Judith Lauwers, BA, IBCLC, FILCA, is a founding member
of the International Lactation Consultant Association and served on the
Panel of Experts for the first
exam offered
by the International Board
of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
The board that sets policy for that
exam, the National Assessment
of Educational Progress, has voted to accept a report
of an
expert panel with recommendations for linking student performance on the influential test with skills identified as important
by college officials and employers.