June 2006, Article, Scofflaws Beware! Patients are Protected
Jim Rathlesberger, M.P.A
"... Government regulation to protect consumers is controversial."

February 2006 - Article, Maintaining a Good Record
Dr. Nguyen and Jim Rathlesberger
"... a good record with the state is not difficult. Almost all of the Board of Podiatric Medicine's
(BPM) licensees manage to do so."

October 2005 - Governor Fills Vacancies
"Governor Schwarzenegger has brought BPM up to full strength, recruiting Michael J. Levi, DPM
of Los Angeles County
for one opening and Hienvu C. Nguyen, DPM
of Sacramento for the other."

August 2005 - Governor Goes for Nguyen
"Governor Schwarzenegger opened his BPM file yesterday and selected Hienvu C. Nguyen, DPM
for appointment to our Board."

July 2005 - From the Boss' Desk - A Message from DCA Director Charlene Zettel
"Whether you're a consumer, a licensed professional or both, we are here to provide you
with the resources
and knowledge you need to protect your interests."

May 2005 - Other Boards, Different Voices
"Public protections must always be placed ahead of self promotion or appeasement of outside
political pressures."

April 2005 - Governor Pulls Plan - Sunset Review Postponed
"The Joint Committee is backlogged with boards it postponed from the last cycle,
and BPM seems well regarded and non-controversial."

January 2005 - Monitoring the Med Board
"MBC resources are inadequate. In recent years, the Medical Board
has suffered a devastating combination of blows
to its funding and staffing, including: The statewide hiring
freeze of 2001-03, and resulting position losses,
cost MBC a total of 44.8 staff positions, including 29
enforcement program positions. In 2004, MBC's enforcement program staff consists
of 20 fewer positions than it had in 1991-92, when it received 22% fewer
complaints and took 75% fewer disciplinary actions."

November 2004 - What's Ahead
"At BPM's last meeting, noted architect Raymond K. Cheng, A.I.A.
was elected President for 2005 and podiatric leader James R. LaRose, DPM
was elected Vice President. Both have already contributed
greatly to BPM and the Board will certainly be in good hands
as we enter another challenging year of opportunity."

September 2004 - AB 932 A Big Victory
"With CPMA's educational work on AB 932,
the profession is already better recognized as the elite specialty it is.
Policy makers are realizing that DPMs hold themselves to
higher professional licensing standards than any other medical specialty.
That provided high ground for turning this years-long struggle into success."

July 2004 - Transitions in Sacramento
"Charlene Zettel is the new DCA Director.
The first Latina Republican elected to the state Legislature,
she served in the Assembly from 1998 to 2002. Sherry Mehl, her Chief Deputy Director,
has been a leader among executive officers, most recently with the
Board of Behavioral Sciences."

April 2004 - Calling Our Better Angels
Joan Jerzak addresses the long-acknowledged ethical duty of doctors, nurses, and
other health professionals to report substandard practitioners

March 2004 - The Board is the Board
"With State licensing boards, "The Board"can mean different things. Sometimes
"the Board" means the agency as a whole. I often think of it as an institution,
one built from the past contributions of many different people and demanding
ongoing stewardship."

2002 - Podiatric Medical Licensure
"Licensing Boards Back Model Law"

1997 - Podiatric Medical Licensure
"Consumers Back Public Member Majority"