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          Network of Experts Program: Connecting the FDA with External ExpertiseCenter for Devices and Radiological Health Network of Experts Program: Connecting the FDA with External Expertise
  
  	
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    PrintThe Network of Experts is a vetted network of partner organizations and their member scientists, clinicians and engineers who can provide the FDA rapid access to expertise when it is needed to supplement existing knowledge and expertise within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

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What is the Network of Experts Program?
	How does the Network of Experts Program work?
	Requirements for organizations to participate in the program
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	Network of Experts ParticipantsWhat Is the Network of Experts Program?

Within the FDA, there exists a tremendous internal cadre of expertise. However, we know how beneficial it is for employees to engage with clinicians, researchers, and other experts outside the federal government to supplement existing knowledge within the Agency and support its mission. This is particularly true when it comes to new and emerging fields of science, pioneering technologies, and the increasing complexity of medical devices and pharmaceuticals. The Network of Experts Program partners with numerous professional organizations to facilitate this exchange of knowledge.

The CDRH Network of Experts began as a pilot program with three partner organizations in 2012. As its value was recognized across CDRH, additional organizations were added to strategically align with specialty areas such as cardiology, neurology, and orthopedics. The program has grown exponentially to include expertise in newly developing areas that span across the medical device landscape. Pharmaceutical expertise is also well represented and available to CDER employees, as CDER began to leverage the program in 2017.

How Does the Network of Experts Program Work?

If an FDA employee has questions during the course of their work, they may turn to the Network of Experts Program to request external expertise. Program employees will contact partner organizations who will identify their member experts who are willing to engage with the FDA and provide feedback and experience. The FDA employee and external experts can then engage through teleconference to discuss the questions at hand. The Network of Experts Program currently partners with over 100 professional organizations, which translates to hundreds of thousands of potential experts for the FDA to engage with. Topics could be related to clinical best practices and experience, postmarket issues, and so on.

In addition to providing FDA employees with access to external expertise in traditional areas, the Network of Experts Program also aims to build pools of expertise in cross-cutting areas like digital health. For more information, see Network of Digital Health Experts.

Note: The Network of Experts Program is designed to broaden FDA employee exposure to clinical and scientific expertise; the program does not request or accept opinions, external policy advice, or recommendations.

Requirements for Organizations to Participate in the Program

To become a Network of Experts Program partner:

Be considered a traditional professional society or association (groups whose mission seeks to promote education and/or the public health)
	Have 501(c)(3) non-profit status
	The organization’s primary function should not be lobbying or sector promotion
	The organization’s activities should not present a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with FDA’s public health missionContact for the Network of Experts Program

If you have questions about the Network of Experts Program, including information on participating in the program, email NetworkofExperts@fda.hhs.gov.

Network of Experts Participants

This list is current as of December 21, 2023.

Partner Organization
			AbbreviationAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
			AAAAIAmerican Academy of Audiology
			AAAAmerican Academy of Dermatology Association
			AADAmerican Academy of Neurology
			AANAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology
			AAOAmerican Academy of Optometry
			AAOptAmerican Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
			AAOMPAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
			AAOSAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
			AAO-HNSAmerican Academy of Pain Medicine
			AAPMAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
			AAPAmerican Academy of Periodontology
			AAPAmerican Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
			AAPMRAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine
			AASMAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry
			AACCAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Disease
			AASLDAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
			AACPAmerican Association for Community Psychiatry
			AACPAmerican Association of Critical Care Nurses
			AACNAmerican Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
			AAGLAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons
			AANSAmerican Association of Orthodontists
			AAOAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
			AAPSAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
			AAPMAmerican Burn Association
			ABAAmerican Chemical Society
			ACSAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
			ACAAIAmerican College of Cardiology
			ACCAmerican College of Chest Physicians
			ACCPAmerican College of Gastroenterology
			ACGAmerican College of Medical Geneticists
			ACMGAmerican College of Medical Toxicology
			ACMTAmerican College of Nursing-Midwives
			ACNMAmerican College of Physicians
			ACPAmerican College of Radiology
			ACRAmerican College of Sports Medicine
			ACSMAmerican Dental Association
			ADAAmerican Gastroenterological Association
			AGAAmerican Geriatrics Society
			AGSAmerican Glaucoma Society
			AGSAmerican Heart Association
			AHAAmerican Hernia Society
			AHSAmerican Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering
			AIMBEAmerican Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
			AIUMAmerican Medical Informatics Association
			AMIAAmerican Optometric Association
			AOAAmerican Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine
			AOAAMAmerican Pharmacist's Association
			AphAAmerican Physical Therapy Association
			APTAAmerican Psychiatric Association
			APAAmerican Psychological Association
			APAAmerican Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
			ASESAmerican Sleep Apnea Association
			ASAAAmerican Society for Bone and Mineral Research
			ASBMRAmerican Society for Clinical Pathology
			ASCPAmerican Society for Dermatologic Surgery
			ASDSAmerican Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
			ASGEAmerican Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
			ASLMSAmerican Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
			ASMBSAmerican Society for Microbiology
			ASMAmerican Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
			ASPENAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine
			ASRMAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
			ASAMAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists
			ASAAmerican Society of Biomechanics
			ASBAmerican Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
			ASCRSAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
			ASCOAmerican Society of Hand Therapists
			ASHTAmerican Society of Hematology
			ASHAmerican Society of Human Genetics
			ASHGAmerican Society of Nephrology
			ASNAmerican Society of Neuroradiology
			ASNRAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons
			ASPSAmerican Society of Podiatric Surgeons
			ASPodSAmerican Society of Radiation Oncology
			ASTROAmerican Society of Retina Specialists
			ASRSAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
			ASTMHAmerican Thoracic Society
			ATSAmerican Urogynecologic Society
			AUGSAmerican Urological Association
			AUAAmerican Venous Forum
			AVFAmerican Veterinary Medical Association
			AVMAAmerican-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery
			AECOSAssociation for Materials Protection and Performance
			AMPPAssociation for Molecular Pathology
			AMPAssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
			APICAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
			ARVOAssociation of American Medical Colleges
			AAMCAssociation of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
			AMLIAssociation of Public Health Laboratories
			APHLCollege of American Pathologists
			CAPDigital Medicine Society
			DiMeEndocrine Society
			ESInfectious Disease Society of America
			IDSAInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
			IEEEInternational Clinical Cytometry Society
			ICCSInternational Congress on Oral Implantologists
			ICOIInternational Society for Laboratory Hematology
			ISLHInternational Society for Quality of Life Research
			ISOQOLInternational Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
			ISTHNorth American Society for Pediatric, Gastro, Hepatology and Nutrition
			NASPGHANNorth American Spine Society
			NASSPan American Society for Clinical Virology
			PASCVPediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society
			PACESPediatric Dermatology Research Alliance
			PeDRAPediatric Endocrine Society
			PESPediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
			POSNAPhysician Assistant Education Association
			PAEARadiation Research Society
			RRSRadiological Society of North America
			RNSASociety for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
			SIMDSociety for Medical Decision Making
			SMDMSociety for Pediatric Dermatology
			SPDSociety of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
			SAGESSociety of Breast Imaging
			SBISociety of Critical Care Medicine
			SCCMSociety of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
			SGNASociety of Gynecologic Oncology
			SGOSociety of Interventional Radiology
			SIRSurgical Infection Society
			SISAmerican Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
			AADSMAmerican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
			AAOMSAmerican Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
			ASRAInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
			INFORMSSexual Medicine Society of North America
			SMSNASociety of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction
			SUFUInternational Ultraviolet Association
			IUVADental Standards Institute
			DSIAmerican Association of Clinical Endocrinology
			AACEAmerican College of Clinical Engineering
			ACCEInfusion Nurses Society
			INSAcademy of Osseointegration
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