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14 FDA Veterinarian 1 (1999)

handle is hein.animal/fdavt0014 and id is 1 raw text is: S FDA WELCOMES A NEW COMMISSIONER O n November 30, 1998, Jane E. Henney, M.D. assumed the posi- tion of Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Henney was the Vice President for Health Sciences at the University of New Mexico (UNM). As UNM's first Vice President for Health Sciences, Dr. Henney spearheaded the successful consolidation of the University's hos- pitals, schools of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, and specialized facili- ties for mental health, cancer, and pe- diatrics into the Health Sciences Cen- ter. Before coming to UNM, Dr. Henney was Deputy Commissioner for Opera- tions at the Food and Drug Adminis- tration (FDA) from 1992 to 1994, where she played a key role in reform efforts. As Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Henney revitalized FDA's Centers for biologics, drugs, medical devices, foods, veterinary medicine, and toxi- cological research to make them more effective and efficient and to more closely align their research and review functions. In addition, she developed a Why Veterinarians as Epidemiologists in the FDA7 Usually, there is no specific require- ment for applicants to have veterinary backgrounds to fill epidemiologist po- sitions within the FDA. Epidemiologists often have other medically related backgrounds such as human medical, dental, and nursing backgrounds. How- ever, veterinarians often fill epidemi- ologist positions at FDA Centers such as the Center for Veterinary Medicine Jane E. Henney, M.D. strategic planning process, and re- cruited new leadership for five of the Agency's six Centers. At Kansas University from 1985 to 1992, Dr. Henney provided strong lead- ership as Interim Dean of the Univer- (CVM), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), and Center for Biologics Evalu- ation and Research (CBER). These FDA Centers recognize the diverse experi- ence and expertise the veterinary epidemiologist can contribute to their mission. A number of veterinary epi- demiologists have made significant contributions to public health during careers at the FDA and fill high-level DOCUMENTS DEPOSITORY j UBRARY 0433 sity of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City; Vice Chancellor for Health Programs and Policy; and Act- ing Director for the University of Kan- sas Mid American Cancer Center. From 1976 to 1985, Dr. Henney was at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health. She rose from a Senior Inves- tigator in the Cancer Therapy Evalua- tion Program in the Division of Cancer Treatment to the position of NCI Deputy Director. Dr. Henney graduated from the Indi- ana University School of Medicine in 1973, and took an internship in India- napolis and a medical residency in At- lanta. Dr. Henney's fellowship training was at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston, Texas. Before becoming FDA Commis- sioner, Dr. Henney was the President of the United States Pharmacopeia. She is a member of the American Medi- cal Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Council for Excellence in Government. Dr. Henney (Continued, next page) by Marcia L. Headrick, D.V.M., M.P.H. public health positions within the agency, including CVM Deputy Direc- tor, RADM Michael J. Blackwell. One (Continued, next page) In This Issue Interpreting Pet Food Labels ................ 3 ADE Reports-A Descriptive Overview .......... 9 Consent Decree Entered in Animal Drug GMP Case........ 13 ~k DOCUMENT PERIO January/February 1999 DOES NOT GRUA Vol. XIV, No. I FDA ETEMN U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE

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