Exit Interview: FDA's Joshua Sharfstein Reflects On Brief But Busy Tenure
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein relinquished his post Jan. 7 to become secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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