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CDER "having desperate time" recruiting neurologists

April 29, 2015 12:28 AM UTC

FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is "having a desperate time getting neurologists" to join FDA, CDER Director Janet Woodcock told the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Tuesday. Speaking at a hearing entitled "Continuing America's Leadership: The Future of Medical Innovation for Patients," Woodcock said CDER has "had some turnover from retirement and we cannot recruit neurologists, and that is a huge issue for us." ...