Dr. Hinrichs appointed to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee
Steven Hinrichs, M.D., Stokes-Shackelford Professor of Pathology and Chair, has been appointed by the former Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dr. Sylvia M. Burwell to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC).
CLIAC is a federal advisory committee administered by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It provides scientific and technical advice and guidance to HHS and its agencies on issues related to clinical laboratories that are regulated under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988. The committee includes diverse membership across laboratory specialties with a variety of professional roles including laboratory management, testing specialists, physicians and nurses. The scope of committee activities includes the full range of laboratory practice settings such as academic medical centers, community hospitals and other clinical laboratories, and public health laboratories.
McGoogan Library releases annual report
The McGoogan Library of Medicine released its annual report this week. See the report here.
“I am incredibly proud of everything the library staff and faculty accomplished this year,” said Emily McElroy, library director.