Tuesday June 8th was no ordinary day for me - it was the day I was going to attend my first press conference. I put on my most professional suit, gathered my note pad, pen and Spectrum business cards, and headed downtown to the National Press Club on 14th Street.
I entered the National Press Club with a slew of journalists, bloggers and business representatives, all eager to hear the new recommendations the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council had for the FDA. I took my seat as Mr. Robert Wallace, chairman of the committee that authored the report, took the microphone and began explaining the IOM's 500-page report. His main point was simple-the FDA is a struggling institution that needs to be reorganized. 
We recently had the opportunity to serve as contributing authors to the 