U. Washington's Omenn among FDA commissioner HHS short-list candidates.
Executive Summary
U. WASHINGTON GENETICIST OMENN AMONG FDA COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES on an HHS short list of about half-a-dozen candidates. Gilbert Omenn, MD/PhD, who has been dean of the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine since 1982, previously served in the Carter Administration and is familiar to Clinton Administration health officials.
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