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Government Affairs Home > Washington Highlights > April 9, 2004

Schwetz Nominated to Lead OHRP

April 9, 2004 - Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson April 8 announced the appointment of Bernard A. Schwetz, D.V.M., Ph.D., as director of the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP). Dr. Schwetz has served as acting director of the office since February 2003. OHRP leads the department's efforts to ensure the safety of human subjects in research through monitoring of over 10,000 universities, hospitals, and other medical and behavioral institutions in the United States and abroad.

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