| FMCSA Appoints First Medical
Review Board |
| More Bureaucracy
from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for CDL
Drivers |
| From the RD
News Desk |
| WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of
Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced the five medical experts who
will serve on the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA's)
Medical Review Board (MRB). FMCSA is planning updates to physical
qualification regulations of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and
the board will provide the necessary science-based guidance to establish
realistic and responsible medical standards.
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The following are the board members who are all medical doctors,
that were appointed for a two-year term.
•
Gunnar Andersson, senior vice president for medical affairs,
Rush University Medical Center, and professor and chair of
orthopedic surgery;
• Michael Greenberg, associate director
for medical toxicology, Drexel University College of Medicine
and director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program;
• Kurt Hegmann, director and associate
professor of the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and
Environmental Health, Department of Family and Preventive
Medicine at the University of Utah;
• Barbara Phillips, chair of the
National Sleep Foundation and professor at the University of
Kentucky College of Health in the Department of Preventive
Medicine; and
• Matthew Rizzo, professor of neurology
at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. |
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| Board members are appointed to a
2-year term and are eligible for reappointment based on FMCSA's needs at
the time. Criteria for appointment includes medical expertise in a
medical specialty, an understanding of research methods, knowledge of
transportation medical issues, experience on panels that develop medical
standards, a record of scientific collaboration, professional service,
and experience developing teaching programs. |
Report Source: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/news/news-releases/2006/030706.htm
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