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When a Patient Speaks: Testimonials from FDA Patient Representatives

FDA Patient Representatives continue to make important contributions to the agency as medical products are regulated. It’s through this Program that both patients and caregivers are able to demonstrate their strengths as advocates and ambassadors to their communities. Below are a series of short videos where experienced FDA Patient Representatives share what it means to be an FDA Patient Representative®, the impact of their role, lessons learned as they’ve served, and more.

 

 

Gigi McMillan, FDA Patient Representative®

FDA Patient Representatives bring the non-scientific points of view that are from their real-world experience.

Watch her video.

 

 

Annie Ellis, FDA Patient Representative®

Patient advocates bring their own Ph.D. to the table, meaning a “personal history of disease.”

Watch her video.

 

 

Debbe McCall, FDA Patient Representative®

FDA Patient Representatives are selected for a reason and no one else on the panel shares their perspectives. Absolutely no one has the perspective that a patient or caregiver has.

Watch her video.

 

 

Peg Ford, FDA Patient Representative®

Patient Representatives are patient community spokespersons that bring humanity to the table.

Watch her video.

 

 

Phil Posner, FDA Patient Representative®

Patient input is important and FDA Patient Representatives can often change the direction of panel discussion.

Watch his video.

 

 

Erin Moore, FDA Patient Representative ®

Your patient experience is your expertise and the role of the FDA Patient Representative is an equal part of the important equation.

Watch her video.

 

 

Barbara Berney, FDA Patient Representative®

Without FDA Patient Representatives at Advisory Committee meetings, the important patient-centric questions may not ever be raised.

Watch her video.

 

 

Dawn Nelson, FDA Patient Representative®

The FDA Patient Representative role is a chance for patients to represent an underrepresented population who otherwise wouldn’t have a voice.

Watch her video.

 

 

Cynthia Chauhan, FDA Patient Representative®

FDA Patient Representatives are the only ones speaking for the patient community in an official capacity and have the right and responsibility as anyone else on the panel to share their perspectives.

Watch her video.

 

 

Randy Hillard, FDA Patient Representative®

FDA Patient Representatives are selected for a reason and no one else on the panel shares their perspectives.

Watch his video.

 

Learn more about the FDA Patient Representative Program® and criteria for applying.

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