Amber McCoig is a senior veterinary medical officer, science policy, at United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Dr McCoig has been with FDA for 15 years, beginning in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. During the last 15 years, she has worked on veterinary public health policy issues for CVM with a focus on human food safety, drug residues, animal drug compounding, antimicrobial stewardship, and unapproved drugs. Dr McCoig has served in various capacities for CVM, including as the deputy director for CVM’s Division of Compliance.
Before her tenure with the federal government, Dr McCoig worked in clinical veterinary practice. She earned a bachelor of science degree and a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the University of Missouri and a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University with a focus on public health policy communication.