HHS Secretary Shalala declares personal search for FDA commissioner.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH BOUFFORD is outgoing Assistant Secretary Philip Lee's top assistant with the title of principal deputy assistant secretary for health. Jo Ivey Boufford, an MD with an extensive background in hospital management, took on the duties of HHS acting assistant secretary for health on Feb. 3. The assistant secretary heads the HHS Public Health Service, although a recent reorganization combined the assistant secretary's office with the HHS secretary's office.