NRC INVITES NOMINATIONS FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 

MEDICAL USE OF ISOTOPES 

 

 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking nominations for the position of patients’ 

rights advocate on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). 

 Committee members currently serve a four-year term and may be considered for 

reappointment to an additional term. 

 The ACMUI advises NRC on policy and technical issues that arise in the regulation of 

the medical use of radioactive materials. Responsibilities include providing comments on 

changes to NRC rules, regulations, and guidance documents; evaluating certain non-routine uses 

of radioactive material; providing technical assistance in licensing, inspection, and enforcement 

cases; and bringing key issues to the attention of NRC for appropriate action. 

 ACMUI members possess the medical and technical skills needed to address evolving 

issues. The current membership is comprised of the following positions: nuclear medicine 

physician; nuclear cardiologist; medical physicist in nuclear medicine [unsealed byproduct 

material]; therapy medical physicist; radiation safety officer; nuclear pharmacist; two radiation 

oncologists; patients' rights advocate; Food and Drug Administration representative; state 

representative; and health care administrator and diagnostic radiologist. For additional 

information about membership on the ACMUI, visit the ACMUI Membership web page at 

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/advisory/acmui/membership.html. 

 Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 160 hours per year 

to Committee business and have professional or personal experience with or knowledge about 

patient advocacy. Also, involvement or leadership with patient advocacy organizations is 

preferred. Members are expected to attend semi-annual meetings in Rockville, Md., and to 

participate in teleconferences, as needed. Members who are not federal employees are 

compensated for their service. In addition, non-federal members are reimbursed for travel and 

correspondence expenses. Full-time federal employees are reimbursed for travel expenses only. 

The selected nominee will undergo a thorough security background check. Security paperwork 

may take the nominee several weeks to complete. Nominees will also be required to complete a 

financial disclosure statement to assure that there are no conflicts of interest. 

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No. 10-169 September 27, 2010
 Interested candidates should submit an electronic copy of their resume or curriculum 

vitae, along with a cover letter, to Ashley Cockerham at Ashley.cockerham@nrc.gov. The cover 

letter should describe current involvement with patients’ rights advocacy and express the 

candidate’s interest in the position. Submittals should include the following information, if 

applicable: education; certification; professional association membership and committee 

membership activities; and number of years, recentness, and type of setting for patient advocacy. 

 The notice was published in the Federal Register Sept. 19; nominations will be accepted 

until Nov. 15. For more information, contact: Ashley Cockerham, Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental Management Programs; (240) 888-7129; 

ashley.cockerham@nrc.gov. 

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