Call for Nominations to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee

Dear Mohs College Colleague,

Do you have a special interest in CLIA and laboratory medicine? Are you willing to serve in an advisory capacity to various federal agencies? Please consider applying to serve on the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC). 

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee meets twice per year in Atlanta at the CDC for a total of 4 days per year. The advisor receives a stipend of $250 per day and expenses.

CLIAC provides scientific and technical advice and guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS; the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The advice and guidance pertain to general issues related to improvement in clinical laboratory quality and laboratory medicine.

To apply for nomination, candidates should submit the following items for nomination consideration. The deadline for receipt of materials is September 15, 2015:

• Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact information (name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, email address).
• Letter(s) of recommendation from person(s) not employed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Candidate suggestions and potential meeting topics may be submitted by email in care of the CLIAC Secretariat at CLIAC@cdc.gov.

Contact person for additional information:

Nancy Anderson
Chief, Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory Systems
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services
Office of Public Health Scientific Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop F–11
Atlanta, GA 30329–4018
Telephone: (404) 498–2741
Email: nanderson@cdc.gov

If you are interested, please contact our Washington consultant, Emily Graham (EGraham@HHS.com) for more information and help in applying.

Sincerely,

Dr. Brent Moody
Chair, Public Policy Committee