaderwick, Heather Lauren Lovett, Paris Brett Seitz, Christopher Steven Churi, Kartiki Unmesh (continued on page 14) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 14 New Licensees (continued from page 12) Lilly, Melissa Kaye Haynes Riley, David Brandon Chambers, Ryan Franklin Halpern, Brittany Paige Mann, Sarah Anne Sanchez, Monica Sulema Christenson, Marie Sue Hamilton, Brittany Jean Maser, Mitchell Lunder Sauer, Jr. Henry Edward Collins, Megan Colleen Hamrick, Jessy Marie Mayo, Jodi Jaranko Saurin, Andrew Jacob Copolo, Ashley Michele Hannen, Josiah James Mays, Holly Lyn Schara, Devon Flynn Corbitt, Patrick Joseph Hayton, Ashleigh Kenella McCarthy, Angela Marie Scheider, Brooke Michelle Courtwright, Emily Joyce Heim, Rebecca Diane McDuffee, Nicolas Alexander Schubring, Nicholas Ronald Crump, Jason T. Henderson, Jasmine Pal- McGinnis, Ellyn Lindsey Selders, Brent Michael Currier, Corinne Anne miano Meinert, Tiffany Lou Shank, Terrance Huntar DiLorenzo, Michaela Rose Houston, Jamie Marie Monaghan, Kevin Robert Shannon, Patricia Ann Dixon, Camille Nicole Huang, Daniel Te-Kai Montgomery, Joshua James Shelton, Katherine Anne Dotson, Tamara Ann Coulter Hull, Virginia Lee Moore, Sierra Nicole Shumar, Jenna Lee Ellis, Joshua Brian Hurjui-Kenney, Laura Ana Moore, Gail Elizabeth Sippey, Elizabeth Mary Engel, Alexa Marie Maria Neal, Morgan Ashley Slager, Teresa Lynne Hutcheson, Holly Nguyen, Khanh Minh Slater, Kimberly Dawn F - J Jensen, Melissa Louise Norman, Timothy James Slone, Jr. James Malcolm Fitzsimmons, Erica Marie Johnson, Sara Beth O, Jin U Smith, Kaitlyn Rene Flynn, Andrea Rae Johnstad, Jennifer Anne O’Brien, Emily Elizabeth Stahl, Alex Lee Fournier, Raelyn Ritchie Oshun, Hatshepsut Fox, Lauren Natalie K - O T - Y Franke, Alexandra Elise Kalina, Paul David P - S Thoburn, Amanda Nicole Garbaczewski, Stephanie Keen, Marian Jeanette Pang, Poupee Mol Tiller, Austin Dale Heather Kelley, Stephanie Marie Paw, Paulina Agnieszka Tomsic, Morgan Adeline Gasior, Iwona Anna Kemmerer, Dacin Idaya Pearson, Elizabeth Noelle Topolnak, Brianna Lynn George, Matthew Martin Kiser, Mikaela Ann Perzanowski, Breanna Marie Weyant, Rachel Allison Gerchufsky, Lauren Michelle Kisner, Katie Lynnette Porembka, Michelle Nicolette Whitfield, Sarah Elizabeth Gocke, III Thomas Vincent Kuenzel, Alexa Danielle Price, Olivia LeAnn Wigal, Whitney Nicole Goldberg, Ana Laura Lacher, Dale Edward Puskarich, Emily Jo Williams, Kristen Nicole Grant, Abigail Renee Lafferty, Christie Michelle Pytlak, Kyle Louis Wilson, Erin Nikole Gunnoe, Hallie Dove Lassiter, Casey Nicole Rafa, Ryan Scott Worry, Jr. James Joseph Hala, April Melody Liller, Sarah Grace Ramsey, Ethan Robert Younis, Olivia Laken

UPCOMING CME AUDIT W. Va. Code R. §11-6-5.2. authorizes the Board to “conduct audits and inves- tigations as it considers necessary to assure compliance with continuing educa- tion requirements and to verify the accuracy of a renewal applicant’s certification of continuing education.” In just a few weeks, the Board will conduct its annual CME audit. Licensees who renewed their license in 2020 attested that they successfully completed all continuing education requirements for the CME cycle of July 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2020. Physicians who are randomly selected to participate in the CME com- pliance audit are required to submit written documentation which supports their renewal attestation within 30 days of audit notification. Please see the Board’s website for additional information concerning CME requirements for medical doc- tors, podiatric physicians and physician assistants. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE FALL 2020 - PAGE 15 IMLCC Numbers Jump Statistics from the Interstate completed application is defined 37 days of receipt of an applica- Medical Licensure Compact as an application that has result- tion; licenses are then issued, on Commission (IMLCC) reflect that ed in the issuance of all request- average, within 20 days. the volume of applications, includ- ed licenses or the applicant was The Compact’s process, ing requests for additional licens- deemed to be ineligbile. which was initiated in April 2017, es, has increased sig- Total IMLC Applications Processed Through the IMLCC has been used by more nificantly since March – a 500 479 than 7,400 physicians. spike which may be at- 450 430 421 431 The total number of medi- 400 387 tributed to the COVID-19 350 cal licenses issued passed 300 276 pandemic. 257 263 268 the 10,000 milestone in 237 The IMLCC pro- 250 early May. cessed an average of 200 Twenty-nine 29 states, 150 430 new applications 100 the District of Columbia and 370 renewal applica- March April May June July and the U.S. Territory of tions each month for the 2019 2020 Guam are members of the five-month period from Compact. A map of the March through July. An average That study of 2,995 applicants Compact member states can be of 460 licenses were issued each found that 20 percent obtained found at www.imlcc.org. month during that period. three or more licenses; 16 percent Physicians who seek a Let- The IMLCC also recently con- of physician applicants did not ter of Qualification from the ducted its annual data study of meet eligibility requirements. On West Virginia Board of Medicine completed applications from April average, IMLC member states is- should contact Sheree Thomp- 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020. A sue Letters of Qualification within son.

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