Society Members Advocate for Endocrinologists on Capitol Hill
Members of The Endocrine Society’s Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee (APOCC) visited Capitol Hill on September 22, 2008 to discuss issues of concern to the Society’s membership with key House and Senate offices. Committee members focused...
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At CBC Legislative Conference, Society Recommends Measures to Improve Health Disparities
On September 26, 2008 The Endocrine Society presented its recommendations to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Health Braintrust on measures to increase the participation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical research. A Society Task Force led by...
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NIH Announces Implementation of New Policies to Enhance Peer Review
On September 30, NIH announced its first-stage priorities for enhancing peer review, with implementation set to begin early 2009. The priorities and initiatives were identified after a year-long review process in which stakeholders in the scientific community provided...
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NIH Flat Funded in CR
In order to ensure that the government continued to operate after the fiscal year (FY) ended on September 30, 2008, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund government agencies through March 6, 2009. Under the CR, most agencies will operate with...
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