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Membership
The SciPAC
meets every other month. The term of appointment is 3 years and SciPAC members are expected to actively participate in at least one
subcommittee during their term of
service.
2007-2008 SciPAC Members
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Name |
Subcommittee
Chairing |
Agency |
Discipline |
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Vice Chair,
Membership and Rules |
CDC |
Epidemiology |
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Policy Review |
IHS |
Epidemiology |
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Category Day |
FDA |
Medicinal Chemistry |
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Secretary |
CDC |
Epidemiology |
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FDA |
Microbiology |
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Recruitment and
Retention |
FDA |
Microbiology |
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Category Day, JOAG
Liaison |
CDC |
Epidemiology |
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Visibility |
FDA |
Pharmacology,
Biochemistry |
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Website |
IHS |
Epidemiology |
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Recruitment and
Retention |
FDA |
Microbiology |
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Emergency
Preparedness |
FDA |
Microbiology |
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Science |
CDC |
Epidemiology |
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Emergency
Preparedness |
DHS |
Clinical Psychology |
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Mentoring |
CDC/NIOSH |
Env.
Science/Industrial Hygiene |
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CPO |
NIH |
Microbiology |
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Treasurer,
Awards |
HRSA |
Epidemiology |
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Chair |
OS/OPHEP |
Epidemiology |
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OS/OPHS |
Environmental
Health/Toxicology |
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Ex Officio |
NIH |
Microbiology |
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OFRD |
FDA |
Pharmacology |
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Career Development |
CDC |
Chemistry |
The Scientist Professional Advisory Committee, SciPAC, has several
subcommittees which are designed to help you as a Scientist Officer
develop professionally. The subcommittees are chaired by PAC
members, but membership in the subcommittees is open to all
interested Scientist officers. Some of the subcommittees are full
and do not need volunteers, but many are open. You can benefit
yourself personally and the Category as a whole by getting involved.
The subcommittee chairs, contact emails, and brief description of
each subcommittee are listed below. If you are interested in
volunteering for a subcommittee please contact the chair.
If it happens that a subcommittee is full by the time you contact
the chair, please consider volunteering for another group.
The
SciPAC subcommittees are listed below. For more information on
each subcommittee, please visit the
subcommittee page.
- Rules Subcommittee
- Visibility Subcommittee
- Recruitment & Retention Subcommittee
- Awards Subcommittee
- Career Development Subcommittee
- Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee
- Category Day
- OFRD
- Mentoring
- Policy Review
- Science
- Website
SciPAC members provides advice and consultation to the Office of the Surgeon
General and to the Scientist Chief Professional Officer on
professional and personnel issues. Members represent a cross-section
of the disciplines, interest, concerns and responsibilities of
scientific professionals in Agencies, Operating Divisions (OPDIVs),
and Programs that are staffed by Public Health Service personnel.
The SciPAC charter requires committee representation by agency,
gender, race, professional discipline, years of professional
experience, geographical location (i.e., whether stationed locally
in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area or from other areas), and
both personnel systems (Commissioned Corps and Civil Service).
Membership requires approval from the Agency, Chief
Scientist Officer, and Surgeon General.
Each year nominations are sought to fill vacancies. The full SciPAC
meets every other month with teleconference links, so travel is not
required for membership. The term of appointment is 3 years and
SciPAC members are expected to actively participate in at least one
subcommittee during their term of service. Exciting opportunities
await in the Mentoring, Emergency Preparedness, Recruitment and
Retention, Visibility, Rules, Career Development, and Awards
Subcommittees. More information about the SciPAC and membership
responsibilities may be found in the Scientist Handbook [currently
under development].
Commissioned corps and civil service scientists who are interested
in serving are encouraged to respond to the annual call for
self-nomination. New appointment terms begin on September 1
each year.
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