RAPS 2004 Annual Conference In Brief

CDRH staff changes: Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, is named Office of Device Evaluation director on a permanent basis. She had been serving as the acting director since former director Dan Schultz, MD, ascended to the CDRH helm earlier this year (1"The Gray Sheet" July 26, 2004, p. 3). Lily Ng is appointed director of executive programs; she had held the position on an acting basis for the last three months. Ng brings experience with reuse policy to her role within the Office of the Center Director. Also joining OCD on a formal basis is Joanne Less, PhD, who will assume the role of associate director for clinical research & government affairs. Less will continue to lead MDUFMA implementation, but also will intensify her involvement in coordinating intra- and intercenter human subjects' protection policies...